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Just to add my two cents here. I also got worse on starting ALA, and couldn't understand why, as I followed the Cutler protocol to the tee. But if you search in the archives on FDC, you will see that Andy says that the body doesn't get rid of the mercury mobilised by ALA during the same round. It takes much longer than that. So for those whose detox capabilities are weak, taking too high a dose of ALA will mobilise more mercury than the body can get rid of in a short time, and so you get worse and regress. The secret to the Cutler protocol is finding the right ALA dose - too high, and you will get worse. I started out on 12.5mg, realised quickly this was too high, moved down to 6.25mg where I stayed for some time, before noticing I had lost ground again. I am now waiting to start at 3mg, which I hope will be the dose I can chelate at comfortably, without getting worse, and get slow improvement. I know someone who cannot tolerate 1mg ALA rounds, and who is chelating with DMSA only to reduce body burden further before trying again with ALA. It is a highly individual dose-dependent process, which does not mean it doesn't work. I have had definite improvement from the ALA rounds I have done.


Very glad to hear you too have had improvement on ALA smile

I often find that complaints about ALA usually have a reason behind it. Cutler is pretty specific how and when it should be taken, but even then adjustments may have to be made with the dose.

I've even heard of people using ALA with amalgams in place. Or too early on, too high dose, or random dosing (e.g. not every 3 hours around the clock). ALA nor Cutler should be blamed when bad things happen in cases like that.

But often they are!

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Bex - well done for a gracious response to an unkind post...


Thank you Nicola wink