Hi Linda, so it happened pretty quick! Well, that is unfortunate....I know that you can get "retracing" which is a return of past symptoms as it's drawing more mercury out and around but it is hopeful that it is done in a manner that is less wild and more tolerable and effective.

The dose maybe a little too high at this point, but again having to split pills up is also irritating. But some start as low as 6 mg or 12 mg.

You may not wish to stick it out for much longer but I hope you dont shelve it too soon! Again, you know yourself what suits best and what is tolerated. I know side effects cannot be eliminated though. They weren't with me either....only some rounds were ok, but I usually found it quite hard going. Certainly it was an improvement over the more wild random chelating.

MOstly with DMSA the types of effects I would get on Andy's protocol were tiredness, achiness, and sometimes just feeling really ill and toxic from the movement and removal of mercury. Depended on the round though.

Thanks for the report though because it's always interesting to hear how someone is going to react to this. You could always stop and keep going with the stuff you feel more comfortable with and perhaps try the DMSA again another time at a lower dose? Just a suggestion. DEfintitely dont force yourself to handle more than you can.

It's more than enough to ut up with what you have, plus attempt to actually relate to others remotely normal (especially a young child). So no wonder you're trying to go easy!