Good evening all -
I was given 500mg of oral DMPS as a chelating agent for a provocation test for Hg. My Holistic Doctor didn't tell me about DMPS just gave it to me. At the time I trusted him and taken it. My random results came back 1.1 microgram/g CREAT and my provocation test came back 54 micrograms/g CREAT. Yes my mouth is filled with amalgam fillings (at least 10 teeth with multiple fillings). A week and a day after taking the 500mgs of DMPS, I suffered side effects of headaches, swelling in my mouth, pressure in my jaw, eyes and base of my neck. My sinuses were swollen and stuffy yet dry (no runny nose or nasal drip). I had extreme fatigue which lead me to sleep all day for 3 straight days. I was in a mental fog and could barely function. I was extremely cold and constipated. I experienced nausea and hip pain returned where it had subsided with a regime of vitamins, minerals and supplements I had been on prior to the DMPS. On the 4th day, I lost my voice and was extremely groggy. By the 5th, I was coming out of it and was returning to 'normal'. When I told my Doctor of these side effects, he told me he didn't know what they were .. and that any side effects from the DMPS would or should have occurred on the day or few days following it's ingestion. I finally got smart and began researching. I became angry that he didn't inform what he had given me and I was stupid enough to take it without looking into it first. He wants me to chelate with 200mgs of DMSA and ALA following a vitamin/mineral protocol along with it even before seeing a Dentist to have my fillings replaced. I have been taking cilantro extract to begin to shake the mercury free from my cells and excrete it but I have found that even on 3 droppers a day that I have ringing in my ears and a tingling sensation in my mouth. I have stopped the cilantro for now as of today until I do more research into amalgam filling replacement and chelation protocols. I have ordered Hal Higgins and Andrew Culter's books and am patiently awaiting their arrivals.
My suggestion is to anyone who is entering into this to be as well informed as possible. I believe that whatever chelating agent used can be helpful if taken correctly and appropriately under specific vitamin/supplement protocols. Every body is different and the side effects for one may not be as severe as it can be for someone else. My point being .. be as welly educated in this before starting and go into it clear minded and well informed. And if this frightens you into becoming cautious as it has me .. then be very afraid!
(and to be clear on what I am saying - Be Very Cautious))
Kindest regards
D