I'd recommend you follow Rokys Zero Diet Cure 08 (above this thread) and use ALA in large doses and eat meat. The theory on chelators is if they make you feel bad they are moving mercury into your brain. I took dmsa for the first 6 months after removal but if I was doing it over I dont think I would bother with it. And I wouldnt take ALA until at least 3 months post removal. Good luck to you.