One thing I've wondered...there have to be a bunch of people on this site who take lipoic acid and have the amalgam fillings. Surely this is the case? Has anyone who takes or has taken lipoic acid and has these fillings ever reported any issues here?

I would like to think that with as many people in the world who take lipoic acid and who have these type fillings that there would have been more reported incidents by now and this would have translated over to your webmd type sites if there were actually many cases of lipoic acid transporting mercury from then fillings to the brain and causing problems.

Wouldn't you think so?

Yes, I have some amalgam fillings and I don't have any symptoms or problems with mercury.

Most of the mercury ALA posts seem to revolve around the autism community. And I have seen papers going back to 40yrs from Europe that never bring this up as a risk.

The ALA doses are using the old racemic mixture, and those are quite high. Using the more efficient r-lipoic stabilized in 100mg a day is quite different IMO.

I would think that we'd see some damage if it were going to happen coming out of Japan. Japan uses lipoic acid heavily and is very touchy since the clioquinol (Vioform) B12 incident in the 70's and there are still law suits floating around from that one.

This Wiki article gives a good overview, and mentions, specific dosing for people using lipoic acid who have had amalgams removed only in reference to mercury. I would hope anyone undergoing this procedure would be seeing a holistic/integrative doctor for proper chelation. Typically succimer (chemet) is used in my area for this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoic_acid

I have those fillings also. I have been taking ALA and doing great. I am on a forum for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and many people take it fine. It is one of the most important supplements I take.

Sally, me too, but I have only been taking ALA for a month. Hopefully all will be well.