Re: Is there ANYTHING helpful to take during amalgam removal??

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Make absolutely certain the DO or nurse does NOT put any sulfury stuff

in the iv-c. No ALA, no DMPS, no glutathione, no MSM, no DMSO. No, no

no, regardless of what they say about how safe it is and how many

millions of times they have done it without any problems.

Fiber is good to take, and magnesium, just to keep your insides

scrubbed.

AVOID anything sulfury or any chelator.

See below . .. . . . . .

> Sorry for posting essentially the same question that I posted the

> other day. I only got one response (thanks moira :-) and still don't

> have a sense if there's anything I can take to help my body clear the

> excess mercury during the process of amalgam removal...

>

> I just got off the phone with my dentist and he's scheduled me to

> have all 4 quadrants out within a 3-week period so as to co-ordinate

> it with the schedule of the DO giving me the vit. C IV (who will be

> going on vacation soon). I realize that could be quite a stress on my

> body during those three weeks and would really like some ideas of how

> to prevent the liberated mercury from redistributing in my body.

>

> I will be taking things to boost my immune system, BTW. And I'm

> toying with the idea of taking a chlorella supplement

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!

> that I'd taken

> for several months (with no apparent ill effect) before I realized it

> may chelate. For that matter, I started taking ALA last year and felt

> BETTER after taking it (even with a mouthful of amalgams), and some

> of my symptoms cleared...guess I'm not totally sold on the idea that

> chelators pull mercury from amalgams and redistribute it, carte

> blanche. I just don't have enough info to decide what I believe. I

> felt better on both the ALA (as much as 300 mgs/day and the chlorella

> supp.) ACK!

A lot of people do, for a while. Then the permanent neurological

damage sets in. Don't do the experiment and see how lucky you are.

This result does suggest you get your plasma cysteine checked (great

smokies) as it may be low and if so maximizing dietary sulfur will make

you feel a lot better.

> Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!

>

> Suze

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What I did is I took some milkthistle tincture around the time of amalgam

removal. I thought the milkthiste seems generally good for you and I have read

that alcohol reduces the amount of mercury absorbed. I have no evidence for this

(other than that I felt well around the time of amalgam replacement, which is no

garantee about how anybody else would feel doing the same).

Dagmar.

[ ] Is there ANYTHING helpful to take during amalgam

removal??

Sorry for posting essentially the same question that I posted the

other day. I only got one response (thanks moira :-) and still don't

have a sense if there's anything I can take to help my body clear the

excess mercury during the process of amalgam removal...

I just got off the phone with my dentist and he's scheduled me to

have all 4 quadrants out within a 3-week period so as to co-ordinate

it with the schedule of the DO giving me the vit. C IV (who will be

going on vacation soon). I realize that could be quite a stress on my

body during those three weeks and would really like some ideas of how

to prevent the liberated mercury from redistributing in my body.

I will be taking things to boost my immune system, BTW. And I'm

toying with the idea of taking a chlorella supplement that I'd taken

for several months (with no apparent ill effect) before I realized it

may chelate. For that matter, I started taking ALA last year and felt

BETTER after taking it (even with a mouthful of amalgams), and some

of my symptoms cleared...guess I'm not totally sold on the idea that

chelators pull mercury from amalgams and redistribute it, carte

blanche. I just don't have enough info to decide what I believe. I

felt better on both the ALA (as much as 300 mgs/day and the chlorella

supp.) ACK!

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!

Suze

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> Make absolutely certain the DO or nurse does NOT put any sulfury

stuff

> in the iv-c. No ALA, no DMPS, no glutathione, no MSM, no DMSO.

No, no

> no, regardless of what they say about how safe it is and how many

> millions of times they have done it without any problems.

>

> Fiber is good to take, and magnesium, just to keep your insides

> scrubbed.

>

> AVOID anything sulfury or any chelator.

I think I have a fairly sulfury diet already(I typically eat 3

eggs/day for example, plus meat daily and nuts and onions often).

Does this mean I should cut back on the high sulfur foods I normally

eat during those three weeks of amalgam removal?

> > I will be taking things to boost my immune system, BTW. And I'm

> > toying with the idea of taking a chlorella supplement

>

> DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!

>

> > that I'd taken

> > for several months (with no apparent ill effect) before I

realized it

> > may chelate. For that matter, I started taking ALA last year and

felt

> > BETTER after taking it (even with a mouthful of amalgams), and

some

> > of my symptoms cleared...guess I'm not totally sold on the idea

that

> > chelators pull mercury from amalgams and redistribute it, carte

> > blanche. I just don't have enough info to decide what I believe.

I

> > felt better on both the ALA (as much as 300 mgs/day and the

chlorella

> > supp.) ACK!

>

> A lot of people do, for a while. Then the permanent neurological

> damage sets in. Don't do the experiment and see how lucky you are.

I appreciate your feedback Andy. I would very much like to see some

of the work that you base this advice on, not that I doubt what

you're saying. I just often like to backtrack to the original

research on a subject on which there are conflicting views to be able

to see what the conflicting views are based on. Off the top of your

head, are there any online articles/research that discuss how

chelators pull mercury from *amalgams* and do not pull it out of the

body (assuming the damage is from its redistribution)? Or is it based

on your own experience and unpublished research? TIA :-)

>

> This result does suggest you get your plasma cysteine checked

(great

> smokies) as it may be low and if so maximizing dietary sulfur will

make

> you feel a lot better.

Now I'm confused - above you said I should cut back on sulfury foods.

Do you mean cut back on sulfury foods just during the amalgam removal

process, but that I may need to increase them in my diet in general

(if the test suggest so)?

Suze

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> What I did is I took some milkthistle tincture around the time of

amalgam removal. I thought the milkthiste seems generally good for

you and I have read that alcohol reduces the amount of mercury

absorbed. I have no evidence for this (other than that I felt well

around the time of amalgam replacement, which is no garantee about

how anybody else would feel doing the same).

>

> Dagmar.

Hi Dagmar,

I take milk thistle daily already as part of a protocol my ND put me

on several months ago. So I'm all set as far as liver support (I

think). I hope you are right about alcohol reducing the amount of

mercury absorbed because I sure loves my bottle conditions Dogfish

Head IPA ;-)

How many amalgams did you have replaced and over what period of time?

Did you feel fine during that period? Did you feel bad at any time

afterward? Did you chelate afterward? If so, using what protocol?

Pardon the inquisitiveness - now that the time draws near, I'm

wondering what others' experiences have been.

Suze

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How many amalgams did you have replaced and over what period of time?

Did you feel fine during that period? Did you feel bad at any time

afterward? Did you chelate afterward? If so, using what protocol?

Pardon the inquisitiveness - now that the time draws near, I'm

wondering what others' experiences have been.

Suze

Suze,

I wanted to chime in here with my experience. I am in the process of

removing my amalgams one at a time, due to finances. ($1265. per tooth!) I

had 5 done in a row about 5-6 weeks apart. I have had to postpone the rest,

due to basically falling apart physically ,over it.

After researching, I believe my thyroid was affected by the released

mercury. I was developing fybromaysia, and chronic fatigue. By increasing my

armour thyoid, I am improving for sure, but it has been a long 7 months for

me.

I think that by removing them quickly as you plan, so that you can chelate

right away is a good thing. I wish I could do it that way. I do think that

even with a good dentist, mercury is stirred up. Maybe I just wasn't as

healthy as I thought before starting out. I will look into vitaminC iv drips

for myself when I start out again.

I don't want to discourage you, but I know I was quite suprised when I

started feeling worse rather than better. A friend of mine also has some of

the same symptoms when she removed her fillings years ago. She never

chelated herself though, and tried many things to get better. Thyoid

supplementation helped her in the end too.

Good luck to you,

nne

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>

> How many amalgams did you have replaced and over what period of

time?

> Did you feel fine during that period? Did you feel bad at any time

> afterward? Did you chelate afterward? If so, using what protocol?

> Pardon the inquisitiveness - now that the time draws near, I'm

> wondering what others' experiences have been.

>

> Suze

>

> Suze,

> I wanted to chime in here with my experience. I am in the process of

> removing my amalgams one at a time, due to finances. ($1265. per

tooth!)

Ouch! My dentist hasn't yet told me what the charges will be, but I'm

bracing myself for it :-/

I

> had 5 done in a row about 5-6 weeks apart. I have had to postpone

the rest,

> due to basically falling apart physically ,over it.

>

> After researching, I believe my thyroid was affected by the

released

> mercury. I was developing fybromaysia, and chronic fatigue.

Oh my God...that's awful :-(

I'm already ON Armour now plus a fairly high dose of iodine (which I

seem to require) so hopefully that will buffer any possible thyroid

issues.

By increasing my

> armour thyoid, I am improving for sure, but it has been a long 7

months for

> me.

That's a long time to be suffering...:-(

>

> I think that by removing them quickly as you plan, so that you can

chelate

> right away is a good thing. I wish I could do it that way. I do

think that

> even with a good dentist, mercury is stirred up. Maybe I just

wasn't as

> healthy as I thought before starting out.

I'm wondering this about myself too. Although I'm functioning very

well and get compliments on how youthful I look for my age all the

time. And the ND I saw recently told me that I have a healthful glow,

not the sickly aura that he often sees in patients that are truly

sick. (I hope he's right!)

I've been eating a very nourishing and nutrient-dense diet for a

couple of years now so am hoping that's going to bolster me when I

need it.

> I don't want to discourage you, but I know I was quite suprised

when I

> started feeling worse rather than better. A friend of mine also has

some of

> the same symptoms when she removed her fillings years ago. She

never

> chelated herself though, and tried many things to get better. Thyoid

> supplementation helped her in the end too.

No, I appreciate you sharing your experience. I'm not discouraged by

it :-) I have a friend who also had her amalgams out several years

ago without any special protection that she recalls and it had

absolutely no effect on her, symptom-wise. I'm praying I'll be as

fortunate!

Suze

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I had lots of amalgams removed (maybe about 14). I felt fine during most of it.

I got lax when I had 3 gold fillings removed and didn't take the vitamin c and

the milk thistle. One gold filling did have amalgam underneath (just a bit) and

I didn't feel all that well afterwards. I didn't feel too bad either though. I

also didn't have the ideal protocol to remove the fillings (e.g. no seperate air

supply). I have not started chelation yet, because my daughter didn't do well on

DMSA so for our family we have decided on ALA only and I am still waiting for

the 3 months to pass, which Andy recommends to wait between amalgam removal and

chelation. I had most of my fillings out within about two months, but had the

gold fillings and two extractions done later.

Dagmar.

Hi Dagmar,

I take milk thistle daily already as part of a protocol my ND put me

on several months ago. So I'm all set as far as liver support (I

think). I hope you are right about alcohol reducing the amount of

mercury absorbed because I sure loves my bottle conditions Dogfish

Head IPA ;-)

How many amalgams did you have replaced and over what period of time?

Did you feel fine during that period? Did you feel bad at any time

afterward? Did you chelate afterward? If so, using what protocol?

Pardon the inquisitiveness - now that the time draws near, I'm

wondering what others' experiences have been.

Suze

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I have been having my amalgams replaced slowly over the years and I didn't

even know it. My dentist stopped using them about 8 years ago. He has not

used any special protection when removing them but I have never felt bad

after. Also, it has not cost me anywhere near as much and that is even with

gold crowns on top of them all. Is the price difference for the extra

precaution?

H.

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> Make absolutely certain the DO or nurse does NOT put any sulfury

stuff

> in the iv-c. No ALA, no DMPS, no glutathione, no MSM, no DMSO.

No, no

> no, regardless of what they say about how safe it is and how many

> millions of times they have done it without any problems.

I just got off the phone with the DO. I asked what was in the Vit C

drip and he listed vit C, Ca, Mg, Sodium bicarbonate, B vits and

glutathione. I asked if he wouldn't mind giving it to me without the

glutathione. Not thinking, I said I didn't want to deal with any

chelators till the amalgams are out (forgot that glutathione is not a

chelator at that moment). He said I'm obviously operating on

insufficient knowledge of this process. And this is the guy that said

that there's not one incindence of DMPS challenge being harmful in

the literature. And he made it clear he's no fan of Andy. Oh well...

This is about the third time he's made me feel like an idiot, but

he's the only source for vit. C drip that I'm aware of, so I've got

to bear with his attitude for the next several weeks :-(

Just venting...thanks for listening :-)

BTW, I will look in Andy's book when I get a chance later tonight,

but does anyone know why glutathione is contra-indicated while

amalgams are in?

Suze

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> I have been having my amalgams replaced slowly over the years and I

didn't

> even know it. My dentist stopped using them about 8 years ago. He

has not

> used any special protection when removing them but I have never

felt bad

> after. Also, it has not cost me anywhere near as much and that is

even with

> gold crowns on top of them all. Is the price difference for the

extra

> precaution?

>

> H.

I would assume so...

Suze