"Thanks for the response. The fact that I take zinc and feel very bad right after would be a indicator of copper toxicity, wouldn't it?"

== That's not what I'm hearing in the detox groups. I think there are other reasons. If indeed Hg is involved, Hg and Cd are similar in some ways to Hg. They are in the same column of the periodic chart. They compete to some extent. Of course the toxins are the big bullies.

== Do you have many other food and chemical sensitivities?

"I'll look into RBC for copper. Something tells me it's mercury (and probably mercury - I've drank tap water my whole life up until now)

== If that is city water not well water, fluoride competes with Iodine with negative effects on thyroid; however I don't hear you describing low thyroid symptoms. If you have green stains near your faucet maybe your water is pulling copper from the pipes in your house.

" as I still have Amalgams and lately, I've been having serious angers issues.

== Yes "silver" fillings contain roughly 50% Hg. Some people are sensitive to them.

== With anger issues get a hair test and look for very low lithium. A number of us with low Li in hair and history of intense mood like the more "chilled out" effect of even a partial capsule of the readily available Li orotate supplements. I am one. I really love the effect and it kicked in quite quickly.

== There are 1000+ hair tests here along with symptoms from detox group members.
http://livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/hairtest/hairtest3/

== A. Cutler also stresses the need for more magnesium--Mg-- when Hg is involved. Mg is involved in production of so many body chemicals including calming ones.

== Epsom Salt is Mg sulfate. Sulfate is involved in breakdown of norepinephrine and related chemicals that make us feel amped up. Some prefer the more subtle effect of a foot bath.

I quit my second job last night because I couldn't handle the stress.

== I' sorry to hear that. I wish we could have spoken a month earlier. A month of supplements including adrenal support, Mg, fish oil, Li, B vitamins might have been enough while you work on the underlying cause(s).

== You should also investigate your adrenal cortex hormones. If you get lots of fatigue after a period of high stress days or in the late afternoon after stressful day, maybe you need some support.
http://www.canaryclub.org/adrenal-article-980/706-cortisol-1-or-4.html

== If you are young and since you get intense you might actually have high cortisol on the test but still have adrenal imbalances. A pregnenolone test might be interesting. your sex hormones are downstream.


However, at my career, I can still work fine and I still try to excel but it definitely has been harder to concentrate

== Yet another very common symptom of Hg. Much could be said about this!

"and even the poor stress tolerance, reduced intellectual performance you mentioned. Body building with power lifting doesn't seem to be an issue either so I am confused with all this energy I have.

== If you are a young person you might have energy, especially intensity, from the high norepinephrine/adrenaline but later crash with fatigue. I was like that during my entire 30s but did not understand it. I now can better balance all of this with supplements, diet. I suppose my years of detox--Cutler--have made it easier for my body to use and convert those nutrients. My most serious health problems have also been resolved--bone density and low kidney numbers.

"Diet, exercising and Liver Cleansing aren't helping with the brain fog though. it has to be heavy metals

== They may help along with the correct supplements and maybe detox. There can be a number of factors that contribute to the problem. For example, toxins mess with the krebs/ citric acid cycle and its production of AKG. AKG is involved in breakdown of ammonia. Glutamine (brain fuel, etc), the calming GABA, etc are downstream from this. Ammonia is associated with a foggy head. Much more could be said.

" Thanks, I will look up those links.

== Good luck. It is worth the effort to investigate. For some it takes years to find the missing piece of the puzzle. This man whose case I followed for several years in the detox groups is an example of the perseverance.
http://howirecovered.com/meet-brad-who-recovered-from-bipolar-disorder/