PS I only have 5 mercury fillings now, but I would have had about 7-8 in the past. (A couple have been replaced and I've lost 2 teeth with fillings). It's not as much as some people have, but maybe I was more sensitive to mercury than a lot of people are or the dentist just drilled them out etc exposing me to a lot of vapour, and also the metal friction from my braces.

I don't think many people in my personal life believe me that the fillings are causing problems, even the dentist I saw didn't really, but I'm convinced of it after what I've been reading on the internet and from discussions with people here. I was not the same child I was after they started giving me fillings. I became withdrawn, anxious, shy wheras before I was really confident and rather extrovert.