Re: Should I do a metal cleanse?

While I agree with what Eric wrote, I also think Cutler would suggest that you chelate.

Around p 50 of his book Amalgam Illness--noamalgam.com-- he provides a diagram of how symptom relief typically proceeds after Amalgam removal.

He indicates that most people get gradual gains for a few months after removal. Then Hg starts to come out of organs at an increased (net) rate. At this time and for a few months people often loose some of the gains they had gotten.

Then by about 9 months people start to get gains again.

My experience was fairly similar; although I did not get many obvious gains in the early months, maybe because I only had one remaining amalgam. Most of them had been removed several years prior. By around 10 months it was quite clear that I was improving and that my messed up life would likely be much better going forward. It was one of the most memorable times of my life.

Cutler points out that people who chelate during the "dump" phase usually do better than those who don't chelate. Of course he is referring to safe chelation, not cilantro or high infrequent doses or IV.

This makes sense. When the Hg comes out of the organs, there is DMSA or DMPS in the blood to make it more likely that it will get excreted rather than redistributed to another part of the body.

Also don't forget your antixoidants--C E Se and other supplements that tend to offset the impact of Hg.

You also could get a hair test to see if there is anything else weird going on. There are 600 here with symptoms.
http://livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/hairtest/hairtest3/


The site above also has more information on chelation and dental issues.

I'm not sure if Cutler addresses the issue of the dump or "stall" phase in this interview. It covers the basics of chelation.
http://www.healthcentersofthefuture.com/DrCutler/


Good luck.

Joe