Janey, it sounds to me like when you had the amalgams out, you got exposed to more mercury in the process. Then, you mentioned you took detox supplements, which most likely aggravated your mercury symptoms by mobilizing too much mercury.

As far as the nervousness and hives go, I would start with one or two things only and see what works best. Personally, I would definitely take lots of Algin and vitamin C first. I would take at least 5-6,000mg of vitamin C daily. Although this may not help the TMJ directly, it should help with other symptoms.

Russ has been working on a publishing deadline that was due yesterday, so he should be back on the forum very soon. I'll make sure he comments on your post, because he's spent more time researching this subject than I have, plus, he's talked with so many different people, perhaps he's heard from others with similar problems.