Hi Owen,
Dr. M here. We have spoken in years past. I am an alternative health care specialist, most often working with clients to direct them to physicians who can best help them.
I have one client I have monitored for over 20 years who has had an elevated PSA for that duration. The physicians I've sent him to have recommended a WATCH and WAIT attitude and gave me instructions on what other items to monitor on the blood tests.
I spoke a number of years ago with Dr. Cathcart to find out what dose range would be appropriate for this individual. I have been trying to find my notes but this was nearly 10 years ago.
My memory is clear that Dr. Cathcart said to make sure that whoever did the IV drip allowed sufficient time, to not stress the veins with putting too much C in too fast - he said he was finding that many physicians were in too much of a hurry on this matter and that stenosis of the veins was an increasing problem due to this.
I thought he said to work with a high dose for elevated PSA - my memory is recalling him saying to work with 75 to 125 grams with each infusion and if possible to work with 2 to 3 infusions a week - and then to retest PSA after 4 weeks of this.
But, as I said this was a while ago.
The VCF mentioned that you are now working with a clinic in Chicago with IV C with treatment of cancer.
This man has yet to show any signs of an aggressive cancer - his FREE PSA remains stable in a good range, and his PSA was down to 3.7 last July - the lowest its been in 20 years. But, it is problematic at this time for his PSA to remain high for other reasons which has to do with our attempting to get a doctor to work with him with injection of Growth Hormone into joints to elicit cartilage regrowth (Dr. D... of Miami who has done FDA clinical trials showing 85% success with knees - which is what needs to be done with my client) But, Dr. D..., rightfully is concerned about injecting growth hormone into a man who potentially could have prostate cancer.
The best solution according to his alternative care physician is for me to work to lower the man's PSA - and using IV C has been known to be quite effective with achieving this according to Dr. Cathcart.
Owen, my age is such that I must verify the dose of 75 to 125 grams with someone more familiar with the subject of IV C, given that this is considered a rather high dose by the clinics in the Miami area at this time. They are more comfortable with 25 to 50 gram dosing - which is rather low dosing from my knowledge base and talks with Dr. Cathcart.
Steve
Nice to hear from you. I hope you don't mind that I have copied Dr. Thomas Levy, MD, JD, for his opinion. Levy is the author of numerous books on vitamin C. He may have insights as a practicing physician with a lot of IV/C experience that I don't have. These days I rely on him for advice on issues like this.
Not long ago we had the same general question on dosage and Dr. Levy helped me update a document on preparing IV/C originally written by Dr. Cathcart, and we have posted at http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/ivc/civprep.pdf
Here is the relevant section:
Dosage Guidelines (Dr. Levy)
One gram per kilogram of body weight would be a very good general guide, which would be about 20 to 25 grams for a 50-pound child and 100 grams for a 220 pound-adult. However, just giving most adults 50 grams at a time for most conditions works out well.
Rate of infusion can range anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours, depending upon comfort of the IV, the amount being administered, and the condition being treated (toxins, more rapid, infections, cancer, etc., less rapid). The more rapid infusions will often be associated with hypoglycemia, which can usually be easily addressed with a little fruit juice or even a candy bar. But it is best if the added glucose/sugar can be avoided.
Dosage is always empirical, as in give more if the clinical ....
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My memory is clear that Dr. Cathcart said to make sure that whoever did the IV drip allowed sufficient time, to not stress the veins with putting too much C in too fast - he said he was finding that many physicians were in too much of a hurry on this matter and that stenosis of the veins was an increasing problem due to this.
Sir, we have been monitoring reports, and in my opinion, the problem with stenosis is real, but has more to do with the pH of the commercial injectibles in widespread use. Their pH is generally too low (around 5 - 6). The pH of the vitamin C made per Dr. Cathcart's recommendations, ( e.g. sodium ascorbate, and which is also available from a local compounding pharmacy [ask me]) is around 7.2. Cathcart alludes to this on his video lecture (that we posted on youtube.com). (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgi-7xPrCAg )The the U. S. Pharmacopeia specifies buffering ascorbic acid, while Cathcart recommended starting with sodium ascorbate. Cathcart frequently pointed out that his solutions are "gentle" on veins and he never had any problems.
Turns out there are big differences in efficacy too, (between commercial injectible vitamin C and sodium ascorbate per Cathcart) but this is another story.
I thought he said to work with a high dose for elevated PSA - my memory is recalling him saying to work with 75 to 125 grams with each infusion and if possible to work with 2 to 3 infusions a week - and then to retest PSA after 4 weeks of this.
But, as I said this was a while ago.
Perhaps Dr. Levy will comment, as there has been an interesting new development - liposomal vitamin C from LivonLabs.com. According to the recent revision of his 2002 book CURING THE INCURABLE: Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases and Toxins, Dr. Levy sees the best results clinically with a combination of this Lypo-C and IV/C.
Patients cannot be hooked to an IV 24/7 - but they should be keeping the pressure on cancer with a lot of oral vitamin C. The new Lypo-C can emulate a small IV - as estimates are that 5 Packets at one time might be roughly equivalent to a 25 g IV. This means that patients can get the benefits of vitamin C - higher blood levels, like an IV, inexpensively, without the needles, and perhaps 2 or 3 times daily.
p.s. As an aside, if you find your notes re: Cathcart, I am more than a little interested in his thoughts that are not in his writings .(As a matter of fact, we are currently working with a film maker on a very ambitious documentary of vitamin C and orthomolecular medicine. We are currently editing 54 hours of film of Cathcart, Hoffer and others giants, even Albert Szent-Györgyi but that is a side issue/project.)