Hi Jeanie,

You're welcome. Glad you found us here! The best forum I have honestly been on and that's the truth (and I've been on a few over the years).

Mercury is horrific in what it can do, but you can definitely get it out of you! I had the problem of retention toxicity. I basically retained it, held onto it and could not excrete it properly which is probably why it was able to do as much damage as it did by building up in my tissues/organs for years. That's why, when I started detoxing from it, I really went through alot. It was painful for my body to eliminate it and rather slow.

If you can sweat? Then that is an excellent way to try and get some of it out via the pores. Depends where the mercury is perhaps too. I used to have hot baths and add a cup or so of epsom salts to it (which encourages sweating even more, and tends to help pull toxins out, plus provides magnesium). The other one I did was sea salt and baking soda (just supermarket sea salt, not the expensive stuff). about a cup or more of each and that worked excellently too.

I am also having Real Salt (Redmonds). But the problem is, it does not contain enough iodine. Iodine is ESSENTIAL. your blood passes through your thyroid all the time, if there is not enough iodine there, you will have problems. And mercury is a big one for depleting iodine. You can start having thyroid problems as I did through lack of it. Highly important for many functions inside your body. It doesn't mean you have to go overboard with it, but I would advise supplementing it (kelp is a natural form of iodine, so if you take seaweed, you'll be getting some iodine). Lugol's iodine is another good one.

The thyroid unfortunately is a big one for mercury causing problems with. It blocks the action of iodine in the thyroid, so even if you are getting iodine, mercury can block its action. Which is rather sad. That's why blood tests may not show what's going on!

Take whatever helps you cope from day to day. mercury mucks up so many things, that many people find they have to take a lot of supplements just to feel remotely "ok". Some react badly to many supplements, so it can be very difficult to find ones you respond to. mercury can cause chemical sensitivity too and allergies, so it's a two edged sword.

Mercury removal can for many, cause a worsening of their condition and sometimes dramatically. Because of this volatile neurotoxin, drilling it back out can do more damage due to the acute exposure of it in one session. Full protection is essential and even then it's no guarantee that one will not be further exposed. Jinx on here got MUCH MUCH worse after having his amalgam removal done because he did not have any protection. It depends too how strong a person is at the time as well. And then, once that's done, you have to deal with the aftermarth and often the years worth of build up and poisoning can really show its face because there is no more amalgam there anymore and the body seems strangely to go from storage mode into detox mode. Which for me made symptoms far worse.

You may find amino acids make your symptoms worse. Be careful with them. I could not tolerate them. Then again, you may find they help. Andy doesn't seem to recommend them for the most part, as they can mobilise mercury too much. E.g. cysteine, methionine, glutathione etc, supplemented as they are can bounce mercury around. You can naturally raise gluathione levels by using vitamin C, selenium, milk thistle, (and other antioxidants) etc etc. which is more effective and safe, than taking gluathione directly.

The supplements Andy Cutler recommends at the minimum are - Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex, milk thistle, magnesium (all those you must take 3-4 times day for effectiveness). Vitamin E, zinc etc can be taken once/twice a day. And enough flaxseed oil for helping to repair nerve/membranes/brain. Up to 1-2 tablespoons or more a day. He believes that one should also mix another oil in there that has omega 6 (borage oil is one he recommends, as it's cheap). Though flaxseed has omega 6, it has far more omega 3 and I guess he feels it needs a bit more balance.

If you can do his protocol, I'd advise it. You can start on very small doses and stay there until you feel comfortable enough to increase the dose. I started with DMSA and in fact, that's the only one I really wound up using. I hated waking up to take a dose, due to the need to take a pill every 4 hours, but it's the only way to keep it safe and tolerable.

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