I've been reading about mercury poisoning lately and was interested in some insight.

Lately I've been feeling extremely tired, I can't concentrate at work, I feel a little depressed as in I don't really care about anything.

I've always been a laid back person, I would describe myself as being 'born tired'. I always had sleeping problems, not sleep apnea or insomnia, just always had trouble falling asleep no matter how tired I was. And no matter how many hours of sleep I do get, I'm always tired.

I never really did too well in school, again I never really felt able to concentrate.

Anyway, I've always had dental problems, I can remember getting crowns when I was 5 years old. I'm now 25, and every molar in my mouth has a silver filling, along with some other teeth. I think I counted 16. I eat 1 can of chunk light tuna a day, I workout a lot and eat it for the protein.

I'm starting to get worried that I may have low level mercury poisoning that may be catching up with me. As I said I've been noticing more extreme tiredness over the last 4 - 5 months.

Would my physician be the one to go to to ask for a mercuryscreening? Or should I go somewhere else?


Any insight to this is greatly appreciated.

...also
how can you be sure that you have amalgam fillings?

If your fillings are silver colored they are mercury amalgams. The only other types of fillings are white plastic. So yes, you have a lot of amalgams. I know someone with 16 and he is very sick. I am not a doctor but it sounds like this is the problem. No more tuna!! Use protein powder. Tuna is high in mercury and you really don't want to add to what you already have in your body. I can say that I have always had low level poisoning as you describe it, but it started to get worse at your age. I am 33 now and pretty functionless.
Tread cautiously with your doctor. Most of them do not beleive that amalgams can poison you. You can try to ask to be tested for "heavy metals". You may need to find a naturpathic or holisistic physician if yours won't cooperate. Or have your doc send you to a specialist in enviornmental medicine. This message board is a good place to start to get the info you need to get better.

Thanks for the quick response. I also use protein powder, but I'm a big guy and need a lot of protein to sustain muscle growth, I guess I'll try making chicken breast instead. I've been reading some posts and have actually become pretty alarmed. Especially about the suicide thought symptoms. I actually wouldn't say I have suicidal thoughts, but I have thought to myself that I really wouldn't care too much if I died(if that's the same thing....). What really gets me is the fact that I am very active and always thought myself to be a very healthy person in general. I was an NCAA athlete, and continue to strength train 4 days a week. But no matter how much I work out, I can't shake the feeling of dizziness/lack of focus.

My wife is a PA(Physicaian Asst.) and she knows a lot of the doctors in the area. I think I'll bring this up with her and see if she can help me find a doc.

Would going to a dentist be a better idea? I found one in my area in a link someone provided that specializes in this sort of thing.

I too have experienced an increased feeling of tireness, fatigue basically. I always thought being tired was just 'who I am'. It's gone from "dragging my feet slightly" to "not going out because it's just too much effort". I too used to sleep many hours, around 12, and still wake up tired.

My fatigue affects me legs the most. There's not a single area where my legs hurt. It's everywhere. In fact, it's not really a pain. It's like someone sucked all the energy out.

I've never been able to concentrate either. But as I'm dyslexic, I'm unsure if that's related to amalgam fillings or not, but they probably don't help.

The only symptom I have, but you haven't, is Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Good luck with the doctors. But I wouldn't be surprised if they say there's nothing wrong with you. Because it's not like you've got a virus or an infection; your immune system, among other system, is just impaired because of the mercury. I describe it as "feeling like an 80 year old". Of course, if they do a proper test to see if you've got mercury poisoning (the DMPS challenge seems the most effective, blood and hair tests don't always work apprently) they may be more useful.

My Health Service (British) has been throughly useless

Good luck.

(ps. cut the tuna, and all fish, out. I'd also recommend you drink bottled water. But the water may be clean where you are.)

Brutus,

Mercury is known to make people "not care" about things, including their own lives, which is part (not all) of the reason it's known to cause suicidal thoughts.

Your symptoms are right in line with known symptoms of mercury toxicity. I would hesitate to have a doctor who does not have special training in mercury toxicity test you because standard hospital tests are virtually useless (I grew up in a medical family). Work only with a physician who has been specially trained in this or you will spend the next 5 years declining and wondering why.

Some of the low energy, bad thoughts and dizzyness can be caused by the following side-effects of mercury:

• Mercury inhibits T4 to T3 (thyroid hormone) conversion which will lower thyroid function and can affect you emotionally.
• Mercury binds and renders useless iodine which causes thyroid starvation which can cause weight gain and depression.
• Mercury literally destroys nerve cells causing a myriad of neurological diseases. Watch this: How Mercury Causes Brain Neuron Degeneration Video
• Mercury inhibits processes related to sugar processing and can eventually lead to diabetes.
• Mercury indirectly destroys colon lining and can lead to IBS and other digestive issues.
• Mercury inhibits the methylation of B12 causing a rise in Homocysteine levels which leads to heart disease and other circulatory issues.
• Many more bad things.

There is a host of information in the following book which I recommend you give to your physician:

http://herballure.com/vp/aidt

Since you take protein, I would also raise your awareness about NutraSweet which many protein supplements contain. NutraSweet is highly toxic and lowers performance because it is converted to methanol (wood alcohol) and formaldehyde in the digestive system. Check this out for more info:

http://herballure.com/vp/sm

Lastly, if you find you do have amalgams in, here are some guidelines to be aware of:

http://mercurytalk.com/wiki/index.p...ile_amalgam_fillings_are_still_installed

You may also relate to my personal story:

http://herballure.com/mms

or the stories of others:

http://mercurytalk.com/Stories/index.html

All the best!

I can tell you the "don't care if I died" thing I have too. Not a real wish to be dead or harm yourself. Just a lack of care either way. Sometimes fears, anxieties. Ideas pop into your head to the effect of "what would happen if I died", "what if I fell down the stairs righ now and died". Just weird stuff like that and you know it isn't really you thinking that.
If you need help finding a doc or dentist post for help here. We all have links to help find them.

Hi Brutus. The amalgam could well be an issue for you. For me the response to amalgam was very quick - within 2 years I had serious anxiety disorder - but I believe different people respond to the amalgam differently. It depends on how resistant the body is to toxins and how sensitive it is to mercury. I believe I have low resistance to toxins (can get tipsy on alcohol quickly and sore eyes and throat around cigarette smoke) and I think I am very sensitive to the mercury and don't excrete toxins very quickly.

If your resistance level to toxins is better than mine and you excrete toxins very quickly, then it would probably take you a lot longer to get to the stage of mercury poisoning.

I always did well at school and was very disciplined academically, but since I got a root canal filling a few years ago, I find it very hard to concentrate.

I've also always had sleeping problems and constantly tired. Very often I wake up like I haven't slept at all.

My experience also is that conventional doctors are very ignorant on this issue. it would probably be better to go to a doctor that acknowledges the problem, but you may be lucky and have a foreward thinking doctor.

I too get the "not caring" about things and taking care of myself is sometimes an effort.

Let us know how you get on.