http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/ Mercury Amalgam Illness Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:48 GMT Amy Green http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/692 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/692 Thank you for the link -- it was fascinating stuff! My doctor wants to do a 6 hr provoked urine test to find out if I really have heavy metal problems. Do Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:55:04 GMT Russell http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/691 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/691 Amy, The symptoms you mentioned are very commonly associated with mercury poisoning. I have spoken to many people over the years about this and these symptoms Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:14:17 GMT Stuart Porter http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/690 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/690 I know that restless legs can be caused by too many toxins in the body, or dehydration. You could try drinking more water and cutting down on salt. You could Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:15:17 GMT Amy Green http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/689 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/689 Kathy - Here's the info on my doctor: Dr. Tracy Pinkston Phone: (850) 473 - 1008 4300 Bayou Blvd, Suite 5 Madison Park Office Complex Pensacola, FL 32503 She Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:58:30 GMT Kathy Chambers http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/688 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/688 Amy Thanks I would like her info. Also I would like to keep up with your progress and I am really intersted in the urine testing.... Thanks Kathy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:43:56 GMT Betsy Sinkey http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/687 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/687 No I've never heard of the 6 hour urine provocation test. Back in th1980's I asked a neurologist at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, TX to test me for Hg but he Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:09:58 GMT Amy Green http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/686 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/686 Kathy -- I am so sorry that you're having such a struggle. My insurance won't cover it -- but I may do it anyway -- I just have to do enough research to Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:05:32 GMT Amy Green http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/685 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/685 Betsy -- Have you ever heard of the 6 hr urine provocation test? Or have you ever had mercury testing done? I was reading on the internet about that test and Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:30:19 GMT Kathy Chambers http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/684 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/684 Amy, I dont know the answer to your question becaus I too am sick without any answers from any drs that I have been to. But if your insurance covers what this Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:25:25 GMT Betsy Sinkey http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/683 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/683 It definitely sounds like mercury poisoning to me. As soon as you mentioned 'weak and faint' under fluorescent lights, that was my first clue. Involuntary Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:11:53 GMT Amy http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/682 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/682 I have been sick for 3 years with weird symptoms that a whole series of doctors do not know what to do with. A new doctor listened to all my symptoms and Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:58:30 GMT Betsy Sinkey http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/681 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/681 Tysabri (continued)Breaking News With the recent announcement confirming the increased number of PML cases, other information has become available as well. Of Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:50:26 GMT Nicole Platte http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/680 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/680 Unfortunately, the link is broken and I can't read the rest of the article. I would like to send it on to an MS friend who is taking this drug, if you have the Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:55:13 GMT Betsy Sinkey http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/679 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/679 So many MS (mercury toxic) victims pinned false hopes on Tysabri which, as with many other MS pharmaceuticals caused horrific lateral effects and even death. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:43:57 GMT Russell http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/678 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/amalgamillness/message/678 Sounds like you're thinking ahead. That's great. Chelation is generally necessary, although some people excrete mercury better then others. Here is a page that