Hi Dawn, what did you up the DMSA to? You were using 8 mg, what did you go up to? You may have taken too far an increase. I know someone who was only able to use 5 mg of DMSA and they improved even on that.

The problem is, one gets the impression that unless they are using a big enough dose like the next person, they won't get there. This is a misconception that dose is related to how much you will get better. Your body will only require enough DMSA that it needs to eliminate, no more than that. Pushing over the limit will flood it and possibly lead to backfire, when too much mercury is being pushed through and the body cannot keep up, so it backfires and you become in a sense "repoisoned". Some of this is not avoidable, there are always going to be some side effects, but just take it easy.

Stick to the diet as I am sure you are and next time if you use the DMSA, keep to a dose that you tolerate and if you want to increase, do it in TINY steps.