Bex, yes it can be hard to know who to trust when it comes to websites can't it. So much contrary advice around. I've heard colloidal minerals and colloidal silver praised by a number of sources I consider very knowledgeable and reliable though, and I'm happy with the facts I've found myself, I don't think anyone refutes them very well if at all. I've found Laura's comments here very helpful too. I originally bought the CS to help with the constant winter colds I was getting, but it's so much more versatile than that.

How is the chelation going?

Dawn, it's raining here again, and it's supposed to rain for the next five days . . . I think we'll need a boatd instead of a car soon. I keep wanting to get some painting done outside, fat chance.

Sorry to hear about the Prozac experience. I'm sure it didn't help. The emotional numbness you describe could be a mercury symptom but it could also be caused or intensified by the Prozac withdrawal, that's very common. My poisons were venlafaxine (Effexor) and then citalopram (Celexa). It sounds like you are doing the right things to heal your body though, and this will happen with time. Do you take B-vitamins and fish oil?

Yes, it's criminal that all our doctors can do when they don't understand what's wrong is throw antidepressants at us. And they do make a lot of conditions worse. The last time I saw my doctor, my purpose there was to get a blood test. I thought I'd also let him know what the drugs had done to me. He said he'd never heard of these complications (another typical response from a GP). When I told him I was still depressed he just shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't know what else he could do. If I hadn't taken the matter of healing into my own hands, his impotence in the face of my ongoing depression might have made me suicidal.

However, he may still be useful for getting me things on the NHS. I don't know how open he'd be to the idea. Like you said about your own GP, I think he's convinced I'm a head case, and he seems bemused by all the alternative therapies I've tried. Hey, nothing works better than drugs, right?

I'm really glad that you can see some progress and that you're feeling better these days. That must be heartening. Gives hope to the rest of us too <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />