I was healing from mercury toxicity, but yeah I did get a bacterial infection in 2003 that damaged me permanently. all because I used an infected mascara (would you believe it). Started only with an eye infection, then spread into the brain and rest of my body (I actually walked off balance and had trouble writing and talking for a while, I slurred my words). So it was incredible how it happened. I can assume that it was a potent bacteria (all because I was watering my mascara down with plain tap water, which apparently you should NEVER do).

From there, I suffered with continual symptoms of a virus type infection and anytime I exercised or did anything, the symptoms flared.

Then, from there? I had two dental composites redone again and wisdom teeth removed. That finished me off completely and I stopped detoxing mercury and have remained permanently ill since.

Even though I chelate, my body does not respond. So not sure if it's cavitations, or incompatible dental materials that were put in. It's all a mess and very confusing. But certainly, I no longer go forwards in whatever I do.

Also, sometimes most of the mercury can end up in a person's brain and very few chelating agents can pass the blood brain barrier and remove mercury from this organ. lipoic acid is one that can be used, but has to be used once the blood/tissue levels of mercury are reduced, in case it takes MORE mercury with it into the brain on it's way there.

So right now. I'm not sure what's wrong, but am trying DMSA for a while and so far nothing is happening. So may try lipoic acid very soon.

At the moment I have just had a flu virus hit me and things are even worse. So I'm a complete mess.

Glad you're on the diet. Sorry that it's not doing more for you, but glad there is "Some" symptom improvement in certain areas. Obviously you need desperately to chelate the mercury out. If it's brain mercury you have? You will need to use alpha lipoic acid to improve your symptoms.

But it's risky if you use it too early on after a recent mercury exposure. But otherwise, it can be used and it can be used with or without DMSA. An ordinary dose is about 25 mg and it's taken every 3-4 hours around the clock (non stop, even at night) for about 3 days every week.

IF symptoms are too much. dose should be reduced to tolerance. Some take as little as 6 mg. But it's annoying because you have to split the capsules up.