I used ALA and made myself much worse. I used it when I was not ready. I can't even handle small doses of DMSA, so why I risked ALA is beyond me.

It's scary when it's used too early or at the wrong time. Horrific actually. But I have heard good things about it and how it's helped people with the last stubborn mental symptoms and they've pretty much been cured.

So you're probably good and ready to try it, but be warned, using it at even a slightly too high a dose can be quite frightening. So many start as low as 5 mg. Also the symptoms from it don't seem to show up and you think you're doing just fine and wham they begin to hit and it's just not worth the higher doses.

Use it every 3 hours and if possible, use it with DMSA or DMPS for more stability and greater detox. I believe on it's own, it's less stable. But it's up to you.

It should help, you do sound ready for it, so best wishes and go slow and safe.