Rom,

If I could fix the POTS then I wouldn't be here. That's what I'm trying to do and I think mercury poisoning is causing the POTS. I went to Cleveland Clinic to get a proper diagnosis and miserably failed the Tilt Table test. My heart rate was 160 from simply standing up. POTS is my main symptom(s) that I suffer from on a daily basis. Those who do not suffer from POTS cannot imagine how terrible it is and how much it debilitates your life. During the winter I feel pretty much "cured", but as soon as it gets warm outside I'll be a mess again. Just sitting in a warm room gets my heart aggravated.

I've done tons of things over the years to get better and the only thing I haven't done much of is chelation. The only chelation I've done is following Cutler's protocol and as I've said many times, the jury is still out for me. I will check out a parasite cleanse, but I did one of those years ago with no effect on the POTS.

The only thing that really helps me are beta blockers, but long term use I start to get side effects. It decreases the blood circulation in my feet and I get chilblains on my toes. UGH! I have high norepinephrine levels in my body, which is why my heart rates elevate upon standing. I think mercury is causing this or creating an autoimmune response to my central nervous system.

Some of those progress reports are a joke. Have there been any follow ups to these "progress reports". I have found (as I said earlier) that a person will post they are doing better and then a week later complain about all of these horrible symptoms. I might try to find some of these people and see how they are doing now. Unless we are now saying that these symptoms aren't mercury toxicity, then they are not better. Bex, you say that your symptoms are now not mercury...I don't know if I believe that or not. How do you know? Did you test your urine while on round to see that you were excreting mercury or any other metals? Once I find something that works for me, I plan on chelating until no more metals come out in my urine/feces. That's the only way to know you really got it all out.

Another thing to consider is that those yahoo groups are moderated. Comments that are critical of the Cutler protocol don't even get approved by the moderators.

Edit: I've searched 2 emails/usernames from these so called success stories and they are NOT better. They are still posting on the yahoo group with issues. It is bull and the Cutler people suggesting these stories are "successes" is very misleading.