Yeah, not sure what it is with selenium. It can help, but it can also cause strong symptoms. I can't honestly explain what it does. It's like it can help with yeast, but it can flare it up. It can help with mercury, but because it competes with it for binding sites (apparently), then it can cause some redistribution. Selenium can help raise gluatathione levels, which can help enhance ones ability to detox.

But yeah, it's helped me in the past, but I have definitely been through what you have with it as well. I'm not sure if it causes mercury to go into the brain, but if it can cause some redistribution, anything is possible. I think it just does something to it and it can make a person feel better or in some cases worse. Cutler does not always recommend it for everybody. He seems to feel that selenium in the form of selenomethione is better tolerated.

I had episodes with selenium where I felt nuts as well. I had the heart racing, I had insomnia and I just felt crazy and I went out in my car at really odd hours of the night after using it. I just felt like I was going to do something horrible to myself. Thankfully the reaction calmed down the next day. That did not always occur, but I have definitely had it happen after selenium more than once. Once I treated my candida more strongly, I was able to tolerate the selenium better and it then appeared to help more than make me feel completely crazy. But again, not at too high a dose.

I am interested in the dandelion. Thanks for the suggestion. I hope that at least will be something I can take and the parasite won't act up with it. I seem ok with herbal teas just fine. And dandelion is good for kidneys and liver is that right? I used to have dandelion coffee, but may see if I can get the tea.

Can't take probiotics. The parasite I have appears to consume them. Here's the problem, most infections like this always recommend probiotics. But some parasites can eat them and it's advised to lay off them until the infection is gone. One doctor I read about does not use them in his patients who have protozoa parasites. Though it's not been confirmed with me, I appear to have the very symptoms of this type of parasite. This unfortunately has proved correct for me. I've tried it a number of times now and no go. I keep trying though because I know I have to get good bacteria in there, as I must have a major imbalance for this to be going on.