Re: Major Depression just mercury poisoning? Vince

January 29, 2008

Glad you're seeing some improvement, . And welcome to the " club " .

The symptoms return a day or two off round...and for me, at least, that's the

toughest to handle. I had to take a mini-break in December because of it. I

see so much improvement than where I was at a year ago, when I first discovered

I had mercury poisoning...and it was along the lines that you

described...something kept whispering in my ear to check out the amalgams. Not

to get all religious, but I do believe it was my Guardian Angel helping me

through the brain fog--and to be stubborn enough to go against what I was being

told by " professionals " .

Keep pluggin'

Robyn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I lived with suicidal ideation for 2

years until a little voice whispered

" amalgams " into my ear. I can't

believe I'm still here. The pain

of depression is a hell I don't wish

on my worst enemy. 2 years of constant

crying, anger, and desperation with

no-one to turn to. After 5 rounds

of chelation I feel *MUCH* better,

but every once in a while after

a round, my demons come back to hunt me

really bad. I'm not sure how I've

made it this far, but after looking

down the barrel of my gun, all I could

see was my moms eyes and the sadness

of my funeral.

I'm *VERY*VERY* thankful to Andy and his

book. I found it at a time when I was

ready to throw in the towel, a time when

my life was covered by a darkness so

deep and sad it's hard to put words

to it. I remember my first round of

chelation, 3 days after I felt a peace

that " surpasses understanding " . It didn't

last long but it gave me the courage and

hope to keep at it.

God I feel so much better!

God have mercy on the people who

peddle that garbage called silver

fillings, even after hearing the

testimonials of survivors like us.

To all those suffering from suicidal

ideation, depression, and other forms of

mental illness:

*HANG IN THERE AND KEEP CHELATING*

*IT DOES GET MUCH BETTER*

Cheers,

Vince.

January 31, 2008

> Darren wrote:

> > Did you only do 5 rounds of chelation in 3 years?

>

wrote:

> Due to my amalgam illness, I was bed redden, and

> unable to work (semi-homeless actually). I was

> unable to stand, much less endure the rigors

> of the workplace. My fiancee left me (with the words:

> " Dating a homeless man isn't sexy " , if I recall correctly),

> my friends left me (Ha! is all in your head...),

> I ballooned to 420lbs (eating disorder 'they' said),

> I lost my job due to the illness, and the depression,

> desperation, and apathy left me with nothing but

> the strength to plot my own death. So, no income,

> no chelation. I went from working as a highly paid

> software engineer, to working as a part-time janitor

> at my local hospital. I could only afford to chelate

> once or twice a year (It's very hard to survive

> on $130 dollars a week.)

Wow. Jaw-dropping wow. My situation has been similar, though WAY

less extreme. I had to stop working about 8 months ago, as my body

just crashed after fighting through brain fog and other symptoms for

many years. My body just couldn't fight through it anymore, and I

literally could not think due to the brain fog and just felt horrible

all the time. While I can work, and am planning on finding a job

again very soon, I cannot work in the highly demanding, intellectually

challenging type of role that I was formerly in (that I loved and

excelled in when healthy). I'm trying to find something less

demanding that still pays well. A tricky situation, especially with a

resume that shows a nice, gradual progression in terms of career

development, and then an abrupt work stoppage and a desire for a

lesser role. Something I'll have to carefully explain to prospective

employers in the coming days.

> Amalgam illness is just like any other illness when

> it comes to the economics of health care:

> You are too week to work so you are broke,

> you are too broke to get better. This was

> the story of my life for the past 3 years.

>

> Fortunately, after the 5 rounds of chelation

> I was able to get a better job and work

> more hours. Not full time, but enough to avoid

> sleeping in the park. Now I'm saving for my

> 6th round.

>

I am actually appealing an initial denial for short-term (6-month)

medical/disability benefits, hoping that my doctor's diagnosis of CFS

along with metal toxicity test results and some other abnormal test

results (adrenal saliva tewt; sleep study) will do the trick. Were

you able to apply for any kind of disability benefit? (anyone else

out there successfully win a short or long-term disability case for

mercury-related illness?) You may be eligible for SSDI, even. Of

course, applying requires time, effort, and oftentimes an attorney,

thus the economics of healthcare can rear its ugly head again.

Thanks again for sharing, Vince. And thanks for the tip on the Melisa

test.

Regards,

Darren

January 31, 2008

>

> I am actually appealing an initial denial for short-term (6-month)

> medical/disability benefits, hoping that my doctor's diagnosis of CFS

> along with metal toxicity test results and some other abnormal test

> results (adrenal saliva tewt; sleep study) will do the trick. Were

> you able to apply for any kind of disability benefit? (anyone else

> out there successfully win a short or long-term disability case for

> mercury-related illness?) You may be eligible for SSDI, even. Of

> course, applying requires time, effort, and oftentimes an attorney,

> thus the economics of healthcare can rear its ugly head again.

>

I actually am on SSDI disability, not for metal toxicity per-se but

for 9 other diagnoses that were considered collectively. No single

diagnosis is considered disabling, but all 9 together are. At the

time I applied my brain fog was so severe that I just took all of my

paperwork to the local SSA office and let the case rep fill out the

application. It was approved within 4 months. No lawyer.

I personally believe that all 9 diagnoses, plus my other problems not

included in the application, are all mercury-related. But I'm one of

those people who used large doses of ALA as an anti-oxidant while

amalgams were still in place, followed by cilantro and chlorella, so I

really am not sure how much damage is permanent. Needless to say, I

wish I'd found Andy's book before all of that...

January 31, 2008