Re: Mercury allergy and trigeminal neuraligia

[Guest guest]

Hi Jada,

You might want to take a look at the web site and

research associated with the mercury allergy test at

www.melisa.org. The main idea is that they have a

test (which I have taken) for mercury allergy (as

opposed to toxicity), and that 70% of people with

Multiple Sclerosis are positive for this. 70% of

these people improve once they have their filings

removed.

Your symptoms are classic MS/mercury allergy. This is

important because if you are allergic as well as (or

instead of being) toxic, then much smaller amounts of

mercury could be causing you problems. Even if you

had reduced your mercury burden to a tiny fraction of

what is what to start, or even to a non-toxic level,

your chelation might be stirring up just enough to

keep the allergic reaction in your nerve going.

I am mercury allergic, and as a result I have found I

need to use very, very small doses and take long

breaks to avoid a slowly increasing allergic

sensitivity. I dose to achieve no symptoms

whatsoever, and usually I can pull it off. Sometimes

problems only appear after many rounds. If I stop

dosing DMSA and avoid exercise I am completely well

(i.e. no redistribution = no allergy = no symptoms).

But after months of chelation I can only tolerate 8mg.

I would suggest taking some time off chelation and see

if your nerve problems subside. You could also

consider taking the Melisa test if you have doubts.

Then resume chelation and dose for no symptoms.

Just my opinions, of course!

Good luck and hang in there.

Dave

--- Jada wrote:

> I can't say for sure if this is related to my

> chelation or not. All I

> can say is I never had it before chelation. It began

> last fall

> (sept-ish). At first I thought it was a toothache.

> That had gotten

> really bad. As in affected the whole side of my

> face. I would get

> these bouts of pain, unbearable that started about

> jaw joint level and

> ran down the side of my face, through my upper

> teeth, lower teeth

> right to the front of my mouth, chin. Only on the

> right side. I'd have

> weeks without this pain. Then out of the blue it

> starts back up again.

> I have read horrible things about the treatment for

> this, mainly

> drugs, and sometimes surgery to ablate the nerve, so

> it's numb.

> Anyway, I do remember Andy mentioning poisoning of

> the third cranial

> nerve in the face. I am also reading this happens

> with demyelination

> of the nerve covering. (as in MS or other nerve

> diseases). I am

> wondering if maybe mercury could cause damage to

> this nerve, but why

> would it only become a problem now? In the past

> year, after chelating

> a year already?

>

> This is also called tic delaroux for those who may

> be familiar with

> that name. My mother had this same thing happen off

> an on for months,

> finally it went away. I have had the help of a

> chiropractor, he said

> the nerve is being pinched off for some reason and

> he fixes my

> neck/jaw etc. This helps calm things down, but it

> comes back.

>

> Has anyone else had this? Did you find a way to get

> rid of it? It's

> not something you want to have forever, I can tell

> you that. Way more

> painful that childbirth to me.

> I already had the dentist x ray the teeth on the

> upper side, because

> at first I thought a tooth might be the trigger. He

> said there were

> not abscesses.

>

> It's also ironic that I started a round today. I had

> the twinges the

> past few days that usually mean, I am going to have

> an attack of this.

> Sure enough...

>

> Well anyway...thanks for any information anyone

> might have...

>

>

[Guest guest]

thanks. I have not been tested for allergy. Had all my amalgams out

two years ago. I only do one round a month. Currently at 25mg

dmsa/15mg ala and have no symptoms from chelation rounds.

(I mean other than this weird neuraligia I developed)

I am pretty sure my doctor won't test me for " allergy to mercury " . I

think that MS is mercury poisoning. So to me that makes sense.

If currently only tolerate one round a month or every six weeks, just

because it causes " female problems " if I do it weekly or bi weekly.

However, If I go more than 6 weeks without doing it, I get symptoms of

Hg back. Brain fog, nightmares, blurry vision etc....

Hmmm...thanks, it gives me more to look into.

>

> > I can't say for sure if this is related to my

> > chelation or not. All I

> > can say is I never had it before chelation. It began

> > last fall

> > (sept-ish). At first I thought it was a toothache.

> > That had gotten

> > really bad. As in affected the whole side of my

> > face. I would get

> > these bouts of pain, unbearable that started about

> > jaw joint level and

> > ran down the side of my face, through my upper

> > teeth, lower teeth

> > right to the front of my mouth, chin. Only on the

> > right side. I'd have

> > weeks without this pain. Then out of the blue it

> > starts back up again.

> > I have read horrible things about the treatment for

> > this, mainly

> > drugs, and sometimes surgery to ablate the nerve, so

> > it's numb.

> > Anyway, I do remember Andy mentioning poisoning of

> > the third cranial

> > nerve in the face. I am also reading this happens

> > with demyelination

> > of the nerve covering. (as in MS or other nerve

> > diseases). I am

> > wondering if maybe mercury could cause damage to

> > this nerve, but why

> > would it only become a problem now? In the past

> > year, after chelating

> > a year already?

> >

> > This is also called tic delaroux for those who may

> > be familiar with

> > that name. My mother had this same thing happen off

> > an on for months,

> > finally it went away. I have had the help of a

> > chiropractor, he said

> > the nerve is being pinched off for some reason and

> > he fixes my

> > neck/jaw etc. This helps calm things down, but it

> > comes back.

> >

> > Has anyone else had this? Did you find a way to get

> > rid of it? It's

> > not something you want to have forever, I can tell

> > you that. Way more

> > painful that childbirth to me.

> > I already had the dentist x ray the teeth on the

> > upper side, because

> > at first I thought a tooth might be the trigger. He

> > said there were

> > not abscesses.

> >

> > It's also ironic that I started a round today. I had

> > the twinges the

> > past few days that usually mean, I am going to have

> > an attack of this.

> > Sure enough...

> >

> > Well anyway...thanks for any information anyone

> > might have...

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jada-

I had one of my doctors suggest I was allergic to mercury too, and I

have/had the same type of neuralgia, but likely with a different nerve

branch than you. It is just a dull pain now that is only bad when the

inside of my head is more inflamed. As I said before, I can even live

life OK now, but it used to be terrible. When it acted up, I would not

want to move my head, move my eye, or anything, cause I was so afraid

of setting it off.

You will get better and as someone else said, this is the worst you

will have it. Try to chelate as best and safe as you can.

>

> thanks. I have not been tested for allergy. Had all my amalgams out

> two years ago. I only do one round a month. Currently at 25mg

> dmsa/15mg ala and have no symptoms from chelation rounds.

> (I mean other than this weird neuraligia I developed)

>

> I am pretty sure my doctor won't test me for " allergy to mercury " . I

> think that MS is mercury poisoning. So to me that makes sense.

>

> If currently only tolerate one round a month or every six weeks, just

> because it causes " female problems " if I do it weekly or bi weekly.

> However, If I go more than 6 weeks without doing it, I get symptoms of

> Hg back. Brain fog, nightmares, blurry vision etc....

>

> Hmmm...thanks, it gives me more to look into.

>