Wow, thanks everyone. I'm pretty sure that the chelation is indeed straining my adrenals. Last time I took a break from it I felt a lot better. The problem there is that I become non-functional in the evenings because I get so sleepy. It isn't as bad when I'm chelating. I'm a teacher and sometimes I have to take my work home; it's very hard when I can't do it after my daughter is in bed. Still, maybe I ought to try taking a break anyway, before I strain something to breaking point.

Glad to hear the cream is helping Dawn. I read that symptoms can get worse for a start because the progesterone causes the estrogen receptors to wake up. I'm keeping fingers crossed. Already, sleep last night was better than the night before, so I'm hoping my body will adjust.

I've been talking elsewhere with people who "don't know" about alt med (i.e. whether they want to "trust" it), or who say that they don't think they could do what I'm doing, e.g. not eat junk food. Isn't it sad? It seems like most people have to get really, really ill before they discover what we know and find the discipline to put it into practice. I can't imagine living any other way now.