Hi everyone,
I'm a bit worried about the 6 month relapse that has been talked about on the forum. I'm 4 months post amalgam and have been feeling pretty good for the last two weeks. No foggy head, depression, headaches, slow thinking or short term memory problems. I feel so happy and have started to get my life back which as you can imagine feels wonderful. It scares me so much to think that I may have to go back to that dark place again. I know that there's nothing I can do about it if it happens but was wondering what the chances are of it happening or what percentage of people go through this.

I have rarley heard of this happening. I didn't experience it nor did my business partner. I would be inclined to believe it's reasonably rare. No need to worry.

how long did it take to get rid of your symptoms? I am 1 month and 3 weeks post removal, feel better but the symptoms are still there...

Hi Lucie, this can indeed occur. It is mentioned in Andy Cutler's book "amalgam illness Diagnosis and Treatment" and he has treated a lot of mercury toxic people and he mentions this as the second phase of suffering. It's occured with me and others. Not everybody. He also says that it can be directly controlled with appropriate chelation and it is NOT necessary to suffer with it so long as the person starts to chelate properly.

I doubt you are heading for this. Your trend of the improvements over time sound like your body is simply healing and doing it in a way that is not causing the roller coaster ride that others can get.

So enjoy the improvements and go with it.
Sounds to me like your amalgam removal was done very well, and your body is responding extremely well to it, which is how it should be!

I am so glad that you are improving.

Hi LucieM
I was aware of this also, so knowing that i have high levels of mercury i decided to start DMSA at a small dose. Hopefully this will lowere levels alot quicker than just eating protein and taking supplements.

Also, i have had such good days since removal that the shock of feeling so horrible again hurt me phsycologicaly and i know im far from healed which made me start doing something about getting the mercury out.

Thanks Bex. I'm usually ok as long as I don't over do it, eat a healthy diet and keep taking the supplements. Anonymous, I had my amalgams removed in May and it took me about 3 months before I noticed any improvements. My dentist thinks that I should be feeling completely better by Christmas. We shall see.
Dawn, I shall look into getting the chelator you suggested. I hope you are starting to feel better.

Lucy, I had the last of my 8 metal amalgams replaced on September 2005. I was feeling great -- and the only side effects after 6 months was a weight gain of 10 lbs., and some pain in my wrists and knees and a minor flare up of a yeast infection.

What I did to deal with the assumed mercury backlash was continue to chelate - as well as chelating naturally with chelating type foods incorporated in my meals. (raw nuts, raw apples and pears, pineapple, a clove of garlic every other day, raw onions and lots of liquids and herbal teas (no sodas, no sugar, no yeast,-- just organic yogurt for dairy)

I continued to supplement with Magnesium , selenium, organic Calcium and Vitamin D. The mercury toxic body needs these minerals more than ever.

Then I realized that since mercury does play around with the thyroid (my wierd weight gain) I should start taking some essential oils. I add Oil of Evening Primrose the week of my Period and a week before and after, and a TBSP of flaxseed oil every day with my raw nuts breakfast. I eat plenty of raw fruits and veggies-- and some seaweed Miso soups at work (cheap and nutritious)

I got more sunlight to increase Seratonin levels (as well as use those Sun spectrum lightbulbs for lighting (to make up for the crappy flourescent lighting at my job)-- and I started minor excersizing-- no marathon, but doing yard work, etc. I dropped the excess weight and feel great and it's been over a year now since all my amalgams were removed.

Now- I didnt get them out all at once, but I had 2 removed each month or so- from May 2005 to September 2005.

What was really sad was the day of my last amalgam removal was the day Katrina hit Louisianna and Mississipi. I kept thinking that like me-- they will also go through a restoration process. First the pain and loss and later the restoration and beauty! They're struggle will be a long one, but they will come out good in the end!! :-)