"I think I got the licorice drops instead of the tea. Would that matter? "

Many liquid extracts contain alcohol which should be avoided if possible. Some licorice extracts and capsules are DGL, in which some of the medicinal compounds are removed. Don't use DGL licorice, and try to avoid extracts with alcohol.

Milk thistle is very hard to make tea from. I bought some milk thistle tea bags and tried very hard to make tea from them, but it was almost like plain water. So for milk thistle an alcohol extract would probably be okay, since the tea and capsules of the crushed herb might not be so effective.

The last of my amalgams were replaced 17 months ago. I had 25 amalgams. It took almost a year for them to be replaced. I felt pretty sick during the process, and had to take a few long breaks inbetween.