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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 137
Graduate Member
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Just a small sample of the destruction it does :
Psychiatric Disturbances:
Antisocial behavior, social deficit, social withdrawal: Mercury Repetitive, stereotyped behaviors; OCD-typical behaviors: Mercury Depression, mood swings, flat affect; impaired facial recognition: Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Mercury Pervasive Developmental Disorder: Mercury, Lead Schizoid tendencies; hallucinations; delirium: Mercury Irritability, aggressive behaviors, temper tantrums: Lead, Mercury Suicidal Behaviors: Copper, Mercury Sleep difficulties / disturbances: Lead, Mercury, Thallium Chronic fatigue (CFS); weakness, malaise: Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Thallium Anorexia; symptoms reflecting eating disorders, loss of appetite/weight: Arsenic, Lead, Mercury Anxiety; nervous tendencies: Thallium Attention problems (ADHD), lacks eye contact, impaired visual fixation: Lead, Mercury Speech and Language Deficits:
Speech disorders: Aluminum, Mercury Loss of speech, developmental problems with language: Mercury Speech comprehension deficits: Mercury Dysarthria; articulation problems; slurred speech, unintelligible speech: Mercury Cognitive Impairments:
Mental retardation, borderline intelligence: Arsenic, Lead, Mercury Uneven performance on IQ scores, low IQ scores: Copper, Lead Poor concentration, attention deficits (ADHD, response inhibition: Aluminum, Lead Poor memory (short term, verbal, and auditory): Aluminum, Lead Difficulties understanding abstract ideas; difficulty carrying out complex commands: X metals Dementia; pre-senile and senile dementia: Aluminum Stupor: Aluminum, Arsenic Impaired reaction time; lower performance on timed tests: Lead
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