Demi, I know that I heard that I should get my fillings removed a number of years back. But, my dentist had newspaper clippings on his wall that stated how safe they were. I like my dentist and trusted him. So, I did nothing, while my family and I received more and more of this toxic "care". Finally, back in Oct or Nov last year I decided, after hearing about how dangerous fillings are for a number of years, to find a holistic dentist for my kids' next fillings - just in case. When I got on the web and found out that these so called "silver" amalgams are, in reality MERCURY amalgams, I almost threw up. To think that they have been instilling this poison into our mouths with no word of warning whatsoever! Then I got onto this website and found that my symptoms were exactly like many others. I had prayed, a few years ago, that the Lord woudl lead me to the source of my autoimmunity so I could put an end to the decline of my health and prevent my kids from entering the realms of the autoimmune. Thank God, I have finally found the answer. However, even when I tell people that their fillings are mercury, they don't listen. But I took a long time to listen. Perhaps if they find out it is mercury right at the start, it won't take them as long as it took me.