As I stated in my previous post, I fully intend on using the ALA. The Cutler Protocol, which I have now memorized, calls for the use of oral DMPS or oral DMSA first for a period of a few months to reduce the fast mercury pools. The DMSA is very cheap, and costs about $25.00 per one month's supply (maybe a little more). I was really looking to use the DMPS as it is more effective and as the previous poster mentioned, you onlye have to take it every eight hours as opposed to every four.