Hi Pgm, I think Andy has spoken about the yeast potential with chelators and in fact ALA is more problematic than DMSA for yeast in his view. I don't think feeling worse always mean's "better" is happening. Die off or overgrowth both give me awful symptoms.

Andy also believes that yeast is actually the least of someone's issue when it comes to chelators, and that they can treat their yeast and chelate if they wish, but chelation is the cure (if it's mercury) and their yeast issues should improve as the metals are removed and they no longer need such drastic intervention to keep yeast at bay. The body should start to do that by itself when less toxic.

Just passing on some of Andy's comments and he's been dead on in my own experiences with it. THe only thing that I don't quite agree with, is that he doesn't really mention the necessity for the candida diet, yet recommends antifungals.....so that confuses me a little because one without the other is a bad idea. You can't kill yeast and then continue to feed it with stuff in the diet. But again, he is much more into mercury and chelation and candida is not something he gets heavily into (fair enough I guess).

Linda, I think you're on the right track, euphoria or not and if you feel you're ready to give the increased dose a go? Go for it. The main thing is the frequent dosing, because at least if you go too high? You're still taking it at the right times and keeping redistribution at a minimum.

Higher doses do remove more mercury, but as Andy said, if the side effects are too much? It is simply not worth it, because it may not be significant enough to warrant symptoms that may become intolerable. See how you go and wishing you all the best.

PS. Andy actually recommends 100 mg of both in the challenge test too. Here is where he said you can test the urine after the frequent dosing of both DMSA and ALA at this dose. But here is where it gets interesting, just the symptoms alone from this might be evident enough of a mercury problem! So it maybe extreme, but that can be a way for some people to see what symptoms they get, whether mercury is at work....