34 year old female. Noticed obvious problems by age 14 - 15 when braces were put on my teeth. Did not realise that braces increase the uptake of mercury and make mercury more toxic. I have had amalgams since about the age of 5 or 6.

That was the straw that broke the camel's back. was never the same again. Though things were not quite right before the braces, I was still happy and pretty healthy, good skin, and quite social. After the braces, I became ugly withdrawn, ill, depressed, horrible skin, blurred vision. obsessive thoughts, ritualistic behaviours, pale, antisocial, fearful, loss of interest in life, allergies, the whole deal.

Braces were removed, but little change. Only "mild" relief. Developed glandular fever by age 19, got even sicker. Went through doctors and was put on antidepressants constantly which never helped. Put through councelling which never helped. My life was hell, I cried and salivated a lot through toxicity, and suffered terrible symptoms daily. Suicidal thoughts and continual pain in the head and often had to lie in bed.

Finally found a doctor that put me on a candida diet. This helped at the time and enabled my body to excrete some toxins. Though I stunk badly from the toxins coming out of my pores, which made people around me quite sick to smell me at the time. It improved me at least enough to feel better. But I was still "poisoned".

I could not go off the diet at all without experiencing severe symptoms. Though the underlining condition remained regardless.

Had amalgams finally removed between ages 22 - 24. NOticed mild improvement during that time. But when the mercury from my tissues/organs decided to start coming out of me about a year after last removal, I then went through sheer hell on earth for years as my body attempted to eliminate the storage of mercury. I cannot describe the type of hell that took place. My symptoms were - swollen tongue, facial cheeks drawn inwards (a feeling of mouth constriction), metal taste, screaming and crying fits whilst uncontrollable excessive salivation (had to hang my head over a bowl or toilet), fatigue, depression, anxiety, fearful of people or going out, hermit behaviour, obsessive thoughts, cold body temperature, blue nails, mood swings, uncontrollable rage and feelings of hate, unpredictable, loss of interest and concentration, suicidal thoughts, etc.

Finally by age 29 - 30, I started to see the light. I felt better and knew I was recovering. Not long after that, the improvement lasted about a year or so, then I was hit by a virus/bacteria infection and since that time I have been permanently chronically ill and have not managed to recover. My symptoms were actually worse than what I had experienced before, as they were not healing symptoms, but ongoing illness and I developed fears like I had never known. Terrors of the most mundane things. Continual adrenaline rushes, the worst candida I have known, which I can now hardly even control. Exercise intolerance, etc.

Though I have detoxed mercury, I now do not experience improvements Like I once used to. No response. I am on the candida diet, which was helping a while back, how there is not much response to that either.

I have been years this way and have not been able to change my situation. It's been found I may also have jawbone infections from wisdom teeth being removed. Yet I am too sick for any dentist to bother with. Most do not do cavitation surgery and the one that does won't do work on me.

This is now my life. I do what I can, but my body no longer responds much, if at all. I live with my 75 year old father who helps me in anyway he can.

I believe sincerely that the amalgam removal, though I did not do it safely, would have ended in a cure and a new life for me, as though the detoxing of it was pure hell, I was slowly recovering. But because of some other unfortunate impacts, that was ended quickly.

sorry for the very lengthy tale, but wanted to give a clear outline.