Hi Claythrow,

I just started chelating about a month ago on Andy Cutler's protocol with DMSA. I waited to chelate until after all of my amalgams and gold crowns were removed first. I haven't had any of the extreme symptoms of some of those here on the board, but when I am chelating I find myself also becoming extremely tired (even more than usual)--at least at the beginning of the campaign, like the first couple of days or so. Not sure why this happens, but it does for me anyway. It drives my wife nuts, and she wonders why I have no initiative to do anything around the house, and why I sleep for 10-12 hours per day on weekends, and basically do nothing the rest of the time that I am awake. It's also like I seem to give everything that I've got while I am at work during weekdays, and then I crash once I am in the safety of my own house.

I started my first two weekly campaigns at 25mg every 3 hours, and just started my third run on Saturday at 50mg every 3 hours. So far, not too much in the way of adverse reactions, other than being tired, and having occasional brain fog. I have noticed however, that my mood is actually becoming brighter overall, and I am happy at work quite a bit of the time now, where before I sort of had to fake a happy face a lot of the time. I worry about the 6-month period when the organs start dumping the mercury--I just hope that things don't become too bad at this time for me. I will keep everyone posted as to how the recovery continues. I may start ALA in a couple of months, but want to wait to see what I feel like first.

Jason