Disclaimer: The information contained on this website is compiled of information on alternative treatments that I have used since my MS symptoms began in 1975. Some have helped my
MS quite a bit, that does not mean that they will help yours. They are mostly anecdotal evidence and you should seek the counsel of your physician before starting any new treatments
Find a local mercury free dentist in your area, USA, Canada & International at this link!
Huggins Applied Healing further info on amalgam and it's possible role in MS.
03-01-09 I am so amazed how much better I am sleeping since having my amalgams replaced. I have been using only Unisom & melatonin the past 2 days, those never helped at all while I had the amalgams in my teeth. Once upon a time at least 15 years ago I did get some relief when my insomnia was just beginning with using L-tryptophan, but has not worked since. Since the Unisom & melatonin are helping I just ordered some L-tryptophan to see for myself if it helps as well as it did so many years ago. It will be interesting to find out. I had so much energy yesterday I could not believe it! I feel like a little energizer bunny today too! I have been walking quite a bit with no cane at all, but I try not to be stupid about it! My sleeping is still not anywhere near perfect, it may never be, but at least I can actually take a nap a few times a day in addition to my regular night of sleep of about 4 hours before I need to get up & go to the bathroom, I have been able to just go back to sleep for a 2-3 hours after the bathroom wakeup call. It's been so long since I've been able to do that I'm still getting used to it...happily! I will never be able to thank my brother Brian and friends enough for raising the money I needed to have the fillings replaced since I have no insurance. I love them all! I have not felt in the "land of the living" for so long and I know I still have a long way to go until I can actually do normal things like...work and drive. I have not driven a car in 2 years and will need to renew my license by Feb2010 if I want to drive again. I am still not clear headed enough, I still have some brain fog and would not even consider driving at this point. Little by little step by step. I may need stem cells for my brain to repair?? Only time will tell. Never give up! ~ Lisa
02-20-09 It feels to be amalgam free!!! I am sleeping better though I admit I am still using 1 Xanax and 1 melatonin at night, I think just out of paranoia from having such a horrible time with not being able to simply fall asleep at night. I got to the point of having to take more & more Xanax because my body would get used to it so easily. So from my past experience 1 Xanax should not be helping at all, one of these days I will stop taking it and see what happens. I am very hopeful, I'm feeling more energetic so I exercise more which should at some point help me to naturally become tired and just fall asleep. All in due time. I will have my last hair analysis done in June that will ensure there will be enough new hair growth to test for toxic metals left in my body. I can't imagine it will be 100% gone but it should certainly be less than when I had those ugly gray toxic fillings. I of course I have no idea why I have this reaction to the amalgams and my mom, dad & brothers have not had a problem. Just lucky I guess! I also still believe diet has something to do with MS and will be having 2 tests to test check if I have true food intolerances. I believe I do but would like to have it tested for certain. I will have this done in mid March and when I have that final hair analysis test done in June I will bring this info to my Neurologist who is the only one I trust, and see if I can convince him differently that foods do play a part in MS. It can't hurt. I'm just passionate that this should not be a fatal disease, I will continue this path in the memory of my friend Scot who did not even make it to 40, he rightfully called it sucky disease. Never give up! ~ Lisa
01-23-09 Well, now I only have 2 more amalgams to be replaced! Since I had the last 3 fillings replaced this past Tuesday I am still sleeping better, not perfect but definitely better. I am still a bit paranoid I won't fall asleep still so I am still taking 1 1mg. Xanax at night with 5mg. melatonin. I probably should not bother with the Xanax because in the beginning I took 1mg and then I would need to up the dose because my body would get used to it and 1mg was not enough anymore. One of these days I won't use it anymore. Once all the amalgams are gone I will work on going to sleep without taking any medications. This is exciting! Have a great weekend! ~ Lisa
01-16-09 I messed up the dates of course, those next 3 on the bottom right side will be replaced this upcoming Tuesday the 20th. I am so excited to be on my way to being amalgam-free! I will have the final 2 replaced probably on 02-10-09. I am still sleeping rather well, I slept great last night I hope it is the same tonight! 3 or 4 months after they are all gone I will have my final hair analysis done just to compare! This is very exciting! Take Care ~ Lisa
01-09-09 I am going to request that the bottom 3 amalgams I have on my bottom right side be replaced this next Tuesday which is my scheduled day. My front molar on the right bottom is getting quite sensitive so why not? I have been sleeping a bit better since those last 2 huge amalgams on my bottom left molars were replaced. Maybe I'm just imagining this, but if I am I like it! There is no doubt in my mind that I do have heavy metal poisoning from those 9 amalgam fillings and probably from some of the colloidal silver I drank in the past. The hair analysis I had done proves that, I will be interested in the findings when I have my final hair analysis done in July. This really is fascinating to me! Cya ~ Lisa
01-02-09 I was supposed to have my upper 2 left fillings replaced on the 30th. However a handful of almonds changed that! After swallowing the almonds something felt odd on my left front bottom molar, I broke the tooth and apparently swallowed the pieces, so all I could see was this "wall" of amalgam fillings, no enamel! It did not hurt at all it just felt weird. So the dentist decided to take care of the bottom 2 molars, in 2 weeks they will do those upper 2 fillings that are much smaller than the ones on the bottom. All in due time, I will eat no more almonds unless it is almond butter! The other thing I noticed while using Chelorex which I am still using for the next month is I could see on 3 fingers on my right hand (index, middle & ring) that there appeared to be a ring of gray kinda like I had stuck my hand in dirt only I had not and it did not wash off. Also the nail of the ring finger was turning a light shade of gray. Since those 3 fillings were removed the nail that was looking gray is not gray anymore and the "rings" are much lighter the gray ring on the ring finger is nearly gone it's only on one side, the outer right. I find this kind of fascinating! I will be even more interested when I have my next hair analysis in June of July.
Have a Happy New Year! ~ Lisa
12-19-08 2 down 7 to go! I was really not sure what to expect, it was supposed to take 90 minutes it was closer to 60 or less. I really did not know exactly what a dental dam was, I thought it would be more cumbersome. I was not expecting a small thin sheet of a rubber type product with a few holes in the that would go around each individual tooth, I presume my two upper molars, then they flossed them in place. They placed an oxygen mask over my nose so I would not be breathing in amalgam vapors as they drilled then out. They also used a suction type device to suck out my saliva, the last time I went to the dentist it was still rinse and spit. This was much nicer. They of course make no promises that having this done will help improve or eliminate some of my MS symptoms, but I have read of some who have chronic insomnia as I do and had complete relief and the brain fog went away! I'm hopeful but only time will tell. We shall see! Have a Safe and Happy Holiday! ~Lisa
12-12-08 This is so exciting! My first 2 amalgam fillings on the upper right side will be properly replaced this upcoming Tuesday the 16th, then the 2 on my upper left molars the following Tuesday the 23rd, then the bottom 3 teeth on the lower right on the 30th, and the last 2 on my bottom left side on December 6th!!! I am very hopeful! During this time I will continue to use Chelorex to also help eliminate this poison from my body. In 4 weeks once the fillings have all been replaced I will have another hair analysis done to compare, that will also be very interesting! Stay tuned! ~Lisa
11-21-08 I went to get my dental x-rays on my son's 21st birthday! The dentist is really good, she explained everything quite well, Dr. Janet Stopka is located in Downers Grove, IL. I first need to have a blood test done which will help in determining the best filling for my body, of course non-amalgam filling. Word for word from the pamphlet I was given, "Simply stated, Clifford Materials Reactivity Testing (CMRT) is a comprehensive clinical blood test that screens for individual systemic sensitivity to bio-materials through antibody detection." http://www.ccrlab.com I am very excited to get things rolling so I will get that blood test taken next week, I believe it takes about 10 days to process if I remember correctly. It will be exciting to see if I notice a difference, especially if my insomnia goes away. Only time will tell but this is the most hopeful I have ever felt about kicking this disease in the keester! Once again, I could never have been able to do this without the enormous help from my mom, brother Brian, Turkey Bowl players and my son. I love them all for doing this for me, I tear up every time think about it, I know how fortunate I am! You will see below the full hair analysis I had done back this past July. I will have another done 4 months after the amalgams are replaced. You may also notice the mercury level is quite low which I was told is not a good thing because that just means the mercury is pretty much everywhere! My personal thought is that much of it is up in my brain since that is where the lesions in the last MRI I had were. One day I'd love to have another for comparisons sake, that last one was in 2000. Have a great weekend! ~Lisa
10-31-08 If you would like to read more about amalgam and MS here are some links. You of course will have to make the decision if you believe amalgam plays a role in MS symptoms, as soon as I have them replaced then I will really be able to make up my mind. The links I have listed below include those patients and professionals who have their own opinions about if amalgam does play a role in MS.
I of course believe inflammatory foods also play a big role in this disease. I wish like the rest of you that there was a concrete definite answer to the dietary and the amalgam aspect and what role they play, but so far there is none that I know of so we just need to go with our gut instinct and find a doctor we can trust. The GP I go to has always believed the 9 amalgam fillings played a role along with my crappy diet of glutinous foods. I used to chew gum and never equated the fact that with every chew I was releasing amalgam vapors, I also have a very bad habit of "chomping" my teeth together throughout the day, why I have no idea, but a habit that must be broken! Check out the You Tube video made by a dentist that actually shows the vapors released from an extracted tooth! I guess we just need to make up our own minds, be proactive in our treatments. Best wishes ~ Lisa
http://www.thorne.com/media/dentalamalgams.pdf
Amalgams and Insomnia anecdotal evidence
If you are unable to have your fillings removed check out this link
10-24-08 I have been seriously looking into having my 9 amalgam filled teeth either removed or just having the fillings replaced with a non toxic material. I now have enough money saved so I can go ahead and have the fillings replaced properly, hopefully in the next couple of months. It will be fascinating to see if my symptoms get even better yet. I sure hope they do, I really hope that my chronic insomnia will go away! For me that has been the most disheartening symptom. I remember reading about a man in England who had this type of insomnia, he had stem cell treatment and his chronic insomnia was gone! He had to go to another country I don't remember which one, but I remember it was not Mexico. If this symptom continues I will find a way to have the stem cell treatment done some day, but only by Dr. Frank Morales, the doctor I went to when I first got started with the SF1019 vaccine, I absolutely trust him. I had a hair analysis done by Dr. Alan Greenberg, the results are shown below. I will have another hair analysis done after the fillings are replaced. It all just fascinates me! I've never heard of most of theses metals. I was surprised to see arsenic in there but if I understood correctly (which I way not have) there may be a certain amount within the amalgam fillings. That is very creepy, it makes me want them out even more! I'll be doubly interested to have the hair analysis done again once they are gone. I am also taking Chelorex , a chelation product to assist in removing the amalgam toxins from my body.
Stay tuned...~ Lisa
