I am 30 years old and I have low white blood cell count (3.3, reference range 4.0-10.0) and low platelets (121, reference range 140-340). Results are similar for the last 10 years.
It is possible that I have too much heavy metals in my body and I am thinking to try DMSA + ALA.
The reasons why believe I have too much heavy metals:
-I was eating a lot of tuna in age 18-27 (2-4 cans of tuna per week)
-I tried NAC (2x 500mg in 1 day) to boost glutathione and I got headache. Normally I don't have headache, I don't remember any headache last year. Later I read that NAC get move mercury around.
-I have some heterozygous mutations of which 2 MTHFR:
-MTHFR C677T
-MTHFR A1298C
-COMT V158M
-COMT H62H
-VDR Bsm
-VDR Taq
-MTRR A66G
-MTRR A664A
and 1 homozygous mutation:
MAO-A R297R
Now my question is how safe is to try DMSA + ALA if I have low white blood cell count. I read some posts from other people that got their WBC (white blood cell) low after DMSA. I also found this study which says:
Now I am really worried if I should start DMSA + ALA or not. My wbc is already low and I am worried that it will make any permanent reduction. Any thoughts?
Thank you!
It is possible that I have too much heavy metals in my body and I am thinking to try DMSA + ALA.
The reasons why believe I have too much heavy metals:
-I was eating a lot of tuna in age 18-27 (2-4 cans of tuna per week)
-I tried NAC (2x 500mg in 1 day) to boost glutathione and I got headache. Normally I don't have headache, I don't remember any headache last year. Later I read that NAC get move mercury around.
-I have some heterozygous mutations of which 2 MTHFR:
-MTHFR C677T
-MTHFR A1298C
-COMT V158M
-COMT H62H
-VDR Bsm
-VDR Taq
-MTRR A66G
-MTRR A664A
and 1 homozygous mutation:
MAO-A R297R
Now my question is how safe is to try DMSA + ALA if I have low white blood cell count. I read some posts from other people that got their WBC (white blood cell) low after DMSA. I also found this study which says:
"After intervention, ALA supplementation showed a statistically significant (p < 0.05) association with the reduction of total leukocytes, increase in the number of neutrophils and reductions in the serum levels of iron and TSI."
Now I am really worried if I should start DMSA + ALA or not. My wbc is already low and I am worried that it will make any permanent reduction. Any thoughts?
Thank you!