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Topic: DSMO?? Would this cause a reaction?

psr1
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 22957

posted

HI all:
I finally did my metals test: had to take three capsules of (i think) DSMO. About an hour after taking it I felt awful: the old neuropathic pain and fatigue. I am not sure what DMSO is (actually it could have been something else: I may have misread the envelope they came in) and wondered if it could have caused the symptoms.
Pam

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SForsgren
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 7686

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I assume you mean DMSA and NOT DMSO. In some people, it's possible that you mobilized just enough metal from the challenge to release some metals which then you reacted to.

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Scott

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psr1
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 22957

posted

That would certainly fit: what is DMSA?

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Lymetoo
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It's a chelator for metals, I believe.

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psr1
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Member # 22957

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Now that I know it is DMSA I have googled it and it is in fact a chelation agent: found accounts by a couple of people who had bad reactions. Does this mean that metal chelation might be a good thing for me?

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keltyl
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I took DMSA b/f doing heavy metal urine test. I got an asthma attack so bad thought I was going to have to go to ER. They are assuming I am allergic to sulpha drugs. I hadn't had an asthma attack in years.

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