I just got done reading a long post on a personal site called "mercury Life". The person who wrote this is doing quite well after years of suffering. He didn't do well on DMSA, so took DMPS and recovered. Has anyone here tried DMPS? I know that it's not FDA approved, but my doctor does use it. I tried ALA for the first time(only 6.5mg) with DMSA at 18mg. I had a strong reaction to the ALA - lots of burning - increased hair loss and mental confusion. It also made me feel wired and I couldn't sleep. Now I'm wondering what to do next; wait until I'm on 25mg. DMSA for a while and then try the ALA again? or try to split the 6.5 mg. dose in half and take that? Has anyone else had a reaction to low doses of ALA? I find it strange that I can handle DMSA, but not ALA.