Sorry 40 years, but this doesn't begin to explain why people using his protocol are improving or getting well within 2 years or so. I was already getting well on his protocol just with DMSA alone within 2 years, even though I was only using it on and off, rather than as consistently or long term as most people do. I hadn't even used ALA. I felt well enough after DMSA at that time to feel I did not require anymore chelation or even moving onto ALA.

If you read the testimonies I posted up on Cutler's protocol, they speak for themselves also. I think that in itself should be more than enough evidence that it works and it works well. Maybe not in every case.
http://herballure.com/ubbthreads/sh...&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

If someone however does not comply with his protocol and uses ALA too early, earlier than what he's suggested and gets a severe reaction? This is hardly his fault or the protocol's. If however, they use it just as suggested (timing and everything), then that's another story.

I would not dare use ALA close to a recent exposure of mercury OR too early after amalgam removal. I've done it before and it can be disastrous, just as Andy has mentioned and he's spot on. So I could hardly blame him for it when I chose to do it. I also used it once according to another doctor's instructions 200 mg, twice or more a day and had horrific results from that also.

I have had horrible results from DMPS IV as I've mentioned, yet others have reported it's made the world of difference to them. For me it was the beginning of a nightmare of uncontrollable mercury symptoms. Rashes from head to toe from then on. Took YEARS for the rashes to begin to subside.

Again different results from different protocols. Or perhaps the protocols are sometimes not applied as they should be (even DMPS IV In some cases, check out DMPS backfires).