Mercury meltdown...

I am new to the blog scene. Welcome to my campsite, and pull a chair up to the campfire - I hope your stay is comfortable, and I can be of help with the information I have, and maybe make a new friend or two along the way. I am hoping to be candid and share my daily struggles with you, and it also will be a diary for me so that I can see how far I've gotten in a year or two. And maybe someday I will be a truly happy camper!

I believe I have been poisoned by mercury due to amalgam fillings. I started getting sick in 2005, and I have struggled ever since then with constant issues. In 2006 I started having the amalgam fillings replaced with composites (a total of 26 amalgam fillings in 10 teeth, and 5 crowns with amalgam hidden underneath). I have about 6 fillings to go, and 4 of the crowns.

I have a desire to help others who are dealing with the same problems as me, to help them find the correlation with amalgam and illness if that's what they are experiencing. Don't get me wrong, amalgam toxicity is NOT the answer to all health problems that have these same symptoms, but it can very seriously be what's wrong with many who are sensitive to mercury.
So many things have changed for me in the last two years. I spend my days at home with my kids (who are young) because my ability to drive is absolutely nil due to dizzy spells and visual issues. I also suffer daily with different symptoms that cause me to not feel well most of the time. I pray that someone will want to read what I have to share and will be helped from it. Even if it's just one person, I'll know I've made a difference.

I would like to share the symptoms I started having two years ago, and where I am today.

-food intolerances/diagnosed with digestive failure
-fatigue, tire easily
-irritability with restlessness
-knot in throat,difficulty swallowing, breathing
-shortness of breath/tightness in chest
-neck sensitivity
-chest pain (soreness)
-occasional loss of circulation in arms & left leg at night
-frequent metal taste in mouth
-bad breath
-both arms below elbows ache, feel heavy/muscle weakness
-occasional heartburn
-frequent burping, indigestion
-inner ears hurt occasionally
-jaw/teeth ache occasionally
-frequent nausea
-frequent back & neck pain
-rash on legs,elbows, left side of neck
-poor memory
-brain fog
-inability to concentrate
-occasional extreme thirst,dry throat
-occasional palpitations
-lack of confidence
-mood swings
-headaches
-indecision
-vision disturbances/dizziness
-body temperature below normal (98.2)
-frequently cold hands and feet, but occasional feeling of feet burning
-occasional night sweats
-unexplained anemia
-occasional eye twitching
-occasional bloating
-painful mensus
-motion sickness
-skin eruptions
-zinc deficiency

Since I am about half-way done with dental revisions, I will also include what my symptom list looks like now.

-frequent irritability (feels like finger nails across a chalkboard x3)
-sensory overload (''feel'' words/sounds/sensitive to touch)
-occasional feeling of suffocation/chest soreness
-vision disturbances (wobbly-like looking in a fish bowl)
-dizzy spells(vertigo?)
-chronic fatigue
-frequent anxiousness
-frequent chills/cold
-fatigue, tire easily
-neck sensitivity
-occasional indigestion
-occasional nausea
-poor memory
-brain fog
-inability to concentrate
-occasional palpitations
-lack of confidence
-don’t like to be alone
-mood swings
-headaches
-indecision
-unpredictable mensus/pms
-motion sickness
-skin eruptions
-bad breath
-occasional extreme thirst, dry throat
-zinc deficiency
-anemia

As you can see, some symptoms have gone away, while new ones have been added. The original list that I was able to compare my symptoms to is in a book from Andrew Hall Cutler entitled Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment. I have also read books by Dr. Hal Huggins on amalgam toxicity, and there are many various articles all over the internet to help with questions about this terrible illness. I will share as often as I can how I am feeling, and if I've come across any information regarding this ailment. Thank you for stopping by!