I agree with Jammes, you don't understand how mercury detox works. You do not need anything to "bind" or "attach" itself to the mercury. That is the job of ALA and DMSA because they have 2 thiol groups, so they can get the job done. The other things are not true chelators. I was fooled into thinking chlorella bound to mercury at one point. Now I know that the doctors who recommend that are trash.

If you are having that severe of a reaction to ALA, then you have too much body mercury still. If you take ALA with a lot of body mercury you'll actually pull mercury back INTO the brain. ALA is used for brain mercury, so that tells me your brain is full of mercury too. Not just your bones as you think. I'd start with 5-10mg of DMSA and see how that goes. Make sure you are taking supplements. If you aren't taking any essential vitamin supplements, then that could be your problem too.

I would never recommend someone to go straight into ALA. Even if it was a cost issue. It isn't worth the risk. Most people even after months or years post amalgam removal have body mercury. I don't think our bodies are very good at getting rid of it on their own.