Hi JoeC, a lot of apparent "experts" use chlorella on mercury patients, but in many it can make things worse, as can glutathione. Both of these products can mobilise the mercury and make symptoms much worse in certain people. Others can do very well on chlorella, many do not.

Andrew Hall Cutler, who has studied in mercury for many years and works with patients around the world advises against products like chlorella, glutathione, cysteine, methionine, garlic, and using chelating drugs in the wrong manner. He has seen what they can do and feels they are very risky.

His method of mercury chelation is to use chelating agents like DMSA (or oral DMPS) in a manner than escorts the mercury through the body as safely as possible and OUT. The way to do this in his opinion is to take DMSA every 4 hours around the clock (so you need to set an alarm and wake up for doses at night as well). Do this for about 3 days or longer (up to a week if one wants). Then stop and take a break for about the same amount of time or longer if you need. Then start again and repeat this on and off cycle till blood / tissue levels of mercury are reduced. This can take about 3 months.

Many people on here have used or are using this method and seem happier with it than other methods. It does not tend to bounce mercury all over the place. Because the DMSA is taken every 4 hours, it keeps the blood levels even with DMSA and keeps the movement of mercury as even as possible. Side effects are not usually avoidable because teh more poisoned a person is, the worse they can be, but this can be the least offensive way of doing it.

Some even find it helps their symptoms and actually helps them feel better. Everyone is different. If the DMSA is taken less often or intermittently, the movement of mercury becomes erratic also because the levels of DMSA are going up and down if the person isn't taking it every 4 hours.

It isn't always recommended to use ANY chelating products whilst a person still has amalgams in their teeth, as some believe this might encourage further encouragement of the mercury into the body.....i'm not sure about that. Because there are people who have chelated with amalgams and found relief, others have gotten worse. It's again individual.

I personally would get the amalgams removed first before chelating.

But definitely be VERY wary of the products mentioned above and if you feel you are getting worse rather than any better at all or the same, then obviously they are not helping you and maybe exacerbating your condition by mobilising mercury into more sensitive areas and tissue (even the brain).

I myself have used chlorella and other products similar and gotten extremely ill after it, because it just moved the mercury all over the show. So I had to stop using them. Andrew Cutler's protocol proved the most tolerated by me and aided me in detoxing and healing from my mercury poisoning.

His may not work for everybody, but there are forums alone devoted to using his protocol and people on here who seem pretty happy with it.