Tracy,

I remember feeling unusually tired before the physical problems began. It would hit me all of a sudden and went away a few hours later. I had never experienced such a tiredness before. It happened several times and thought i would get sick but i did not. When the tiredness started i would not tolerate alcoholic drinks anymore. I was not depressed but felt physically weak and had not much motivation to go out and meet friends. I did have an infection later and had chronic cough for a few months. I wasn't too sick so i ignored it. The physical problems and tiredness got better but then emotional problems started. I wasn't the same person anymore. I felt lazy, bored, all of i sudden i had no self esteem and my life didn't make sense anymore. The world became dark and i got used feeling like crap everyday.

There was another strange thing. My face became puffy and my sweat would smell awful. This went away after 1-2 years... I looked and felt completely normal physically later but the depression became permanent.

So for me my emotional problems started with rather harmless physical symptoms....

I did have some mercury symptoms for most of my life but they were not overhelming, so i was always toxic to a certain degree not sure why things got so much worse i did have my last dental work at the same time when i got sick but as far as i remember there was no mercury involved. The dentist did some drilling in my mouth. I do not know why, I didn't get a new filling. Not sure if there is a connection.