Re: chelation(Andy Cutler protocol)

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> 1)Do you feel chelation(Andy Cutler protocol) has helped you become

> better, worse, or the same? If you can please state what got bettter

> or worse.

>

> 2)How long have you been chelating?

>

My kids and I started chelating with Andy's protocol in December 2005 and we've

done 52

rounds. My youngest kid (8 yo) was struggling with a negative temperment and

mood

swings. She has improved dramatically. I wouldn't have exactly described her

as

*unhappy* before, but she is definitely happier now and easier to be around.

It's

wonderful to see the real kid come out. My older kid (10 yo) didn't present

with the

behavior challenges my youngest did, so the changes in her are very subtle and

seem

more like normal maturation. We decided to chelate her due to her exposure to

Hg, her

hair test results and with the hope to avoid health problems down the line for

her

(possible depression, allergies, learning disabilities, etc.).

I thought I was doing okay before I started chelation (we became interested in

it for my

youngest), but in hindsight I can see I had lost a lot of my zest for life. I

had just stopped

doing much, I was feeling irritable a lot of the time, and wasn't looking

forward to much.

I had chalked up a lot of these feelings to middle age (I'm 43) and life

situations. It was a

bit of a shock to me to begin to feel less irritable, to find myself having more

productive

days, to start to plan for the future, to have enough energy and motivation to

start riding

my bike to work, etc.-----all these changes due to chelating.

I think it was easy to dismiss my symptoms because I know a lot of people feel a

bit down

around mid-life, tired from raising kids, job stress, marriage woes, etc. It

seemed normal

to me, IYKWIM. Also, I hadn't gotten to the point that I was having a full

blown health

crisis. But, it's clear to me now that it wasn't the real me, and as I heal I'm

feeling more

and more like myself.

Right now, I'm exploring the state of adrenals and thyroids. It probably

would've been

overwhelming for me a year ago, however I'd suggest to anyone considering

chelation to

run those saliva tests for adrenals and thyroid blood spot tests ASAP to avoid

needless

suffering. Despite having read about adrenal and thyroid problems in Amalgam

Illness

and here on FDC, I just didn't think it applied to me.

I'm expecting that by addressing my low T3 and supporting my adrenals that I'll

feel even

better---get more energy back and a brighter mood.

HTH,

in Illinois