Is chelation therapy safe? Children, pregnant women, and people who have heart or kidney failure should not have chelation therapy at any dose. Many years ago, chelation therapy was given in high doses and may have been linked to kidney damage, irregular heartbeats, and other serious consequences.

Are there any side effects to chelation?

Chelation therapy for heart disease has known risks and side effects. The most common is burning at the IV site. Other side effects include fever, headache, nausea or vomiting.

Is oral chelation safe?

Oral Chelation is a safe, non-surgical, non-medical treatment used to remove toxic heavy metals and excess calcium and cholesterol. 2, 3 Dimercaptosuccinic Acid (DMSA, Succimer) is an example for oral chelating agent.