"I Hope" is not the way to go with this.

I'll make this very simple...

If you do chelation, especially DMPS/DMSA, the way those fools over on the dmpsbackfire site did chelation you are going to get sick and remain sick for along time. If you don't get good solid IV nutrients after (a day or so) getting chelation, you are going to get sick and remain sick for years. Remember, the half life of Hg in the brain is 26 years.

The type of vits and minerals I'm talking about is 10-20 grams of Vit C in your arm and all the minerals you can get your doc to put in, as well as methyl donors (he should have a good script for this). Just the Vit C is going to make you feel terrific. In fact, if you went out right now and got 10g in your arm you're going to feel great, that's because Vit C temporarily ameliorates the symptoms of Hg poisoning as well as dealing with the massive oxidant damage the Hg is producing.

Chelation is not easy for anyone, as I've said before, getting it out asap is your best option. However, minimizing the damage done is another top priority. The first 6 times I did DMPS I carried around a bottle of mega minerals I could take incase the chelation got too tiring (I was still working on Wall St while trying to do this).

"I didn't bother with tests as much or took "too" much notice of them". Shame on you! Did you know you could have a DMPS chelation (or other agents) and get a zero on a 24 hour urine test? What could go wrong....

Not enough sulphur in your diet can cause you to stop excreting heavy metals just by itself. No sulphur, no excretion. Do you have enough sulphur?

Using regular plastic bottles not the usual hardened brown bottles provided. Plastic sucks up the Hg from the urine in the bottle. Even with the hardened bottles you have to vigorously shake the urine, hopefully the technician knows to do this before he sends the sample to the lab.

You have to frequently test to get a trend of what is coming out. My first two results came back zero. However, the doctor (being experienced) noticed there wasn't any zinc or magnesium coming out either and he knew I had those present or I'd be dead.

Your results will not show a steady decline of excreted Hg. Mine dropped quickly to the 30's (mcg/L urine) and stayed there for the longest of times (I think a year?). Then suddenly dropped to the 15-20 range for months. then just as sudden the 8-10, then 5's. I was waiting for the zero's when 9/11 occurred. You see the trend but, you will get the odd result from time to time. This I think is the only way to know you are getting rid of Hg, not, I think I'm getting rid of Hg because I can feel it leaving. There was one guy I met in the doctors office that had an initial value 247 mcg, I asked if he could see streaks of silver when he went to the bathroom. but his results quickly went to zero within 6 months. There’s no way to know how much Hg you have, maybe, you have none.

If you start chelation, finish it or you’ll end up with innumerable new problems as you shift the Hg to other parts of your body, I don’t think there’s a way to stop this. This is another reason I don’t like ALA as it has the potential to move the Hg into the brain, DMPS does not, it doesn’t go there. For you to talk about ALA and Hg in your brain, just realize what you’re saying, and I know I’ve said this before. You have a Blood Brain Barrier, it’s VERY sophisticated and even keeps, for the most part, Hg out of your brain. So, if you have lots of Hg, where is it going to be located? In your body. When you get the levels down in your body, the BBB seems to be able to excrete Hg to the body from your brain. But you have to get the levels down first. Then you can do ALA or cilantro if you want, not before.

You might start off with a general serum metal test. I had 3 of these over the years before I knew about Hg. This will tell you if Aluminium is a problem and if you’re currently (within the last 48 hours) being exposed to Hg. If Aluminium is a problem (mine was 4 times the high range) then ALA is potentially a problem because it will swap AL for Hg, it’s just chemistry…..

“I just hoped and assumed the ALA may have been a bit past it's due by date! I hope that was the reason!”, Again with the hoped for answer, you can’t hope yourself out of this problem. As my doctor said to me, get rid of the Hg and all the problems will go away as that is the root cause. Infections, nuttyness (Technical term), fatigue, rashes, relationships (problems with), the list is endless…… will go away. I keep meaning to make the list of symptoms I suffered from and the ones that went away….

Actually, I guess I didn’t make this very simple did I… I feel for you Bex, I was there for so long, wish I could help more, I just have my experience to give you, right or wrong…

By the way, TD DMPS looks good, tried some, it took away my heart arrhythmia.

Regards.