, I am unqualified and really don't know biochemistry, and just passing on what I've read pretty much and I must admit, I have used DMSA in a one dose or random dose and would not advise it. I redistributed mercury badly. Just like the garlic supplement and using alpha lipoic acid too early. So that's why I can now see the logic behind the taking very small doses of DMSA every 4 hours around the clock for a few days on and then a few days off for a break and repeating for a few months. This is Andy Cutler's way of doing it. I hate to sound like an Andy Cutler fanatic, but I think he's got a point when he says that DMSA must be used every 4 hours to keep the blood levels of it even and consistant to keep mercury moving safely instead of being moved all over the place by a one off or random dosage (causing more to go into the brain).

Those things were a nightmare for me, but again, other people can do things that work for them. So I just pass on what I've read and experienced and nobody has to follow it, but I hate to think that they'd be made worse (as I have been).

Also, he advises against chelating with amaglams in the mouth for reasons of pulling more mercury into the body. But here again, people can do things that can work for them regardless.

Some things he says do NOT work for me and have hurt me, so I have had to moderate things further (like he would advise 50 mg of DMSA every 4 hours) there is NO WAY, i could tolerate that dosage and I have to use 12.5 mg or less to cope.

Some people on here use cilantro and get better, yet he advises against it becuase others have been terribly injured.

I hate this illness, it causes the most ridiculous and horrific symptoms and it makes us go all over the place trying to find what works for us personally because nobody really seems to be agreeing on one protocol, as everybody is too different to be completely certain one works for us all.