Guest guest Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Bummer on having amalgams put in. I'm in the process of having mine all removed. Symptoms of amalgam illness (mercury intoxication) are very similar to symptoms of Lyme. They vary according to where the mercury is stored in the body, just as Lyme symptoms vary according to where in the body we have active infection. Both conditions have lousy testing. It's a nightmare trying to differentiate between them. So, sure - the fillings could be causing problems, especially if symptoms worsened after they were put in. If you decide to remove them (which can be quite costly), make sure it is done safely by a dentist following IAOMT protocols. Once all amalgams are removed, you can begin to chelate if you choose to do so. Just make sure you do your homework first. Look into Andy Cutler's protocol. Avoid challenge tests. Don't try to chelate with amalgams in place. Take appropriate supplements to minimize symptoms. Stuff like that. Good luck sorting it out. D. wyomin@... wrote: > > I have been disappointed that my brain function has not improved as much > as general health since I've been on the Buhner protocol. It occured to > me that perhaps the dead spirochetes are releasing mercury; seems I > remember reading soemthing about that one this or another list. Any > ideas? I also allowed a dentist to put in two small amalgum fillings > last fall because he said the area of the cavities made it nearly > impossible to use other materials. I do trust that he was telling me the > truth on that (I won't go into the details), but I don't think he is as > concerned about amalgum as I am. So I'm wondering if that is > contributing to my cognitive problems. I don't know what I would do > about it even if I did know. > jo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Same opinion as here, Jo. My mercury intoxication symptoms are worse than lyme for the last 6 months at least (or more). The herb I took most until now is chlorella (in amount and frequency). No other herb is compared. I'm on that metal cleansing for more than a year now and metals are still showing up strong. I just have a thread going on in lymenet (someone pulled up an old thread when I took my amalgams off, and all the symptoms I had during amalgam removals). I was not a believer on toxicity of mercury (from amalgams) last year, now I'm a full believer. At least in my case, I know this stuff is highly toxic as I'm suffering hell to cleanse it. I'm still not mercury free, and many organs (brain, heart, joints, liver, kidneys and intestines) in my case get direct symptoms from mercury release (or other metals) when I chelate. Reactions are tough. After chlorella, reactions fall to rise again after a while (so I know it's related to the cleansing of chlorella, which I attribute to metals). I'm a believer that no protocol can work if we don't cleanse, specially these heavy metals. That's the main thing I find it's missing in Buhner's approach. Buhner's not that convinced though. I'm just speaking for myself though, and for what I've been reading these past years. Many lyme doctors are convinced of the high load of metal toxicity of their lyme patients. Even Burrascano, I heard, in the last months while he was still seeing patients, started to be concerned. So definitivelly, I would take a look into that if you see on improvements on Buhner. Selma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I just want to add that there are many opinions on how chelating should be done. I've been mostly looking at Andy Cutler's protocol, because to me it seems the most well-thought-out of all the options I've seen so far. It's the one I plan to use, once the amalgams are out. In his opinion, since chlorella is a single thiol, it does not really chelate. Instead it weakly binds with mercury, moving it out of the tissues and dropping it, so that it is re-distributed, often causing an increase in symptoms while failing to lower the body's mercury burden. Alternatives are things like Andy Cutler's protocol. First remove amalgams. Then begin chelating with either DMSA or DMPS. Both will strongly bind with mercury. They have to be taken frequently, in small doses, to actually escort mercury from the body. Most people chelate 3 days on, 11 days off, or something similar. This is because we also lose minerals that we need, and we need a chance to replace the good things we've lost. ALA (alpha lipoic acid) is added to the protocol after 3 months. ALA is needed to chelate mercury from the brain. Taken too soon, it can actually move mercury from other places in the body into the brain. So, if you have amalgams, don't take ALA. I was taking it, and some of my symptoms improved when I stopped. Who knew? There is so very much to know, and so very many MDs and NDs doing things that are potentially very dangerous - lots of horror stories of people having permanent damage from a single DMSA challenge test. Chelating is never safe. But there are ways to minimize the risk. So, this is one area where you really do need to do your homework. The doctors who try to help us can make us worse. If you're in the northeast, USA, I can highly recommend the Groton Dental Wellness Spa. http://www.grotondentalwellness.com/ It's expensive, although in line with other dentists. They have an MD on site who can help with chelating, as well as support during the amalgam-removal process. Good people. They've done their homework. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 > For anyone considering mercury chelation, I'd also strongly recommend looking into PCA-rx. This product worked well for me and has for others I know, as well. It supposedly totally encapsulates the mercury, so there's no chance for it to be dropped and redistributed in the body. The process is called clathration therapy. Further, it is easy to use--just a few sprays under the tongue in the AM and at night, and is thought to be safer and more convenient than other methods. The only drawback is the cost--it can be up to $125 per month, dep. upon your levels and needs. More info. can be found at www.maxamlabs.com Take care, Connie www.lymebytes.blogspot.com > I just want to add that there are many opinions on how chelating > should be done. I've been mostly looking at Andy Cutler's protocol, > because to me it seems the most well-thought-out of all the options > I've seen so far. It's the one I plan to use, once the amalgams are out. > > In his opinion, since chlorella is a single thiol, it does not really > chelate. Instead it weakly binds with mercury, moving it out of the > tissues and dropping it, so that it is re-distributed, often causing > an increase in symptoms while failing to lower the body's mercury burden. > > Alternatives are things like Andy Cutler's protocol. First remove > amalgams. Then begin chelating with either DMSA or DMPS. Both will > strongly bind with mercury. They have to be taken frequently, in > small doses, to actually escort mercury from the body. Most people > chelate 3 days on, 11 days off, or something similar. This is because > we also lose minerals that we need, and we need a chance to replace > the good things we've lost. > > ALA (alpha lipoic acid) is added to the protocol after 3 months. ALA > is needed to chelate mercury from the brain. Taken too soon, it can > actually move mercury from other places in the body into the brain. > > So, if you have amalgams, don't take ALA. I was taking it, and some > of my symptoms improved when I stopped. Who knew? > > There is so very much to know, and so very many MDs and NDs doing > things that are potentially very dangerous - lots of horror stories of > people having permanent damage from a single DMSA challenge test. > Chelating is never safe. But there are ways to minimize the risk. > > So, this is one area where you really do need to do your homework. > The doctors who try to help us can make us worse. If you're in the > northeast, USA, I can highly recommend the Groton Dental Wellness Spa. > http://www.grotondentalwellness.com/ It's expensive, although in > line with other dentists. They have an MD on site who can help with > chelating, as well as support during the amalgam-removal process. > Good people. They've done their homework. > > D. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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