What Andy Cutler wrote and what it actually means.

Quoted from Amalgam Illness,page 202,"The basic factor to consider in
designing chelation regimes is that DMPS and DMSA in the dosages
discussed here do not dramatically accelerate mercury excretion. 100
mg DMSA every 4 hours accelerates mercury clearance by about 30%. THE
REASON TO TAKE IT IS TO CONTROL THE SYMPTOMS OF MERCURY INTOXICATION
DURING THE PROLONGED PERIOD WHEN MERCURY IS NATURALLY BEING CLEARED
OUT OF THE BODY. (Caps are mine) It doesn't make sense to tolerate
side effects worse than the original condition to accomplish this.
DMPS and DMSA do not remove mercury from the central nervous system
and can redistribute mercury to it.....Lipoic acid Does remove mercury
from the nervous system, and Does substantially accelerate mercury
clearance. Using DMPS or DMSA with it reduces its side effects, and I
speculate that it synergistically accerlerates mercury clearance much
more than using the agents separately.
Thus from a cost/benefit perspective it seems pointless to tolerate
much in the way of side iffects from anything other than lipoic acid.
NB: since lipoic acid allows mercury to move through nerve cell
membranses, using it when there is a high blood level of mercury, such
as while Amalgams are in or shortly after Amalgam removal can lead to
the redistribution of large amounts of mercury in the nervous system
with consequent exacerbation of symptoms...similar considerations
apply to the use of cilantro to chelate brain mercury.
Problem: lipoic acid isn't a one way street. It just makes it
easier for mercury to back and forth between the blood and the brain.
If you have a LOT in the brain, then taking LA right away will help.
However, ifyou have more in the bloodstream than in the brain...it
will move it INTO the brain.

(chart from page 207)
Daily excretion:
No chelating agent- 7 units mercury
DMPS by mouth every 8 hours 100mg- 10 units mercury
DMSA by mouth every 4 hours 100mg- 9 units mercury
LA by mouth every 4 hours 100mg- 10 units mercury

Page 64-
The most difficult diagnostic problem is presented by someone who
had a high level of mercury exposure that ended several years
ago-...Such a person may have cleared her body of mercury, with the
only remaining deposits being in the brain.
page 89
In the few months post Amalgam removal, you may patiently wait for
your fast body pool to drain while taking minimal chelating agent to
suppress symptoms or you may take large amounts ... to reduce it
faster.... A typical dose would be 200-400mg DMSA every 4 hours,or
400-800mg DMPS every 8 hours.
Several months after amalgam removal, the fast body pools of
mercury should be much reduced and it is time to mobilize the slow
body pools. ...with lipoic acid, 30-200mg every 3-4 hours,lipoic acid
will not suppress symptoms... this regimen must be pursued for 6
months to 2 years to rid the body of mercury...especially the brain.
Page 76
If you don't use DMSA or DMPS you won't feel as good the first
few months but things aren't slowed down.
If you don't use Lipoic Acid you will experience a geat
exacerbation of symptoms during months 3-9 that can be minimized, and
in addition mercury will never be removed from your brain. If the Dmps
or Dmsa is not used with the LA the treatment is not as confortable
and takes longer, but still works.
End of Quotes
To sum it all up low doses of DMPS and DMSA are supposed to
reduce the symptoms of mercury toxicity after amalgam removal they
only add about 30% to the elimination of the mercury while you are
taking them.Therefore they are not necessary. From reading the chart
on page 207 the body will chelate out the mercury from the body on its
own. However Andy states the Lipoic acid is necessary to remove the
mercury from the brain, but should be used after the bodily load of
mercury has been reduced, in about 3 months post amalgam removal.
My experience has been that low doses of DMSA made me feel worse
immediately after amalgam removal (though Andy states that fast
chelators may require a 2 hour interval rather than 4 hour) and that I
have continued to improve without much chelation.

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