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Posted 11/3/2011 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone

I've read so much about how mercury poisoning is important to address especially with Lyme disease. I am getting ready to start a chelation program that my nutritionist is putting me on. It's a slow one that will take about two years to complete. He doesn't believe in IV chelation (or whatever it is called) because it only moves around the mercury and could post more problems.

I am always of the mindset that the quicker the better though and am just thinking how nice it would be to get hooked up to an iv and get it over with quickly. This program that he wants me on involves waking up in the middle of the night to take a pill (not sure what it is). He is very good and knows his stuff, so I have no doubt that he knows what he is doing and I've read something similiar to what he is saying.

Anyway, if you are you know of anyone that has done chelation, I would love to hear if they felt better, how they did it, etc.

I've read that mercury poisoning can cause all kinds of neurological symptoms even mimicking MS and that is what I have. I have tested positive for Lyme, but I wonder if some of my symptoms aren't mercury related....
Posted 11/3/2011 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
I chelated a while on abx. Was not wise since there was too much going on in my body.
If I could go back, I would have chelated after the abx.

I did gentle chelation with cilantro and Chlorella. I too am not a believer in IV chelation. It's dangerous if someone is not really skilled at doing it.

Also, never get any mercury fillings removed while chelating. It's best to leave the fillings in your mouth, chelate, then slowly remove one filling at a time with a holistic dentist who specializes in this.

We cannot assume we all have mercury poisoning, but we can all assume we have too much mercury for a human body to handle, since mercury is common in the fish we eat, in our water in some pharma meds......
Also, make sure when taking an Omega, it's a good quality from a good company that removes the mercury. The cheaper brands do have mercury in them

Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes
Posted 11/3/2011 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
I am too scared to start chelation. It seems there are lots of methods, but basically you never now for sure if the chelation process won't just pull the mercury out of the tissues into the bloodstream to do more damage to your brain and your body without removing it.

I tried a few times to take cilantro along with Chlorella, but I felt quite a bit worse afterwords. I think cilantro stirs the mercury up, but Chlorella only removes the mercury it encounters in your gut, and there is no guarantee that it will reach your gut. Instead more mercury might find its way into your brain :-(
Posted 11/3/2011 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
My nutritionist doesn't believe in the "cilantro" method, I know that for sure. However, I can't remember what the protocol is that he uses. I do not that he is VERY conservative and VERY educated in this stuff. He has his masters in nutrition (or something in that field). Anyhow, I will report back with what he has me do. He had me run all kinds of blood tests for him and also, I had to do a hair test for the metals which showed high in mercury, so I know I need to address it.
Posted 11/3/2011 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Apple, you were detoxing and you will feel worse before you feel better.

The mercury will not be pulled into the bloodstream as long as you take a good "sponge" like whey or phytogreens. I am not sure if there is any connection to the blood brain barrier, but chelating is imperative in lyme treatment.

Cilantro is used as a added with foods as a benefit and not a method.
I'm a naturopath that deals with chelation and I have chelated when I had lyme, so I feel confident that cilantro offers great benefits.
Yes please let us know what he has you do. Many practitioners have different ways.
Posted 11/4/2011 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
Jessica: How are they chelating you? Through IV or what?

Peacesoul: Can you tell me how you chelated yourself? Thank you!
Posted 11/4/2011 8:02 PM (GMT 0)
whats chelation?
Posted 11/5/2011 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
If your doc is chelating where you take pills during the night, he is probably using the Andrew Cutler protocol. Google oral chelation and Cutler and you'll find lots on it. But, unlike the above states, you should never chelate with merc still in your mouth. It will just love it around! Also remember that there may be mercury under old crowns! I have had all visible merc fillings removed but now have nine crowns to get checked under ...I will have this done in January and then begin the slow Cutler protocol for chelation.
Posted 11/6/2011 9:21 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Yazzer,

I looked up the Andrew Cutler protocol and you are right...I am sure that is the method that he will be having me take for the mercury. I had all the mercury removed from my mouth about 2.5 years ago...unsafely too. Not a good thing and I am sure that I have some mercury issues. So, do you believe that the Cutler protocol is the best one? I guess you probably do since that is the one you will be doing.

It will be interesting to compare notes!
Posted 11/7/2011 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
I only chelated for a few months ans cycled Chlorella and did whey protein.
I also removed 7 fillings over a 3 yr period (only removing one at a time). I also didn't eat any fish.
Chelating needs to be a life time cycled process for everyone since our environment is laden with toxins and metals.
Posted 11/17/2011 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
I have been chelating since March 2011. DMSA is the oral chelation method. It is safer but more gradual. You cannot eliminate too much mercury all at once.
I am feeling better. My skin (psoriasis & lichen planus) has taken a beating. But my libito, energy level, brain fog have all improved. Hopefully the skin will do the same.

My mercury level was off the chart. I was tested in July and it has come down, but Not within the accepted range. I actually go in next week to get tested again. The test is done through a IV (provoked test) and the levels are collected from urine for 2 hours.
My liver enzymes have also dropped to almost acceptable levels as a result of Mercury build up in the liver being eliminated.

I did have lyme disease (undiagnosed for 2 years) that have compounded the mercury issue. I find more and more info on the internet about the connection between Lyme and Mercury. I remember my Lyme doctor telling me that fish has a connection with lyme. I didn't understand at the time but now I read about the fish that carry mercury in their bodies.

Anyway, I wish you the best of luck. Jim
Posted 11/17/2011 12:42 AM (GMT 0)
Jim...good comments. I need to get chelating as well but must get mercury out of my mouth first. How are you chelating the mercury that had bound to have accumulated in your brain? It's my understanding that DMSA does not cross the blood brain barrier well. Do you plan to use ALA? Just wondering.
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