Since being ill I have been exercise intolerant where any physical exersion will trigger symptoms. The more mercury toxic I am, the quicker symptoms will manifest after physically exerting myself.

The only reason for this that I can think of is that the physical movement is mobilizing mercury out of the muscles and tendons and moving it into the blood stream where it will relocate causing symptoms.

At a different mercury forum, someone disagreed, saying he thought it had more to do with body chemistry and a stressed thyroid.

Anyone else have this?

BTW, another symptom trigger that I experience is cold. Literally, as temperatures move towards freezing it triggers symptoms, and the the more the temperature drops below freezing the more intense the symptoms. There is a direct correlation between cold and symptoms in a manner that I have not seen in anyone else.

If this is caused by mercury is the cold mobilizing mercury from some part of the body? Anyone else have any theories?

Again, anyone else have this?

Yes, I had the same problem when I entered stage 3 mercury toxicity. Physical activity caused symptoms to rise dramatically.

The reason for this I believe is physical mercury mobilization in the lymphatic system, which only circulates as a result of physical activity via a network of one-way valves.

I talk about this in my mercury story:

http://herballure.com/mms

I get the same thing, after exercise i get horrible symptoms and depression and when im cold i get more symptoms too! Dawn.

Yes, same symptoms here as well. Exercise, especially if it involves my shoulders heavily (such as push ups) will make me miserable. But there is a 1-2 day delay, I usually feel great while exercising, though I will feel a bit spacey if I overdo it.

My solution is long walks. Much more gentle on the body and joints and still a fantastic exercise if you do it long enough, especially if it involves going up and down hills.

The cold makes my symptoms worse as well. Haven't figured a way around that one yet <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

You may have already read my post entitled "CLIMATE / TEMPERATURE THEORY".......my symptoms always get worse the colder it gets and much better when it's warm out.

Chloe

I absolutely agree that exercise mobilizes the mercury. The better question is how to gradually improve the health condition of the lymphatic/immune system.
One thing that I did buy for about $250 was a small trampoline called a rebounder. You can be as agressive or passive as you feel- and do 2 minutes or ten. The principle is that the change in direction should help the one-way valves open so that the crud keeps moving. It does seem to work for me.
I also use the power massage feature on my shower to blast my legs and arms about where I figure the lympth flows.
This is definitely helping the numb joints that I have.

The healthier the immune system is then the more crap the blood vessels can transfer to it. That is what I have read anyway. So it should permit more of the mercury to be dumped with less of a herxheimer effect.

The question is " What products will best assist in improving the health of the immune/ lympth system ?"

Any ideas Russ or anyone else?

I've always had a problem with temperature. I am always cold, even when most people are warm. People have always commented on it. Yet I will sweat a lot. Winter is tough for me symptom wise. My hope is to eventually move somewhere with a warm climate in the winter. But too hot can also trigger symptoms and I really suffer in bright sunshine. If I don't wear shades, I get black swirls in front of my eyes and have to go somewhere dark until they are gone. I mostly have to wear sunglasses whatever the time of year when I am outdoors.

Demi
The cold feeling and the sweating, as well as rashes, are consistent with what are the classic mercury symptoms. Even though I am 2 years past removal these still happen to me. They occur less than they did. The sweating and rashes are eliminating mercury from our bodies and the cold or numb feelings are the mercuring messing up our neuro-transmitters.That is what the books say.
Regarding the eye problems, I had the same thing. I would get blinding flashes that would last about a half hour. I couldn't focus enough to drive a car. If I tried to concentrate on something I saw 2 of them. The traditional eye specialists I was sent to referred to the condition as an ocular migraine. This was happening to me several times a month. Since I had my amalgams removed I think it has happened twice in 2 years. The articles I researched stating that the retina is one of the main locations of mercury build-up must be correct.
I always wore sunglasses the minute I went out doors. Even on a cloudy day I wore them for golf and driving. In the last year I can wear my clear bifocals and it doesn't bother me at all. So that is a huge improvement.

Hope the same happens for you.

Al

Thanks Algan <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I hope you continue to get improvements <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I used to get very bad migraine attacks as a young girl - the same flashes for about 30 minutes, followed by extreme headache and nausea. My chemistry teacher was the only person who ever displayed concern about it, everyone else said it was just normal for me, and doctors prescribed some medication (which I never took because there was a lot of side-effects listed). Thankfully they got less as I got older, but about ten years ago I had one almost every 2 weeks. I think I was extremely toxic as a late child/ teenager when I was getting these fillings on a regular basis and my body was smaller than it is now to cope with it.

Exercise really messes me up too. Another possibility is that exercise will boost testosterone, which makes mercury symptoms worse.