I have this question presented to me so often that I'm going to write and article about it and post it on http://mercurytalk.com (eventually, as soon as I can find time).

I decided to take a slow approach. Unfortunately, my symptoms were so bad at the time I had my fillings replaced that I wanted relief as soon as possible so I got hasty and did DMPS.

I would not recommend it because my business partner and I both did the entire process together (removal and detox) and the DMPS made her very sick. Story here:
http://herballure.com/mms

I have learned a lot over the past 4 years as this has become my favorite subject along with cancer. I research these subjects because they are so common today and the research allows me to help people. I believe mercury toxicity (and heavy metal toxicity in general) is the health issue of the next decade. Millions will soon be discovering that they are mercury toxic.

Having said all this, I will say that my philosophy about mercury detox is "slow and gentle".

This is what I would do as a typical detox program. Please note that this program would change if there were specific pronounced symptoms that needed to be addressed first.

My base for all mercury detox is Algin. This is a mild mercury (and other heavy metal) chelator which prevents redistribution of mercury once in the disgestive system. This is very important because according to Huggins research, 80% of people who have amalgams replaced properly go into "detox mode" within 48 hours after the last filling is replaced. This is essentially the liver "kicking in", doing its job and pulling blood mercury out of the blood. (The other 20% can effectively kick-start the detox process if they want to). Algin has been my single most important supplement.

I would also start with additional protective supplements like lots of vitamin C in the form of Citrus Bioflavonoids; and vitamin E with selenium (check with your physician before starting vitamin E if you're on a blood "thinners" (i.e. heparin)).

I would do this for a few weeks until the body is "stable" and you're feeling strong enough to actually start chelating.

I would start actually chelating with something inexpesive like cilantro. Start with a little for a week, then add a little more, then a little more until you feel symptoms return, then back off a little.

After a few weeks (as long as symptoms are still at bay) add in chlorella. Do the same by adding a little at a time until symptoms return. I take chlorella in the form of a "green drink" which provides numerous other beneficial minerals and green stuff. Of course, you have to check with your body all along the way because everyone's specific situation is different and some have problems with copper and "green" stuff has it.

I also like to work with specific symptoms like depression. If you have it, lets work on the thyroid (hot/cold all the time, low energy ,etc.) or liver (toxic blood signatures) or perhaps pancreas (blood-sugar issues). If someone has IBS type symptoms, I would work on colon issues. If candida, there are great natural supplements for that as well. All these used together make life livable while you detox.

Really, there is no "one-size-fits-all" formula, although there are a lot of common elements that work for all people. To be most effective, you need to take it one step at a time and work with the symptoms you have. If you happen to be doing pretty well, then great. You can detox a little more aggressively.

The nice thing is, there are many excellent and inexpensive detox supplements so I don't see the need to spend large amounts of money. The key is, get the mercury out, make it gets all the way out without redistributing and allow life to be comfortable in the mean time.

Hope this helps.

Here are links to some of the supplements I personally use each day or throughout the week:

My (Partial) Supplement List