Hi Mel. Welcome to the forum. Seems like you have had quite a journey getting here.
All your symptoms look like mercury symptoms, all the people on this forum can relate to the troubles you been through, and to the troubles you are currently going through. We are all battling the same demon, Hg.
You should be wary of the DMSA and ALA, the path to recovery is narrow and full of dangers, although I would say not scared of the DMSA and ALA.
A lot the danger is from the things we do in the hope of getting better. A lot of the advice we receive from doctors, natural practitioners (NP) is given in ignorance, is wrong and will (and has) hurt. Why is that? Why are we hurt by the advice we receive?
We are hurt because:
1) 99pct of doctors or NP’s don’t know enough about mercury and all the terrible things it can do, but they act as if they do know.
2) we trust these doctors too much.
This is really important to understand. You cannot trust them. They are not taught how to deal with mercury correctly. They will screw you up more. Any chelation advice should come from the one source that is known to be the safest and least problematic protocol. Andy Cutler.
You have to become your own doctor. You have to educate yourself, for if you learn all the pitfalls, learn about all the troubles others have had, you can make informed decisions on how, what, where and when you attempt to heal yourself.
If you have learned the correct method to detox the mercury, learned what might go wrong, then there is nothing to be scared of.
I have had a rough time this year, amalgam removal took 9 long months and hurt like hell, but I’m not scared of mercury detox, I welcome it with open arms…..it is my route to good health!
Education is key. Read, learn and ask lots of questions. Lots of questions.
You didn’t say, but I assume you have not read Andy Cutlers book “amalgam Illness” ? His protocol is the one that has the most success and the least problems. It is simple too. but….it takes a long time. But…..from what you said, seems the other methods you have used screwed u up enough that you will probably be happy with something that doesn’t hurt but takes a long time. As apposed to hurts like hell and makes you worse!
The protocol is simple. Low doses of dmsa every 4 hours around the clock even at waking at night.
I started on 12.5 mg DMSA every 4 hours for 3 days on, 4 days off. After a couple of rounds I adjusted my dosages because it was a bit of a rollercoaster ride. I was getting symptoms starting again after 3.5 hours, so I reduced my dosing times to every 3hours which suits me fine. I also had to reduce my dosage to 6mg which is pretty low. I must have a high body burden.
If you start DMSA low enough everything will be fine…..if u get no symptoms you can slowly increase the dosage.
But before you start……you need to read “Amalgam Illness” by Andy Cutler. That is essential reading. If you read this book, you will know exactly how to get the mercury safely out of your body and how to get it out of yr brain.
I will say it again; Education is key. Read, learn and ask lots of questions. Lots of questions.
Don’t do anything with out asking here.
Another forum you should join is :
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/This yahoo group is wonderful, and you will learn masses from reading the daily email. The “files” section is very very good too. The general chelation protocol from that group is what you should be learning about which is as per Cutlers protocol, except that after 8 years of learning, they have learning that starting doses need to be low. They rcommend 12.5mg.
There are other cool places too, but that prob enough for now…..
So, gook luck, welcome and get reading……. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
