2 years after onset of tonic / convulsive seizures, and now no-warning blackouts, head/facial injuries, waking up on floor concussed, bloody etc and im *finally* admitted for supposed 'overnight observation' at hospital.
Took Amalgam Illness book, spread *some* awareness to couple nurses/docs i hope.
Head neurologist the usual uninterested, condescending.
Kept looking at watch when i spoke to answer Qs after waiting to see him for, oh, 5 hours.
Doesnt seem to be a 'plan' for proceedings, wont be electronically monitored / anything like that.
Its a case of if a nurse happens to walk by when it happens then it might get recorded.. :|
Suffice to say, seizure occurs 1.30AM, no one around, other patients asleep.
Got up to report, had to wander corridor to find nurse, found one, from different dept, said someone would come, why didnt i use buzzer? buzzer not working, its NHS, !, plus was having seizure at time, obviously, did i interrupt your fag break, i do apologise for inconvenient timing, back to bed to wait, no one comes, wander corridor again, more 'i'll get back to yous' more waiting, nurse finally comes but takes personal objection to my post-seizure (etc) anger / agitation, attempted to 'report' incident i am supposed to be having 'observed'... more waiting, more waiting, xxxx this im out of here, tried to find way out, walked home in rain 3.00am.
Relief.
But major downer at disorganised disinterest, v emotional but v glad to be away.
Its over.
Oh, no its not; someones got twitchy about me having the audacity / self respect to just get up and leave, surprised they noticed!, phones the POLICE :| who come round to my flat, bang on door, to demand to speak to me, demand / threaten forced entry??? etc, ask other ppl (strangers) in building about me, ask barrage loaded Qs suggesting i am 'psychiatric' case, / liability presumably, just doing their job apparently, finally leave after having broadcast my private hell to whole block 4am.
They care you see. Wonder what aftermath will ensue, partially no longer give a xxxx. Others have had a window into nothingness / isolation / unreality. Glad Its Not Them!
Oh, and seizures still not actually witnessed by anyone else, yep.
Back to rationale, strength, focus, conviction, its in there somewhere, 16 rounds DMSA (25mg) chelation down.

Virago whoever that is

What a horrible experience. I'm sorry to hear that you had to go through that. I hope things settle down for you.

I have stopped trying to educate people who don't want to be educated, and I've learned that most people don't want to know about amalgam. They just get angry if you try too hard to tell them things, even if it is true.

Hang in there and I hope this all works out for you.

that is so horrible, im losing faith in so many people around me, they talk about me like im a freak, which makes me so depressed and detatched like i know something they dont and i wonder if they will ever experience the hell i have been through and still am. i give up talking about mercury now cos if i carry on trying to spread the word, ill lose confidence.
the nhs in the uk are the worse people to tell about mercury, i was nearly sectioned. god bless.

Well today’s been quite a contrast to the horrible hospital ‘experience’ the other night.
Although its really not funny I am strangely unable to stop laughing! Its like a mania or something. I think Bex mentioned something similar in another post about giggling fits due to mercury.
It is of course most likely a continuation of uncontrollable emotional outpouring which that farcical event initiated. It really has been a culmination of realizations, fear, stress and not knowing who/what I am - totally disconnected. I look as though I aged 10 years overnight, seriously.
But I am actually able to type this down, express myself, instead of just lurking on the forum unable to do so.

Anyway. I did deliberately time my ‘re-distribution’ day for this appointment after a chelation round so they would be witness to the rather more intense nightly seizures I get at those times. What a pity / irony / JOKE that in the very place one should feel they’d be properly examined, recorded, treated etc there wasn’t anyone to do it!

Now I have to somehow compose a letter to aforementioned **** ‘explaining’ myself, once more having to justify my existence / survival efforts.
It is deeply hurtful that my intelligence, my credibility and my word are all in question by these ppl.
Was I wrong to just leave the hospital un-announced? Probably. I know it was a fire safety [etc] issue but um… I just had a seizure and stuff so wasn’t exactly thinking clearly! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
Having the cops coming after me was so surreal; having to deal with this on my own for 2 years its like I have got into a totally independent [but painfully isolated] mentality that doesn’t consider these social consequences.
U know, the most potent ‘highlight’ of how awful this life must be [is it? I really cant tell] was at Visiting Time that evening. I must have been so conspicuous in the otherwise busy ward by the fact I had no visitors.
Oh well, art therapy appt tomorrow, looking forward to that. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Please keep us posted. Take heart, there may be a book in your future.

Well todays been that bit more of a nightmare than 'usual'...understatement.
3rd day of trying out 3000mcg sublingual methyl-b-12. Yesterday had a load of 'mini' seizures on the couch, the tonic/paralysing type, reminiscent of when they first started happening 2 years ago after amalgam removal. But today quite possibly came closer to death than ever before, even the time when my hair nearly got pulled into an electric fan heater when i blacked out. Got a tiny hint of a warning while in the bath - should have got the hell out immediately but the paralysis/drowsiness thing means i cant. Once again there is a mystery 'void' of memory loss of about 2 hours; i woke up totally dazed, shaking, no clothes on, in bed. Hair + pillow soaked. No idea how i actually got there. Took a while to come round, noticed i had bit my tongue and cheek again - small bruise/burn on left leg - head aching, possibly bumped on edge of bath [?] Called doc but, of course! shes on holiday for 2 weeks, thats nice. Duty doc says to go in for a check tho... well, took Amalgam Illness book, and DMSA container to show, the usual awkward silence ensues, but yeah we know that NHS dont 'know' / want to know about The Issue. Did check eyes / blood pressure THIS time, hooray... but nothing major noticed. Sinking feeling when she mentioned that according to my records, arent these 'seizures' caused by my 'moods'? L.O.L. No. But yeah its after 5pm on a friday so someone wants to get home, as do i, and here i am. Advice given [within the parameters of what a young NHS doc *could* say given this disaster of a life] ; Dont Have Baths...

And so, the dilemma remains; deficient in B-12 [and iron +folate] but how do i supplement it without the risk of blacking out, drowning.... head injury... or electrocution??!!!
This is presuming that it WAS responsible for today, but it seems likely.
How very testing.

Virago

I think you dont have the capabilities to move out toxins and metals - and you blood is toxic. You need to work on liver first, always

Through all my experiences, now after the 3rd year of trying to get a detox going, I have come to the conclusion that your liver needs to be working quite well before starting to eliminate metals.

Also deal with yeast after metals are 50% out or so, so this is step 3


I am trying Boldocynara liquid for liver/GB detox - 3 months

Natural Cellular Defence (NCD) and algin for 1 year - start 1/3 the dose first 4 weeks and see how you feel - remember this is going to take 12-24 -36 months !!

Lateroflora Powder - 1/4 scoop every 5 days for yeast - start 2 months after NCD for 6 months

Sea salt for minerals

Vit C and anti oxidants - all natural because cannot handle any supplement that is concentrated
http://www.gardenoflifeusa.com/detail_fruit_of_life.shtml

Pumpkin seeds - zinc and omega

Krill oil - 1 cap day - omega

I'm sorry you've been so poorly. These doctors of our are so completely useless most of the time.

Can I ask how you know that you are deficient in B12 and folate? I know that these are standard things that are checked here in a blood test. If you've got those concrete results, then your doctor should be working with you on this. If B12 is low, they should be able to give you an injection, or refer you to someone who can. If folate is very low, they should prescribe an iron supplement. If it isn't dangerously low then you might be able to help it up by eating more red meat, especially lamb's liver.

Do you take magnesium?

Have they not done any tests on you at all? These symptoms you describe would be frightening for anyone. I would be banging on the door demanding help. The least they can do is run some tests.

Also, can I ask if you've looked into finding a naturopathic doctor? I also hear Chinese doctors are good, that they can learn more from examining your tongue than a whole battery of standard hospital tests might tell you. I know it's not easy to find them here in the UK. I keep looking myself. I've been doing OK on my own so far, but if I or any family member really gets ill, I don't want our healing in the hands of dangerous quacks.

Hang in there and let us know how you get on. Take care.

Linda.

Virago you know I also went through a session of seizures although these seem to have calmed a bit. Have you had the best Neurologist. My son, who was 17 at the time ,started to have seizures for no apparent reason out of the blue. They got so frequent and long that they really feared for his life. He ended up having a heart attack because they ended up so frequent and unstoppable. We went through many MRI scans found different Neurologsts who all said they could find nothing. He went to 3 different hospitals. Finally about a year later a special Neurologist was called in from yet another different hopspital who looked at the same scans and found scar tissue on part of his brain. They have no idea how it got there and no medication controls it . Fortunately hes been able to go to work and hadnt had a fit for months. Last week bang they started again for no apparent reason. Along with the fits hes had chronic Diorrhea for two weeks and a soaring temperature. This also always happens. But the usual lights and noises ect do not set them off. We still have absolutely no idea why this has occured and at the time he also turns bright yellow. and ask for the docs and Neurologists they have no interest any more and say he just has to live life as best he can. I will never understand this so call medical world any more and in the last 3 years all I know is they certainly dont seem to have experienced the training they once did or give a bloody damn about people. Personally theres a few i would like lined up and shot Tracy

I dont know if this helps anybody but I know of cases where seizures/epilepsy has been caused by parasites in the brain! And doctors know nothing about such a thing, they might even laugh at it. But some people have gotten rid of the symptom just by getting rid of the parasites.

Thats extrordinary FInn and very interesting. I think my brain has turned into one bloody big parasite and sometimes I feel like I need exterminating. I feel so sad for the way I am now and the way I was, I'm not blowing my own trumpet but I was such a happy friendly unjudgemental person, who quite liked myself, now I,ve no idea who I am Tracy

This naturopath comes highly recommended. Here's what she suggests for what she calls seizure disorder: http://www.thewayup.com/conditions/ (This will lead you to the list of conditions; you will need to scroll down and click on "seizure disorder".)

Hello, I highly recommend you find a natural doctor who does this procedure - give huge information about yourself and needs.

Quantum Biofeedback System (EPFX)

What is the EPFX?
The EPFX is a state-of-the-art biofeedback system for stress detection and stress reduction, designed by Professor Bill Nelson. The technology is registered as the "EPFX" (Electro Physiological Feedback Xrroid) in North America. In other countries it is called the "SCIO."

What is the EPFX technology based on?
The accuracy and reliability of the EPFX system is based on decades of research conducted in the field of bio-energetic and bio-response medicine. Science has shown us that the body is indeed electric, and that this electrical activity can be measured. Most point and probe devices only measure resistance. The EPFX device measures sixteen standard electrical parameters of the body, beyond just simple resistance. This makes the EPFX unique, and gives the client the best energetic analysis possible.

During the evaluation, the EPFX device resonates with thousands of frequencies for tissues, organs, nutrients, toxins, and allergens for one hundredth of a second each, and records the degree to which the body reacts. This type of rapid assessment is known as the Xrroid process.

What does the EPFX actually do?
The EPFX scans the client's body like a virus-scan on a computer, looking for everything from viruses, deficiencies, weaknesses, allergies, abnormalities, and food sensitivities. It reports on the biological reactivity and resonance in your body and indicates needs, dysfunctions and vulnerabilities. The information provided by the EPFX is fundamentally different from X-rays, blood tests, etc., as it tells us about the energetic state of one's body and the direction in which the body is focusing its energy, which offers a more complete view of each facet of your health.

How is the EPFX set up?
The EPFX is connected to the client via a headband and wrist and ankle straps. It sends electromagnetic signals to the body. The EPFX scanning and therapy process is painless and non-invasive. Clients rave about how they feel comfortable during the EPFX process, and about having a lack of fear towards seeing their health professional.

And after the client is scanned?
Once the EPFX has measured vitamin levels, amino acids, nutrients, food substances, minerals, enzymes, natural sugars, toxins, hormone levels, muscle tone, disease, bacteria moulds, fungi, viruses, and the health and balance of internal organs, it then compares these figures against a "norm."

How does this comparison help?
The EPFX basically outlines anything that is affecting the health and wellness of the client. For example, if someone has digestive trouble, the EPFX may show that person to have had some sort of food poisoning as a child, which is causing current health issues to occur. Or if a person is chronically tired, the EPFX may show an acupuncture energy imbalance. Reactions to various types of foods, chemicals, and other substances are revealed and can be further investigated by interviewing the client and by visiting other programs and screens within the EPFX program to locate patterns and more clues.

So you just use the EPFX to identify problem areas?
Actually, it does more than that. There are so many programs on the EPFX, which after measuring the body's frequencies, also feeds back its own frequencies to redress or neutralize destructive wave patterns. In some cases it may add frequency, in others reverse it to either enhance or counteract the body's own resonances. The EPFX doesn't just show up the negative aspects of the body but also the positive aspects. However, in attempting to improve and revitalize health, we tend to focus more on the negative aspects, so that they can be redressed.

How does the EPFX try to revitalize the body?
Because the EPFX has been devised using the principles of Quantum Physics, a brief explanation of how this therapy works is difficult. Basically, during therapy, the EPFX measures the body's resonance/reactance pattern and determines what benefit has occurred in the time period since the last measurement (less than a second earlier). If there has not been an improvement, the input resonance is altered. It maintains each beneficial setting as long as it is helping and changes it as soon as it is no longer useful.

Can you use the EPFX on children?
The EPFX is ideally suited to children because they are often unable to verbally communicate what is going on inside them. Children suffering from behavioral problems have seen considerable improvements, as the EPFX unearthed contributing factors, such as food intolerance.

Fee:
The Northshore Naturopathic Clinic offers 1½ hour sessions with a certified Quantum Biofeedback Specialist. Sessions are $129 each or 5 sessions (prepaid) for $500, a savings of $145.

http://www.ndaccess.com/EatingAlive/Page.asp?PageID=24#9

Tracy what you are about to read will make sense to you. Many people have no clue that they are at risk of developing a disease and the one thing that all of these people had in common as they get deeper into their illness is that their cells had been replicating diseased with the TOXIC LOAD of chemicals in their blood due to environmental TOXINS and yes the TOXIC load of Vaccine ingredients too. So this means that the cellular communication of their cells has been damaged.

Many neurological disorders are due to the Toxic Load of Chemicals and Viruses that have migrated to the brain.

Here is a Great testimony to support this statement
Cerebral Palsy - Brain Damage Reversed
Rikkea could not walk or speak at age two, due to brain damage caused by Cerebral Palsy.

Click here to read the rest of the story http://www.livingsugars.com/palsy.htm

Here is a partial listing of Vaccine adverse reactions that are listed in the
pHarma package insert. You will notice that Seizures is listed very often:

CHICKEN POX
Anaphylactic Shock/ Anaphylactoid, Encephalitis/ Encephalopathy, Seizures/infantile spasms

DTaP
Anaphylactic Shock/Anaphylactoid, Encephalitis/Encephalopathy, SIDS and or deaths reported, Seizures/infantile spasms,

HEPATITIS B
Anaphylactic Shock/Anaphylactoid, Encephalitis/ Encephalopathy, SIDS and or Deaths reported, Seizures/infantile spasms,

HIB
Anaphylactic Shock/Anaphylactoid, SIDS and or Deaths reported, Seizures /infantile spasms,

MMR: Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Anaphylactic Shock/ Anaphylactoid, Encephalitis/ Encephalopathy, SIDS and or Deaths reported, Seizures/infantile spasms,

PNEUMOCOCCAL
Anaphylactic Shock/Anaphylactoid, SIDS and or Deaths reported, Seizures/Infantile
http://www.vaclib.org/email/seizures.htm

Now Tracy, here is the kicker. Think about this. After a new borne child or adult has been vaccinated what will the cells in the body continue to do?

You guess it. The cells will continue to replicate but with the new matrix of viral infections, and TOXIC LOAD of chemicals and ultimately diseases will take the body over. (Seizures being one of them)

WHY? Because the cells have been replicating diseased. It takes 7 years for your body’s cells to regenerated itself completely.

In this case your son who is now 17 years old has gone 2 cycles of 7 years = 14 years old + 3 makes him 17 years old. So in the next 4 years your son will cycle again to have a complete new cells that have copied themselves from cells that are already compromised.

If the person does nothing or just takes pHarma Drugs they will still be at risk of all these diseases have you heard of Diabetics going BLIND or
Losing their legs to amputations? Guess what they were all taking pHarma Drugs for years but yet the disease took them over due to cells replicating in a TOXIC BODY.

Here is what must be done ASAP! Every one whether sick or not needs to do a DETOX so that the cells will receive help in cleaning themselves so that the body will start repairing damaged cells and STOP the replication of diseased cells.

If you decide that you want to do the detox please email me at services 4 health at yahoo.com

Here is another site that can help you to understand how critical it is to DETOX ASAP. www.MagneticClay.com Many children having seizures recovered after this detox.

Every thing that you are reading here is critical to do. As are doing the Detox you will need to take supplements in food form that will help to repair and rebuild damaged cells especially Brain cells.

Go here to listen to great testimonies of people who recovered from diseases.
http://www.recoverhealthnow.com

Prevention is the first step if you want to have better health, prevent Cancer and reduce the risk of disease do to low immunity.

To your health and success

Robert C

Thankyou Robert for taking the time to do all of this for me. You must be a very intelligent and kind and understanding person. I have only skipped through what you've put so far as I'm felling really bad at the moment, mornings always seem to be very bad for me. But I promise as soon as I feel a bit better I will read it again and the web-sites. Sorry, can't do it now but I wouldn't take any of it in in this state. Again I thank you for going to all this trouble and when I've read it probably I'll send you a proper answer and maybe some questions, if thats ok. What a great guy. Love Tracy x

bluntly well put.

Robert C,
Your post is the most ridiculous thing I've read all day . Normally I'm too nice a person to point this out but since you are trying to sell worthless products I will. Where did you learn that all cells replace themselves in seven years?Some replicate in one day and others never do so.
You claim that you need to drink 32 glasses of pH 9 water to neutralise the acidity in one 12 oz glass of soda and are selling a product for this.Blood pH is 7.3 so you don't need around 400 oz of pH 9 water to retain your proper pH.I'm sure from your writing that you never studied chemistry and probably don't know what a pH is.

I have to add something here. I got sucked into the "glyconutrients" (mannatech) fad. I was told that this would help me and that it ddn't matter what a person suffered, this was the ticket. The 8 sugars that are lacking in our foods due to early picking to extend shelf life, are apparently contained in these precious supplements in the form of glyconutrients. The missing link basically and are crucial for cell to cell communication. Contained in fruits/vegetables when they ripen, but missing in our foods because of early picking.

I started to take them and was not helped by them at all apart from an initial "boost" which didn't last and did not resolve the underlining problem AT ALL. and on top of this I could not handle the expense. I was then pretty much *by the cost alone* forced into trying to sell them to others (pyramid selling). With my health being what it is and the fact I am a useless salesperson, I was not up for doing that and felt that it was unfair to my relatives or friends that they too would be sucked into having to do the same thing in order to afford them. One guy we knew was trying to have his whole family take them and then assign others to do it so he could keep up the expense. Finally he had to give it up. he could not sign up enough people to lower the cost for himself.

The cost of these products is quite ridiculous and the only people who can afford them are those that are working or have some other means to enough money....how many very sick people can work full time?

So who are they REALLY aimed at? I've seen more than enough healthy people getting into glyconutrients and getting pretty wealthy and going on many holidays, whilst the ones below are struggling to get well, struggling to afford them and struggling to sign others up (often too sick to even go out and sell them).

They did not work for me and I was told that I just needed to take even more. This meant even more expense. But i was desperate. When that wasn't working, I got told it was just a matter of time and that I needed to keep on it longer. Finally after a long enough time, with the typical ongoing excuses as to why they weren't really working, I quit, I got so fed up. THe guy who was selling them to us was very annoyed and told me I had a mental block towards healing. He made all sorts of claims on the products, later he ended up in hospital with a heart attack and many other health complications. So much for that.

One homeopath told me he stopped bothering with the products because often after an initial "high", people had crashed and he felt they were in the end, rather ineffective.

Yet again I have heard incredible testimonies at the sametime, so it is really hard to know what is going on, but something usually stinks when you are forced into pyramid selling and when there are people getting rich on it. Supposedly "Christian" based company and to me they give it a rotten name. The guy who is respnsible for the product is fat and looks unwell. Wow what an advertisement, what's it doing for him apart from broadening his wallet...? They claimed that the expense would go right down as soon as they replenished the costs in producing it in the first place....did that ever happen? No. It remains a big money making scheme.

If that has happened? I'd be interested in hearing about it. This goes for many other money making products geared towards the sick and vulnerable. Desperate people will take desperate measures and fall for many promises just to get their health back.

I'm sorry to hear you went through that Bex. How awful.

People out to make a buck know they can come to forums like this and find people who are desperate enough to try anything, and who perhaps don't have the biochemical or nutritional knowledge to be able to discern the fact from the fiction. It's despicable. Unfortunately there are plenty of people like this in the world, and many of them work for pharmaceuticals.

Thanks guys for supporting everyone here with your knowledge and experience.

Linda.

Most of the people on this forum have no knowledge of science but strong opinions on nutrition, prescription drugs, alternative health treatments etc. It takes years to understand these topics and somtimes the little knowledge you gain from the internet can be worse than none at all.

Robert's post shows that there as many crooks in wholistic health, whether licenced or illiterate ,as there are in mainstream medicine.

It can also be empowering. I'm learning more all the time and I've got some good teachers. If someone with real expertise came on this forum, say a biochemist or a medical doctor with knowledge of nutritional and environmental medicine, then I'd be all ears.

Hello. Thankyou for the replies <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I have now started chelation again after another longer-than-planned break, partially due to bad organisation having forgotten to order more DMSA lol.
Round 17, still 25mg, and i have to say i feel....OK...tentatively, this morning!
No memory of seizures last night (which isnt conclusive of course) but more clear headed. I also purchased some Vit E 300 IU from the same place (Seek Natural) which i think has helped, certainly more energy today.

Linda - it was a general blood test. Doc suggests injections, obviously, but concern is how will i react after, going home alone etc? Well im back there next week or so. Probably need to read a lot more about this.
I thought the sublingual tabs would be a more prudent experiment - maybe 3000mcg is just too much? i tried to break the tab up initially but they are too damn hard lol.
And yeah i take mag citrate 100mg. Thanks for the advice. Its a bit of a thought to eat liver again after 20 years being veggie - although i do eat chicken now. Then again it might be just what i need - i shall investigate... and adapt!

The only real help im getting from NHS is Art Therapy, which im incredibly grateful for. One hour a week i can actually talk to another lifeform. She has helped me express and validate my existence more than she probably realises. A true artist, as am I.

Virago

You are sounding a little better now Virago. Wow, art therapy -- how jammy is that!!! Can I get some too LOL. I had no idea the NHS offered something like that. There's an artist in me who has been sleeping for years.

B12 . . . injections are best. Sublingual can be OK, depending on what you are taking. I thought the common thing there was a liquid rather than a tab.

Iron . . . what I'm told is that it's best to get it from your diet. I was on iron pills for months and I don't think they did me much good. I don't like the taste of liver but I've found a way to cook it that isn't too bad. I had it raw in drinks for a while . . . don't want to go there again. Just tasted foul.

Mag citrate is great but you probably need to be taking about 800mg a day in divided doses. If you are only taking 100mg a day, this is going to have very little impact on your health. I have been ordering mine from the US because it's so ridiculously expensive here. Even with the cost of shipping I come out ahead. Mind you, I have my parents ship it, which may be helping me to elude customs charges as it's not obviously from a company.

Please keep us updated on how you get on. I am chelating too, have only done 2 rounds so far. It's always helpful to read about people's experiences with that.

Best wishes,
Linda.

Hi Linda, yeah theres a degree of positive momentum today i must say. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

This art therapy service (in Aberdeen) has been around for a couple of years (i think) but its still a trial run apparently.
Still, its making great progress with people - i guess because the staff are quality, committed to the job.
Ive gone from perfectionistic / photo-realist to abstract expressionist (LOL) now theres a paradigm shift <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Have to be careful with materials though obviously. Chalk pastels for example contain metal pigments, Lead etc which can be inhaled/absorbed through skin. Turps gives me a nasty headache. Vermillion red paint was originally mercury based too - the 'safer' version is made with... cadmium!
I do wonder what i was exposed to at art school in this regard.
I was badly sick one night after attempting to finish off a pastel landscape - doing the sky quite roughly created a fair bit of dust. But in a way it might be a good sign that my body is reacting rapidly and *legitimately* to toxins...? Annoying though cos i love pastels... and that pic just isnt 'right'...lol.

Anyway, acrylic water-based paint seems to be the safest + most affordable option now. You can find it in supermarkets even, if they have a DIY/decorating section. Dries quickly, cleans up easily - any old piece of card / cardboard / cereal box will do, give it a shot! Just messing about with colours, its amazing what comes out.
Expression is another method of excretion so... it really helps <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Virago

Oh, i meant to reply to you too Finn, sorry.

Yes i have read about parasites in the brain etc, fascinatingly scary stuff :|

I did suffer a (closed) head injury (top right) at 15/16 when the petit mal seizures started, and so attributed them to that.
But of course, i also had several of the fillings of doom placed around that time too! And i read that any damaged tissue may potentially be a mercury 'dump zone'. A possible explanation? Its no coincidence that the seizures 'upgraded' to tonic / convulsive a week after amalgam removal.
Anyway, I am keen to get serious about detoxing, tempted to try liver flushing at some point... but i know that would be too risky until ive got the mercury load down.
Its a stage by stage process, no quick fixes with this crap.
Keep fighting <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Virago

Would it help if you wore a facemask when you were using pastels?

I did a lot of art in school. I was always motivated when there was a class, or figure-drawing sessions. Since I left school I just haven't been able to get myself to do it. I have to learn how not to be a perfectionist, which doesn't help, especially when i am so out of practice. I will keep an eye out for this art therapy scheme though, what a great idea <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Linda.

www.ecospaints.com
im extremley ill if i go near wet paint, i use paint from this site.

Thanks, I will check this out <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I haven't actually touched a paintbrush in years, don't know where I'd start, but some seeds have been planted. At some point I need to get creating again. It is just very hard when depression saps your creativity. If I were in a classroom I'm sure I would be able to manage something LOL.

that was me above!
I used to do alot of art and im sure it contributed to my illness.
I also love DIY,i couldnt do any painting indoors for ages until i discovered that website.

Hi Dawn!

Yes, if I do get back into painting, it might be an idea to be careful about what I use. I've been painting our metal window surrounds with paint that gives off fumes that bother me a bit. I wouldn't say it's a huge problem, but it seems stupid to breathe in anything like that at all. I wish they made something like a liquid plastic that you could paint on, it would solidify, and you wouldn't have to worry about painting again for 20 years or so. I want double glazing LOL.