This is interesting Sunshine. Thanks for sharing. This is the kind of detox reactions that are preferable than the extreme ones that are intolerable. Andy's protocol was not always "easy" and sometimes quite draining, but it got the toxins out of me in a manner I could somewhat handle, unlike anything else I had tried. Plus it was EFFECTIVE. So rather than hoping for the best and mainly mobilising metals, I could tell this was getting the stuff out over time.

I am glad you are using this and it seems to be working for you (as well as anything "can" work with mercury). It is like peeling the layers off an onion and you just have to do this over and over. Just looking at your symptoms was really strong that you're on the right track. THe metal taste (ohhhh yeah, anytime I used something to move metal), the smell from the bms (and urine probably), the hearting racing (have heard this can also be healing crisis reaction, get it myself). Sorry you're not feeling like a million bucks, but the patches of that will probably come and go on occassion. You just hit a kind of window or clear patch and you want to sit in this patch and never leave, but unfortunately your body wants to get on with downloading more of the mercury from storage, so it never lasts (not until enough mercury is gone for good).

It is quite something that you felt itching on your tattoo and tattoos do indeed have mercury. I had a list once that listed everything containing mercury and tattoos were one of them....so wow! That DMSA in you obviously had a go at that too?

12.5 mg, is the one I think I will recommend from now on if someone doesn't know about this protocol. Seeing that 25 mg seems a little too high. I'm surprised Andy recommends 50 mg, as this is FAR too much as a starting dose. I actually do not know of many people who can handle 50 mg and now it seems even 25 mg is too much.

Some people find 12.5 too much and have to start as low as 6 mg. Some just don't tolerate the DMSA, but that's pretty rare. Mostly it's the mercury being moved that is causing the problems.

I have gone through the brain fog of staring at nothing for long periods of time and often when chelating, and I knew that something was definitely happening. It was the strangest thing.

Anyway, keep us posted on your experiences with this. I know a few that were doing this on here, but don't see them much, if at all anymore....I hope this means they are improved enough to where they just don't get on the forum much anymore.

Hope you get well from this and the signs are very encouraging. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />