Hi Stuart,

Yes, ALA will do that and I think far worse than DMSA or DMPS. That's the unfortunate aspect of taking it, but it's worth getting the mercury out. Someone on here was claiming that alpha lipoic acid kills yeast and recommending it as an antifungal, which I believe is totally incorrect. For starters, it is not classified as an antifungal agent anyway! Some may take it and it may not cause such yeast issues in them. Plus it's a powerful antioxidant, it also increases glutathione and is good for the liver. So many get some good effects from taking it. But unfortunately it can flare up (feed) yeast. I've heard others complain about the same and is about as far from an antifungal as you can get! But it does chelate metals like mercury and will cause some detox reactions, which can let you know you're on the right track.

I tried it recently myself, at quite a high dose (frequent dosing) to give myself a trial to see if I had any reactions, good or bad (checking for mercury detox) and there were no real mercury symptoms, but unfortunately I gave myself a worse case of yeast in the process and I'm still trying to handle that. Doesn't take much to pull me down or feed my yeast, so I'm an extreme case. But I personally won't be touching the stuff again, as I do not think I have mercury anyway.