Freya in 2002 after safe amalgam removal and detoxification.
She is now Director of Development for Consumers for Dental Choice.
More of her story is on their website at
www.toxicteeth.org.
motor neuron disease (ALS)
Multiple Sclerosis, see Janie's Story, and Ken Pressner's Speech to the MS Society
HEAD, NECK, ORAL CAVITY DISORDERS
bleeding gums
alveolar bone loss
loosening of teeth
excessive salivation
foul breath
metallic taste
burning sensation, with tingling of lips, face
tissue pigmentation (amalgam tattoo of gums)
leukoplakia
stomatitis (sores in the mouth)
ulceration of gingiva, palate, tongue
dizziness/acute, chronic vertigo
ringing in the ears
hearing difficulties
speech and visual impairment
-glaucoma
-restricted, dim vision
GASTROINTESTINAL EFFECTS
food sensitivities, especially to milk and eggs
abdominal cramps, colitis, diverticulitis or other G.I. complaint
chronic diarrhea/constipation
CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS
abnormal heart rhythm
characteristic findings on EKG
-abnormal changes in the S-T segment and/or
-lower broadened P wave
unexplained elevated serum triglyceride
unexplained elevated cholesterol
abnormal blood pressure, either high or low
IMMUNOLOGIC
repeated infections
-viral and fungal
-mycobacteria
-candida and other yeast infections
cancer
autoimmune disorder
-arthritis
-lupus erythematosus (LE)
-multiple sclerosis (MS)
-scleroderma
-amyolateral sclerosis (ALS)
-hypothyroidism
SYSTEMIC EFFECTS
chronic headaches
allergies
severe dermatitis
unexplained reactivity
thyroid disturbance
subnormal body temperature
cold, clammy skin, especially hands and feet
excessive perspiration, w/frequent night sweats
unexplained sensory symptoms, including pain
unexplained numbness or burning sensations
unexplained anemia
-G-6-PD deficiency
Chronic kidney disease
-nephrotic syndrome
-receiving renal dialysis
-kidney infection
adrenal disease
general fatigue
loss of appetite/with or without weight loss
loss of weight
hypoglycemia
PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS TO marie
flow@aol.com.
Copied from the DAMS NEWSLETTER SPRING 1996. Originally from "The IV-C Mercury Detox Program, A Guide for the Patient," a companion handbook to Chronic Mercury Toxicity, New Hope Against and Endemic Disease, by Sam Queen and Betty A. Queen. Call 1-800-311-6265 for more information and biological dentist's referrals.
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A checklist of other symptoms that could be related to mercury toxicity.
A Mercury Test by Dr. Hal Huggins:
1. Heart problems
_heart/chest pains
_angina
_tachcardia (heart racing)
_heart murmur
_low blood pressure
_abnormal EKG
_endocarditis
_partial heart block
_high blood pressure
_heart attack
2. Skin Problems
_unexplained rashes
_excessive itching
_red flushes of color
_rough skin
_acne (pimples)
3. Nervous Disorders
_Belle's Palsy
_Multiple Sclerosis
_shingles
_epilepsy/convulsions
_Dr. told you "It's your nerves"
_the shakes of hands, feet, head, etc
_twitching of face or other muscles
4. Digestion
_diverticulitis
_ulcers
_Crohn's disease
_Graves Disease
_indigestion
_diarrhea
_bloated feeling after eating
_heartburn
_poor appetite
5. Blood Disease
_mononucleosis
_false positve for venereal disease
6. Cancer
_leukemia
_Hodgkins disease
_any other name
7. Endocrine Problems
_diabetes
_ovaries
_hysterectomy-complete
_tipped uterus
_overweight
_thyroid overactive
_testes
_pancreas
_cervical erosion
_underweight
_prostate
_mensturation-painful, too often or too seldom/ stopping without reason
8. Emotional
_sudden anger
_depression
_wish you were dead
_irritability
_suicidal tendencies
_been divorced
9. Annoying Symptoms
_frequent headaches
_noises in your ears
_ringing in your ears
_hissing in your ears
_chronic eye inflammation
_chronic fatigue
_do you tire easily?
_swollen lymph nodes
_do you sweat excessively or not at all?
_hearing problems
_cold hands and feet
_motion sickness
_slow healing
_leg cramps
_dizziness
_get up at night to urinate
_urinate frequently during the day
_have insomnia
_tired when awaken in the morning
_have trouble making decisions
10. Allergies
_metal
_fabrics
_soaps and detergents
_food
_other__________
11. Diseases
_rheumatoid arthritis
_bursitis
_tennis elbow
_painful joints
_Friedreich's ataxia
_asthma
_osteomyelitis
_psoriasis
_sickle cell anemia
_kidney stones
12. Miscellaneous
_Infections take a long time to heal
_Do you work around mercury?
what capacity?_______________
_what medications are you taking that have mercury in them?
13. Dental History
_had silver amalgams
_had gold fillings
_have gold fillings now
_removable metal bridge
_gold bridge
_porcelain caps (crowns)
_non-precious crowns
_root canal
_root canal now
_metallic taste in mouth
_burning sensation in mouth
_increased flow of saliva
_have more than half your teeth
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Other Symptoms of Mercury Toxicity, compiled by Marie Flowers
heat, burning, tingling, soreness, itching of the the scalp
burning muscles in the back and neck, burning ears
feeling movement in the brain
aching of the bones at the base of the skull
sounds of crackling, popping at base of brain
headaches right after eating
muscular aches in areas of the body where previous injuries have occured
double vision
crossed eyes (see Carol's story below)
chronic bladder infections, see Carol's story
legs feeling so heavy like they are weighted down
L'hermitte's Sign (electric shock-like sensations throughout the body)
burning mouth and tongue, see
http://home.earthlink.net/~bernie1/damspr7.html
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Signs and Symptoms of Mercury Poisoning from Dental Amalgam1 by Morton Walker, D.P.M. in his book Elements of Danger, Protecting Yourself Against the Hazards of Modern Dentistry
A series of difficulties characteristic of mercury toxicity affecting the eyes
bleeding from the retina of one or both eyes
dim vision, expecially after exercise
slow and poor accommodation to changes in vision distances
Inability to fix one's gaze
uncontrollable eye movements
eyes drawn to one side
imaginary geometric figures appearing in the visual field, which migrate in a few minutes from the periphery toward the center and slowly disappear
"film" seeming to appear over the eyes
dry eyes
a gray ring forming permanently around the cornea (known as Arcus senilis)
One or more heart difficulties:
irregular hearbeat (palpitations), often together with anxiety
stong pains in the left part of the chest come on
Problems in the upper respiratory tract:
asthmatic breathing troubles, such as a feeling of not being able to inhale
A "cracking" sound in the lower part of the pleural sac, forcing one to cough
red irritated throat
inflammation in the upper airways and pleurisy appearing about a year after the dental treatment with amalgams
difficulties in swallowing
Psychological troubles come on such as:
severe amnesia
constant feelings of tension and strain
anxiety
irritability
difficulty and even impossiblity to control behavior
indecision
loss of interest in life
mental or emotion depression
Conditions of the brain, including:
tiredness nearly all the time
a feeling of being "old"
resistance to intellectual work
reduced capacity for work, both for intellectual and physical tasks
reduced powers of comprehension because information does not come through
increased need for sleep
headache about once a week. The headache often is migrainelike, especially induced by weather changes and by prolonged sleep in the mornings
Neurological complications can come on like:
vertigo (dizziness)
facial paralysis, usually on the right side, that is partly permanent
damage to balance and hearing
a painful pull a the lower jaw toward the collar bone
Oral discomforts make their appearance such as:
increased salivation
often-present sour metallic taste
bleeding gums at toothbrushing
Numbers of other symptoms gradually showing up, including:
joint pains, especially increasing about a year after receiving the implantation of amalgam fillings
pains in the lower back
weakness of the muscles with a slowing down of muscular action
feelings of pressure, pains, and paresthesis ("pins and needles") in the region of the liver
gastrointestinal irritation
paresthesis in the region of the lymph nodes under the arms and in the groin
exzema or other skin eruptions
1 Sources: Stock, "Die Defaehrlichket des Quecksilberdampfes"; F. Gasser, "Quecksilberbelastung im Menschlichen Korper durch Amalgam," Med.-Biol. Arbeits und Forschungsgemeinsch (Baden-Baden, Germany: Dtsch. Zahnarzt., 1976): K. D. Jorgensen, "The Mechanism of Marginal Fracture of Amalgam fillings," Acta Odont. Scan. 23 (1965): 347.
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