I recall before I had my amalgams removed the brain fog was of varying intensities. Sometimes I forgot where I was going, or lost things, had to write everything down. Other times I was going without getting lost. It got progressively worse.

Got my amalgams drilled out/replaced and decided to start using cilantro. At first there was an effect like it was clearing my head, but then some hours or more later maybe the mercury got redistributed to my head. I stopped taking it. Cutler showed a chart of chelating and some chelation just increases the mercury floating around, but DMSA one week on, one week off, seemed to provide a quicker path for the mercury out of the body. I cannot give you the dose info. I do not have it.

There was a study done with dentists who had lower than normal mercury in their urine. After chelation their central nervous systems were attacked and their memory and motorskill testing was impaired. It was theorized that the chelation merely dislodged the mercury and did not bind it. Once every several days I took 100 mg. ALA. Was prepared for both a lessening of symptoms for a time and a reaction/relapse afterwards. Also added minced garlic to my meals. There is not enough data about the actual effects it has on me. I think glutathione is one of the compounds in the body that eliminates the mercury. If you use up all the natural binding chemicals in your body by releasing mercury by chelation then it might cause a bad reaction. This is all theoretical and not clinically tested. Hope it might help.

It has been shown that once the source of the mercury poisoning is removed, people's body levels of mercury returned towards normal without any special diets or meds. Great improvements were reported after months, and during the first several years. I was expecting improvement by eight weeks, but have evidence of it sooner. Gave up caffeine, lost ten pounds, and gained the increased feeling of energy and breath. Am glad I got my amalgams replaced. One survey reported high levels of satisfaction about amalgam removal on average nine months after removal.

Some amalgam disease research:

http://dqhall59.com./amalgamdisease/index.htm