My two cents...

I was one of those who went and had everything done last year. I had the 9 amalgams removed/replaced by a biological dentist (glad I did), had the root-canaled abcessed crowned tooth (w/mercury filling) pulled, glad I did, and had 4 other root canaled teeth pulled that were capped with crowns and mercury caps underneath, wished I didn't pull the teeth, just had the crowns replaced with porcelain.

I wish I had proceeded with much more caution as Bex says in her other post. It's beginning to look more and more like I had severe adrenal/thyroid issues and some mercury poisoning. I over did it on the drugs (DMPS, DMSA and ALA) and other supplements, including herbs.

I felt better right after I had my fillings removed, I did have an organ dump 6 months post removal just as Andy said I would and felt awful for 3 months.

It's harder to eat now than it was a year ago. What I am finding is that liver/gallbladder flushes really help me as do some thyroid and adrenal support.

Where I am at now is to reduce everything I am taking to simple things: Vit C, B-12/6, Vit. D, EFA/DHA, calcium/magnesium and digestive enzymes.

I did the Colonix program by Dr. Natura and it worked to get the sludge out. Now I'll continue with just fiber (the other has fiber and herbs). I think one can overload on herbs.

I also noticed its good to proceed like Sunshine said with the parasite and kidney cleanses, when you are up to it. I did the parasite cleanse and am now going to do the kidney cleanse.

From here I'll just do liver flushes and keep the diet clean and very small doses of chelating like Sunshine (12.5 mgs DMSA) so I can function and not overload the rest of my system as I get this out.

I know this is long-winded, but my point is, is that when you're sick, you're desperate to get well and you read about amalgam poison and it's true, it's just that everyone's system is different, everyone is sick on one level or another and you just can't jump into detox. It has to be done slow or you hurt yourself. It can delay or even worsen your condition. Right now I am working to get back to how I used to eat last summer. I ate a non-candida diet but could eat more than I can eat now. I think too many herbs have caused this issue.

I hope this helps others...I wish I had done more research before jumping off the deep end of detox. It scares me how many people on this forum are not doing better or only slightly better after doing many things. I see only one person on here getting better...Sunshine, unless someone else out there has a good report.