Hi Sunflower, I can understand your concerns! The mercury is a much bigger concern than DMSA. DMSA poses a problem if one is simply intolerant to it and cannot even take the tiniest dose (e.g. even 1 mg may set them off). Usually you can tell if it's that or mercury detox. I think it's good stuff.

But it is really up to you and what you feel like trying. A dentist in my country (one of the top) uses NDF for his mercury patients and has done for years with success. He has read Cutler's book, but prefers his own protocol and obviously it must work or he would have abandoned it. However, I was not so tolerant of the stuff when I was mercury toxic and had to go back to Cutler's. Every person is different.

He would use it even on those who had amalgams, but he would make sure they brushed with it first, spit out and then take the dose. Just to be extra careful. But before this? there is a pre prep. This means that the gut and liver MUST be in a state where they can handle further increase in the movement of toxins from detoxification.

He would put them on the candida diet and use gentle herbal antifungals (though I found the diet alone ok for me, antifungals were often too strong and can release metals from yeast by splitting them open). I was very sick after an earlier antifungal use so I preferred to just do the diet instead, but the antifungals he gave me did not pose a problem (probably because earlier ones had already done the damage!). Also probiotics were required after the yeast was reduced by diet and etc. Plus support for the liver etc and other vitamins/minerals.

Later came NDF when the patient was improved enough and ready from the diet and other supplements.. And starting the NDF at a low dose that was suited for the individual (certain testing was involved).

I had problems with my liver and other issues, so I was a particularly difficult patient!

NDF is best to start with ONE drop, as it is pretty potent stuff. You ramp up slowly as tolerated. healing crisis can occur, so you can drop back or take a break if you need to. You will know if you want to continue with it or not. I would never overdo it, you need to find out how you respond to the stuff.

Mercury is never easy anyway. Post amalgam removal is a real roller coaster ride of symptoms whether you chelate or not. Chelating speeds up the slow detox process further and can sometimes "help" symptoms, but usually it increases them at the time. However, I didn't want to wait around, I was so ill from the mercury that I wanted out of me A.S.A.P. But too often I overdid and backfired! It's tempting to do because you just want to get well.

Whatever you decide to do, I hope that it works out for you.