[T]onight at dinner, I tried to thank my family for their patience and understanding for the last 10 months during the times I was too messed up to do anything but sit on the couch. I had trouble getting the words out and broke down crying so many times I started laughing and crying at […]
Author: Eric
Desperate times, desperate measures
[I] want to confess a few things and share some raw, bloody truths. I want you to enjoy a laugh or two at my expense. This morning, I feel compelled to catalog my misfortunes and misadventures. So here goes. I’ve been ill for around 10 years, and I’ve no doubt this list will grow over […]
Round 19: max DMSA dose
[R]ound 19 was a real pain in the ass, as is every round I do with DMSA. It seems 50 mg of DMSA is the maximum recommended by Dr. Cutler and I had done that much and more on a three-hour schedule before, but this was the first time I did it on a two […]
Meet Brad who recovered from Bipolar Disorder
I want you to meet Brad who is one of the lucky few to discover that bipolar disorder can be caused by mercury toxicity. He was kind enough to spend an hour on the phone with me walking me through my 23andme results when I was totally bewildered by them so when he mentions […]
Hanging on for dear life
[T]hat’s not me in the picture but it’s how I felt in round 18. It started off with a bang – a powerful surge of energy that sent me doing every kind of errand on the first afternoon, running madly around from one store to another, fixing things around the house etc. This was my […]
Mission aborted
[I] hit the “stop alarm” button on my tablet Friday night at 1:45 am and went back to sleep without taking my chelators. When I woke at 4:15 AM and realized the mistake I was mad as a hornet! This was my first round after taking a break for nine weeks and I was experimenting […]
My genetics
[Y]esterday evening I ran up to my computer and started clicking madly in every direction after I saw an email from 23andme.com alerting me that my genetic profile was ready. No methylation or detox information in sight but lots of other interesting things (see image on right). My risk of developing Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s is […]
Thanks for small miracles like the R8
[U]nless you’re an elite runner, chances are, you’ve never heard of the R8. It’s a dynamite new massage tool for athletes made by a company in Boulder where I live. Of course you know I’m no athlete and couldn’t be anything further from it. If you look at my symptom list, you’ll see I’ve listed […]
Closed for repairs
[M]y wife asked me why I was so serious this morning — which reminded me this happens whenever I’m increasing my methylation supplements (added 2oo mcg metafolin today). I get serious and I stop talking because my brain is fogged up and simple things require much more effort. On the days I’m ramping up methylation, […]
Meet Rebecca Lee, recovering from amalgam illness
How old are you and what do you do for a living? I am 65 years old and ostensibly retired. I live in subsidized senior housing on Social Security which I supplement by baby sitting my grandchildren. I also coach people in how to do the AC protocol, which doesn’t pay very well because usually […]
Understanding potassium
[A]nyone following Freddd’s methylation protocol or any other high dose methylation support should know there’s a risk of creating a potassium deficiency which is potentially lethal. It’s called hypokalemia. Muscle cramping is one of the warning signs and I’ve experienced some of those cramps. I’m currently supplementing with 2.2 g of elemental potassium a day […]
Methylation update
[I]t feels like my methylation treatment is going really well. I started ubiquinol a few days ago and have had another energy surge. Read a bunch of articles about CoQ10 vs ubiquinol but I’m thinking of taking both types, maybe 150 mg of each. Over the past month, my muscles have tightened further and I’ve […]
Too complex?
Alex emailed me something yesterday that caught my attention. He wrote: You seem like you have the analytical attitude to work your way through this mess, a lot fail because it is too complex. He’s absolutely right that what I’m doing is really complex. On chelation days, I’m filling 25 containers with supplements daily and […]
The big switch
[C]helation dosing every 3 hours is a pretty standard interval but some people find they feel better with more frequent doses. On round 5, I tried increasing my dose frequency to every 2 hours and 24 minutes and it went pretty well until day 3 when I had a nasty meltdown. Later I realized that […]
Reining in my fears
[A]m I getting any better? That’s the question that flits through my mind just about every day. I’m still sick and dysfunctional but I am investing a lot of time, money and energy into long protocols. As Freddd has commented, this is the game that we bet our lives on – so I don’t think […]