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I think DMSA can make you "feel" better sometimes because it's picking up the mercury already floating around in your blood. But sometimes it can stir symptoms up as well. I found a combination with it.

It removes the mercury on the outside of cells. ALA removes the mercury inside. I think this is why ALA can cause more symptoms for many people and why Andy suggests using it with DMSA if that be the case. If the DMSA helps.

But apparently ALA doesn't suppress side effects, but Andy reckons it's the main chelator and is essential. He does not believe DMSA is essential....but it worked for me!

Hi Bex: I agree. The times I did ALA alone I had a rough time for a few days after finishing chelation. I always felt adding DMSA made it more tolerable. Even then, using both ALA and DMSA, it was still sometimes rough the first day or two after a round. But I have concerns of using DMSA long term due to effects on liver. Maybe the way to use it is for a few months, and then break for a month or two.

But at a low dose ALA may be OK too. mikey made a comment of being tired of doing chelation, and I can relate to that, but it is hard to know if you would be doing better or worse without it. I can say I know of one guy who works where I do who had mercury poisoning from dental fillings in the 80's. He only used colloidal minerals and he is doing well today. So who knows? Who really knows?

TW