Nina

Yes, a leaking filling would re-expose you to mercury all over again. It's possible that over the last three years your body cleared enough of the mercury body burden for you to feel better again, especially if you have been taking supplements and eating a clean diet. But if you haven't done any chelation, you will remain susceptible to being dragged down by mercury or other environmental toxins again and again, as you haven't really cleared enough of the mercury to be properly free of it. Or, if your adrenals are very fatigued, as they are in most people with mercury issues, any stress, physical or emotional, could push you down.

IMO, you need to sort the tooth out, support adrenals and thyroid, and chelate properly with the Cutler DMSA / ALA protocol. Many people are following this protocol with good results - I personally feel much better after 34 rounds of DMSA, and I haven't really started on the ALA yet. There is a lot to take on board though - you need to do your research on it. As a first step I would recommend buying the Amalgam Illness book either from Russ, or www.noamalgam.com and finding out what you need to treat. Then chelate. Many of us here are doing this.

If you have been made sick by mercury to the extent that you have been bedridden I think it is unrealistic that you will recover permanently without chelation. Leave the footbaths and all other 'witch doctor' detoxification protocols - many of them will damage you further.

You are on the right track with thyroid / adrenals. Ideally you would get saliva testing to confirm what your levels are before starting to treat. There are many forms of adrenal support, from glandulars to steroids, depending on how weak your adrenals are. You need to support adrenals before you can treat thyroid, otherwise you risk making things WAAAAY worse. I'll put some links in your other post for reading. I'm sure others will contribute too.

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Nicola