4 months, yeah that is not long at all and many people who haven't done any regular DMSA chelation rounds, are not too keen to swing straight into ALA (even if time wise they apparently can).

If your body is up the pole in regards to detoxing mercury, the DMSA may do the job for it. And I think I have this problem BADLY. Retention toxicity they call it and you probably have this too. Symptoms of retention toxicity is basically just about every symptom of mercury, yet showing little to no levels on testing. Dr Paula Bickle (US doc), says these are the sickest patients and this is definitely the case.

I have just ordered some DMSA myself, so hoping it'll help both of us. The stuff is sickeningly expensive, so I only got a few. Im going to try out a round of it and observe thesymptoms. If I like where it's taking me, I can order more later as I'm able. Usually symptoms with me do not start until a day or more into the chelation round.

Symptoms don't always show up right away, so I have to watch that because you can start a round and think "this isn't doing a thing" and then wham, the detox can hit you later.

I think you're doing a wise thing by starting with DMSA. Some people have actually healed from DMSA alone Jinx! One guy I know used it and never touched ALA and got well. It can and does happen, but I think ALA is the one to penetrate the barriers that DMSA cannot get to (to any clinical degree anyway).

Yep, I too am suffering candida worse than ever and do not know why. Still treating it as strictly as ever and losing the battle miserably. I assume I am just too toxic to where my body isn't doing much if anything itself.