HI, what dose of DMSA are you on? and how are you taking it?

A lot of people find their auto immune problems and other problems are exacerbated once they start chelating and the concern is, either the chelator itself, or the dose is too high and is moving too much mercury for that person to cope with.

The key is to get on a dose that is low enough for you to tolerate and even if you do get an aggravation of symptoms, to have it at a level that is not beyond your endurance.

DMSA will be moving mercury in the very areas where it's causing you problems. If mercury is responsible for hte connective tissue problem, it will worsen with chelation.

But again, I am not a professional and have no right to take risks with your health. You can post your message/concern to this group (forum) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/

Many people on there use DMSA and have all sorts of problems and will be able to provide you with better answers than me about your particular problem I'm sure.

Some people simply do not tolerate DMSA and have to stop taking it, but much of the time, the DMSA is simply moving mercury and I believe personally this drug is FAR FAR more powerful than we are being lead to believe. Some have to use as little as 6 mg, as even then they can get symptoms that are beyond their coping skills. Some can't use it at all.

One guy can't take 1 mg of the stuff and realises he's intolerant to the DMSA itself. He does fine on DMPS.