Well Bex, I think your relapse pretty much indicates that brain mercury wasn't the main reason for your problems. Mercury can't regrow on its own, but pathogens can (when immunity is down). I also got similar reactions to fish oil as with ALA (but less powerful), which is also known to pass BBB. But fish oil is not known for chelating mercury. The fish oil must be of good quality to pass BBB, you must have that E before EPA and DHA, that is E-EPA and E-DHA for it to pass the BBB more easily. I also had the possibility to test a cheaper fish oil which did not have the E. The difference was quite big. Not the same feeling of spaciness from the cheaper fish oil.

So, the next question is then - is it the candida in the brains that causes the problems? It appears so. I also got a good indication from a mercury story (a link i posted here earlier in another thread ) that when your immunity is down, it takes the candida only a couple of months to invade your body, including the brains, when immunity is seriously compromised. To finish them off will take much longer, several years, and it is then also possible only when you get your immunity back. Otherwise the yeast will keep coming, even faster than you are able to chelate it out. Of course you can use ALA under the impression that it is mercury you chelate out, and it will still work, but knowing exactly what happens is helpful.