HI, yes I have been down the road of mercury removal. I was tested, but testing for mercury is notoriously inaccurate or misinterpreted. E.g. hair analysis testing can show very little levels of mercury and often in those sickest with mercury, due to the fact some do not excrete it properly so it remains much tightly bound.

I did use DMSA to chelate my mercury. It worked for me, but I had to use it in the right manner. I found natural forms of chelation no better, if anything worse becuase they can sometimes mobilise the mercury everywhere which can cause more damage. I know some may react badly to DMSA, but again often it is the mercury rather than the chelator that causes the problems.

I was recovering from mercury toxicity after Amalgam removal and a long difficult period of chelation trials. But my immune system was devastated by a bacterial infection in 2003 that I have never recovered from. There to this day. It has done a lot of damage to me and now I am suspeptible to just about anything and everything. I can no longer really get yeast issues under control as much and any exposure to toxins is a nightmare me for me. So that is pretty much what I now deal with and maybe other issues I am not so aware of.

It's a hard road! But I agree with you that yep mercury toxicity can be a prime cause or contributing factor of yeast overgrowth. But I always feel yeast should be attended to regardless. Though one may not have such success until they get the mercury out, believe me a combination of yeast overgrowth along with mercury is a far worse senario. Some relief can often be found when a mercury toxic person at least address his/her diet and eliminates sugar/yeast/wheat/gluten grains etc. Sometimes one may have to go further and eliminate dairy and all grains and high carb vegetables depending on how bad the yeast is. But the underlining cause should always eventually rectified, whilst one addresses their yeast (just my opinion).