Re: Help needed -- any DMSA experts? (long) Lou

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> You are the first person who has told me that the months I chelated

> were not a waste of time. That's been upsetting me. I still find it

> odd that I wasn't improving, but when I think back to things I was

> telling people in those days, I did feel some spells of improvement

> in the autumn -- when my chelator doses were lower, and I was taking

> proper breaks between rounds.

That winter was when I just flatlined.

> At the time I assumed it was because of SAD,

SAD is one of the things that could be treated. Have you tried a

light box? or other treatments?

then I assumed it was

> because I'd chelated all the mercury out and it was no longer a

> problem.

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> I'm sorry to hear that you " crashed " too -- but it sounds like you

> have made excellent progress if you are here advising people.

>I know

> I could be a lot worse than I am

This is exactly what I know all too well. I have several friends my

age who are much worse off than I am. I am very thankful.

J

and that it's an achievement just to

> be functioning from day to day and holding down a job, so that's all

> a plus.

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> SAD is one of the things that could be treated. Have you tried a

> light box? or other treatments?

Oh boy, did I ever spend a lot of time and energy grappling with

that. When I first fell ill, I had no idea what was happening. After

some research on the internet I came to the conclusion that I somehow

had developed SAD. I ended up owning 2 light visors and a giant light

box in the end; I'd use them for hours and hours. I'd sit in the sun

for hours too, when it came out. Tenacious, me (LOL). Didn't help a

great deal though.

I eventually tried antidepressants but they didn't help either. When

I discontinued 2 years ago, that's when my adrenals crashed. I

developed sensitivity to light among other things, and could no

longer carry on with light therapy. Exercise and heat made me sick,

though I'd long since resigned my gym membership because I was too

fatigued to exercise.

I'm hoping that if I carry on with my current regime, and chelate,

the SAD will be a thing of the past. I had been hoping that thyroid

support alone will help but I'm obviously having my doubts now.

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