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Are you drinking a lot of water...you should drink glasses and glasses all day after a dmps shot...so your kidneys can get all of it out...if not..you are just moving it all around, and this could make you feel suicidal/sick...do they weigh you at every app't?? to make sure you are receiving the correct dosage?? Sandra P

Aaron, how high were your readings ..of mercury...How were you tested???..Wow , because 14 iv's are alot...you must be drenched in the stuff...Did you eat a lot of seafood, or did you have a flu/hepB shot???

Hey Aaron,

Doctor's data is supposed to be the Best Lab ...My naturopath said they are very accurate...I too, did a challenge...but mine was with oral dmsa(12 hours) and my reading was 12...but after my 5th DMPS IV injection..my URINE reading was 15.6....so mine went up also...after my 8th iv, i got a rash, so that is why I'm on DMSA now....I have read that it is good for it to go up, before it goes down...I guess it means your body is releasing more.....and if your reading is still high...you know you are peeing it out...because you are getting a reading...and that means of course..you are getting it out of your body....I know you have emotional symptoms...but do you have any Physical symptoms....like dizziness, fatigue, etc????Sandra P <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hey, I also have fatigue....I feel dizzy at times, twitching in all my muscles, esp. in my head(weird), my nerves twitch constantly ...all day every day...I feel things worse when I am relaxing...I have nausea on and off...and I have chills all the times too...When I first got ill (dizzy)..they thought I had an ear infection and gave be antibiotics...well then I went down hill...I was taking too strong a dose, and I guess my yeast went crazy....I was bed ridden for 3 mths...I thought I was dying...then I started treating myself for candida, and got better,..but not cured , and then 8 months later, found out it was mercury....now i've been detoxing from that (5 mths now)..and am getting better....so there is hope,...I'm pretty sure if I didn't take my health in my own hands (candida, now mercury detox)...I would have died...(not kidding).....Anyways, this may be a personal question Aaron, but how are your bowel movements????It is very important to be having at least 2 good ones a day...Or the Iv's just keep the toxins in...I did buy a very good colon cleanse, and that really helped to clean the colon full of crap(literally)...and I had a series of colonics done(not for everyone, but painless), and what a huge difference that made....my energy increased immediately....I also changed my eating habits...Have you read Huggins book?....If not, i'll tell you what you should eat and NOT eat....Sandra P <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well, it's good to have that end of it taken care of (no pun intended..lol)....Do you have your iv's every 2 weeks...once a month.???

Are you taking liquid magnesium, zinc, and other nutrients, and eating a supernutritious diet?

Aaron...I think once a week is too much....you should only do them every 2 weeks or once a month...your body needs time to recover in between....You may be causing your immune system to work overtime....And this is not good..Also, do not take any supplements(zinc,iron etc.) the day of your infusions...the Iv will work on pulling these out instead of the mercury....Sandra P

DMSA is a very aggessive way to detox. I checked into it, but realized that it would be too much for me. As Carla said, you need to be taking a lot of magnesium and zinc because DMSA binds to those as well and removes them from your body.

It sounds like that could be a big part of your problem because low levels of magnesium can cause MANY problems with depression being one of them. I would suggest that you lay off the DMSA for a while and rebuild your good mineral stores. Then when you are feeling better, you might want to try some less dangerous chelation methods such as sodium alginate, selenium or even cilantro.

Are you taking liquid magnesium, zinc, and other nutrients, and eating a supernutritious diet?

I wonder if they are not detoxing you to quickly. You sound sicker than I do and I have 11 amalgams in still. Not every method of detox is going to work for everyone. You have to find what makes you feel better and that may be a more natural route. But, yes how did you mercury get that high with only one amalgam? Hmmm?
Have you looked into detoxing naturally? Using Chlorella and other supplements?

I would definitely take a lot of vitamin C orally as soon as possible. I personally would take at least 6 to 8,000 milligrams (6 to 8 grams) right away. You'll probably need to continue taking high amounts of vitamin C over the next 48 hours or so. See how you feel and adjust as needed.

Also, if you have any Algin, take a bunch of it (apart from the vitamin C). This will help absorb what the DMPS has chelated. The fact that you're experiencing these side-effects would suggest that you're reabsorbing mercury.

If you don't have Algin, then use Slippery Elm, and again, lots of it. Keep your bowels moving with lots of liquid. Stay away from fish and possibly even sulphur-bearing foods like eggs (which can be problematic for some mercury toxic people).

About the patient who was told by his Dr. to get lost because he used chelation therapy (and his results were good!): You quoted someone who said that the health care system was devised to make people sick, not well.

Not deliberately, I don't think. Doctors who can't make a patient well, when they hear about a patient who used alternatives to do so, fly into a rage because they can't stand to be proved wrong. It is a form of humiliation to them, to have all their knowledge and training go for naught. It is an ego problem, not a deliberate desire to make people ill. Or so it seems to me.

Aaron,

Hang in there. You're on your way.

I have to say that I strongly disagree with your Doctor saying that 50 grams was too much. Knowing what I know now, I would not think of taking chelation without it. We were fortunate enough to have a Doctor that knew about post chelation vitamin C.

Nevertheless, you can still ask for a smaller amount if he's willing (and see the difference for yourself) or take it orally when you get home, but don't take 50 grams orally. You'll have to lower it to something like 5 grams working up to 10 but spread it throughout the day.

Your on the rollar coaster—one step closer to success. Hold on because it feels good when you get off of it.

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Aaron,

If infusions affect you this way, perhaps you should stop them for now altogether. What do you think?

Good luck,....Just because you detox slowly doesn't mean you'll feel better later......Dmps does remove the mercury much faster(i did them)..but the healing after and symptom removal takes a lot longer than natural means....because your body goes through much trauma....going slowly gets the mercury out slower...but your symptoms will go away faster, because your body isn't being shocked all the time.....your symptoms can go away before all the mercury is out....just so you know this...take care, Sandra

I chose to detox slowly because I had to live and work in the mean time. It worked well for me and I'm better now without going through any trauma (except that I did 3 DMPS initially, which was only a little traumatic for me but much moreso for my business partner Laura).

The way I view it is if you detox quickly, you will have a lot more redistribution than if you detox slowly. This will cause more tissue damage. You will get more mercury out more quickly but at what price in terms of damage.

if you move the mercury out slowly and in a controlled fashion making sure that as little redistribution takes places as possible, you will have less collateral damage. Of course, that's assuming that the "static" mercury in the tissue doesn't do damage, but it most likely does, so, what is the right answer? I don't know.

It's really up to you but with the horrible suicidal feelings you've been having, I might slow down a bit if I was in your shoes.

Just a thought.

Aaron,

I went from 32 waist 180 pounds to 42 waist 250 pounds in less than 3 years when I entered stage 3 mercury. This was after being the same size/weight all my adult life. Then, I could not lose the weight no matter what I did.

I've been slowly and steadly losing weight for the past several years without even trying since my fillings have been replaced.

I personally believe mercury is one of the main causes of weight issues in the U.S.

http://herballure.com/mms

After spending most of my life in depression, self-hate, and eating like there is no tomorrow, I can relate. I think the only reason I didn't gain weight until my mercury toxicity went into stage 3 is because I was very athletic and active.

Among the most important things I've learned in life (and not without difficulty) is:

1. Love Yourself

This is so frowned upon in American culture (and many others), but this is so unfortunate.

So many suffer growing up with the idea that they are not allowed to care about themselves or they will be considered self-centered. I think the healthy way is to first learn to love yourself and then learn to put others before yourself. There is a big difference.

Are you worth all this love?

If you're alive on this planet, yes you are and it's never too late to start!

Those who love themselves—but not in a vain way—are those few who stick with you when times get tough. They make true friends of the type you meet only once or thrice in a lifetime. If you want this kind of friend, you need to be this kind of friend, and you can be.

2. Fight Your Heart

I am so done hearing over and over—in the media, on television, in movies—the phrase, "Follow your heart." Assuming this means "follow your emotions", few things can be more harmful to a person.

Our hearts are not logical. They are not steady and they do not discern. Our hearts tell us to do things that can be harmful and impulsive and not beneficial for anybody.

Rather, we should follow our minds. We should learn what is, for example, good to eat; Design a diet and follow it. It's like working and getting paid after. If you do the work of designing a good diet and then discipline yourself by following it, you will be paid with the great reward of feeling better, losing weight, feeling better about ourselves and it gives us more confidence to be even more disciplined in the future. It's a positive feedback cycle that drives us toward excellence if we let it.

We need also to change our views of discipline and following a plan. Instead of seeing it as "all the things we can't do", we need to see it as the freedom it gives us to be fit, feel physically strong and to feel confident in ourselves.

This type of discipline together with the intellect to make a good plan is what allows us to make commitments. Unfortunately, so many people I know look at commitments as a prison; All the things you can't do. However, a commitment is really a plan with discipline that allows you special privileges.

The commitment to a job gives you the privilege of receiving a paycheck from the firm that employs you. The person next door does not get a paycheck from the firm you work for because they have no commitment to them.

A commitment to your friends gives you the ability to visit them, have dinner with them and otherwise enjoy their company.

The commitment of marriage gives you privilege to your spouse; Access to secrets, love, and other types of intimacy that are otherwise not accessible.

And a commitment to yourself gives you the power to feel better, look better, and have more self confidence than you ever thought possible.

All of this may seem idealistic, but really, life was designed to be idealistic and just as you wish for your children to receive all the gifts life has to offer, so you are entitled to wonderful things so long as you are willing to commit.

Just like knowing yourself is the best education to knowing others, making a commitment to yourself is the best way to learn how to be committed to others.

Sorry, didn't mean to launch into a book here. I just have strong feelings about the power and ability people have to help themselves when they're armed with the truth.

Food chemicals, childhood abuse, self-hate, or whatever the obstacles you face, you're always always always just one day away from a better day.

All the best!

You really are happy being single? Of course even marriage can't bring happiness if you're sick but I marvel at people like you and Laura that can be happy when you are single.

Aaron

Burning feet and stiff achey muscles are symptoms of hypothyroidism, which mercury causes. Hypothyroidism will also make you horribly depressed. Have you had your thyroid checked? Your mental state may improve if you take thryoid medication like Armour, a combined T3 / T4 medication, rather than a straightforward T4 med like Synthroid. You need to have your Free T3 and T4 checked. Most mercury toxic people have a problem converting T4 to T3. Taking thyroid meds are really lift the depression, ease the fatigue, and get rid of the burning feet. It's worth checking out with symptoms like yours. I hope you're having a better day today.

Would hypothyroidism cause weight gain?

Aaron,

In the condition you're in, I'm not sure if continuing chelation is the best thing to do. I would think it's more important to get the symptoms under control first.

I understand about the finances. I would just like to see some detox occur without chelation because it may help you feel better.

Just a thought. Let us know how it goes.


Yes, absolutely!

You could try increasing your T3 with something like this:

Thyroid Support

Aaron

I know it's more money, but I strongly recommend that you read Andy Cutler's 'Amalgam Illness' book. You will find yourself in there. Mercury attacks the endocrine system, specifically the thyroid and adrenals. If you are low in either of these,you will be horribly depressed and have suicidal tendencies. You will find many of your other symptoms in there, and there is a biological reason for them. You are poisoned!! If you have had your amalgams out, you can also learn about Andy's low dose chelation protocol with DMSA and ALA, which is acknowledged to be one of the safest ways of detoxing, and probably better than taking high doses of DMSA every other day. I found myself in this book - I have a textbook case of mercury poisoning - I am hypothyroid, hypoadrenal and hypoglycemic, practically housebound, and miserable. There have been days when I wanted to die, and if it wasn't for my children I might have been tempted. But there are ways of treating these symptoms and lifting you up and out of the depression. I am now taking adrenal support and Armour, and feel brighter mentally and more hopeful. It will be a long climb though. I am 40 in a few months - it is a sobering place to be in the middle of your life. Get the book, inform yourself, get yourself treated and fight back.

I wish us both good luck and better health in the future.

Nicola

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> [color:"red"] [/color] Aaron, and Russ Tanner,
If your short of money, the clay bathes that I already discribed is about $7. a bath. This is alot less expensive than the DMPS chelation. Aaron, please scroll up alittle on this page to read my long letter from Scarlet saying Attention everyone! Also I wanted to tell you that I heard horror stories from people who got bone surgery of all kinds and were even in more pain from it. I suggest that you get at a healthy weight by eating whole natural foods and exercise. Walking is an excellent form of exercise. Its good for you and yet it isn't too stranuous. Exercise produces endorphines which makes you feel more happy. Also pharmicutical drugs are never healthy. They have side effects and they also tear down the immune system. The Lord designed our bodies to be able to heal itself. He also provided whole natural foods to strengthen our immune system in order to be able to fight off illness on its own, but when its overloaded with toxins it can no longer function properly to do this! Its the corruption of man kind that placed toxins every where causing people to get sick. Toxins and chemicals are everywhere; in products, our water, air, food, medications, and especially In our teeth. There are more suicides, and phycological problems today than ever before and most of them aren't our fault!!! Toxins and chemicals cause this!!! So don't blame yourself! Iv'e suffered with depression and suicide for 14 years because of mercury and other heavy metals in my mouth also. Iv'e heard many times that people who are on antidepressants get even more depressed along with the terrible side effects so I wouldn't go on them. St. Johns Wort, is a very affective anti depressant and yet its natural. Check to see if it goes with other things you may be taking because this doesn't go with prescription anti depressants, medications, and some other herbs. I know you mentioned your short on money. I bet most of us are by now after the dentists have soaked us of every dime we have all to make us miserable and too ruin our lives too!!! I mentioned in my long letter that I not only suffered from mercury and other heavy metals, but also nerve damage. I had such excusiating pain and numbness that all I could do is drink liquids and purees. Well guess what , I went to a very good acupuncturist who is also a naturalpathic doctor who relieved quite a bit of the pain and numbness just from one treatment!!! So far it feels alot better!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />He said it should take about 6 sessions before all the nerve damage is gone. He also gave me some natural herbs to detoxify my liver at the same time. He explained the cause and effect of everything and how the Trigeminal nerve is the one that needs the acupuncture first since its the main nerve that branches off to the other nerves that are the ones affected by Lingual and Inferior Aveolar nerve damage. I don't think your interested in nerve damage since you don't have it, but acupuncture may be able to help with depression. The central nervous system is where the spine is connected to the brain and heavy metals such as aluminum oxide found in porcelein crowns, and mercury found in amalgams both attack the tissues, organs, and the central nervous system, causeing Alzeimers, Parkinsons, MS, ADD, depression, and a whole lot of degenerative deseases!!! Since acupuncture works alot with the nervous system I believe it could help. Each of these Acupuncture treatments are $45. which is a whole lot less if you were to get surgery or lots of medications. Even if all this were free and I had insurance, I would not take medications or get surgery especially if there are other natural safe alternatives. A doctor that sees the whole picture and works on the root of your problem, instead ofl only the symptoms is a true doctor. Medications make you feel good at first but later on you get more things wrong with you and you need a stronger dose or more different kinds of medications. Then when the medications don't work at all anymore, you need surgery and eventually die anyway because the root of the problem was never addressed! Iv'e seen this happen so many times before to people. This to me is quackery, and alot of it is going on now a days. Iv'e been through this when I was in my early 20's and learned fast that I was probably not going to live to 22. Thats when I learned that the natural way is the way to go. Only in a true emergency where I need medical attention emmediately is the only time I would go see a Western medicine doctor.As for feeling like God has forsaken you, yes I have feelt this way every time I suffered from what the dentists have done to me. Nothing made sense. In fact I'm still perplexed as to why I had to suffer for so many years from so many different things. But since I'm still alive I believe its for a purpose. To make me much stronger in character and to help others with all that Iv'e learned through my sufferings to prevent them from also going through what I went through!!! Maybe I suffered so much because the Lord wants to prepare me to fight against this injustice that we all are enduring through corrupt dentistry!!! I'm a teacher(not an English teacher) and also an Independent film maker who wants to make a full length drama on how much I suffered along with many others who also suffered, through the corruption of dentistry! It will be very emotional and show the emotional damage as well as the physical damage of toxic dental materials, negligent dental work, and nerve damage. It will also be about how there is no law that will protect the patient even if the dentist ruined all your teeth and your life!!! I'll be explaining in more E-mails how dentists are getting away with almost everything and there isn't hardly a thing that a patient can do about it by law! Did you know its harder than ever to find a an Attorney that will take a dental mal practice case for a patient? These dentist have got to stop!!! But they won't until you and I and everyone else on this forum stick togather and fight!!! Protesting, petitioning the supreme court, getting the newspapers, magazines, media, talk show hosts,and networking with maybe Kevin Trudeau, who wrote," Natural cures they don't want you to know about", along with other famous people may get our voices heard!!! We may not be able to change the laws in our life time but at least we had a part in changing it for the future!!! I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior 17 years ago and because of this I believe He wants me to tell people about him; that although we all are suffering so much, the Savior died for our sins so that through faith in what He has done for us there will be a better life up in Heaven where there is no more suffering!!! God bless everyone ! Until next time, lets pray for eachother!!!

Aaron,

I'm glad you read my letter and I am reading Kevin Trudueas book too. I admire his boldness to go out and help people no matter what the cost is. He is a great roll model to me because I hope I can be just as bold fighting against the injustice of corrupt dentistry. I noticed though that not only I but many other people are advising you not to continue the DMPS. When you detox too fast which the DMPS test does, It not only makes you sick, but also suicidal. A while ago I was detoxing too fast with a natural product that was oviously too strong and I had to stop it before I killed my self from depression. I knew it was from that because I never was that depressed before. May I ask, why do you want to try the DMPS again after a month if it keeps making you depressed? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I believe your depression will probably go away just from stopping the DMPS. I sure hope it does one way or another. I'm glad your going to stay away from it for a month. I believe this will make you feel better. May God bless you and lets pray for eachother, everyone else, and ourselves.

Hi Russ,

I just typed you a very long important letter and it didn't go through. I'll try again at a later date since I'm too upset to go through all that again. I wonder what happened!!! My head is spinning! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

1. Petitioning the supreme court.

2. Having a peaceful protest or demonstration.

3. Getting this out into the media somehow, like the news, newspapers, and magizines, and talk shows like Opra Winfrey, Ricky Lake, or maybe Montel Williams.

4. Networking with famous people who are also fighting for a good cause,for example Kevin Trudeau, That wrote ,Natural cures they don't want you to know about.