hi sittingduck , cool name ! I had my amalgams removed 10 months ago and am still dealing with detox symtoms seams like they have gotten worse after using dmsa and ala togethor , I was doing pretty good before that , I am still trying to figure out if my increased symtoms are from the chelation or the 2nd detox phase that cutler mentions in his book , but all in all I am doing better than before amalgam removal , before removal every day was in very bad shape ,on a scale of 1 thru 10 I was a 2 to 3 on most days and now ,even with detox symtoms I am at a 5 to 6 , so I can see a difference since removal .