I can relate, mikey. Did the DMSA make you worse too?
Not all people have to chelate with ALA to get well.

I believe DMSA makes most people feel better short term, ALA makes many people worse, but they improve if they chelate for a long time.

I cannot say that ALA chelation made all my symptoms worse, but it got very strange after a while. I didn't feel so much more depressed but extremely lethargic and sleepy. My food allergies also came back.