Has anyone wondered about the relationship (could there be?) between mercury amalgam dental fillings and PD?

[maryalice]

My family doctor diagnosed me with Mercury Poisoning before I was told I had PD.

It was about 15 years ago,but I think they did a heavy medal test using some of my hair. I went through celation therapy for about a year.to get rid of the mercury in my body..I had to have a lot of dental work prior to being diagnosed,due to a bad car accident that I was involved in when I was around 20. I had all my amalgam fillings taken out by a dental specialist. Nobody else in my family has had PD,so I believe that this may have triggered it.

[ParkinsonSpouse]

I've had 12 mercury fillings for 45 years. I don't have PD.

My husband has one or two. He has PD.

I don't think mercury fillings caused his PD.

Of course, I really don't know why he has PD, but I think it's from using lawn chemicals & pesticides.

[tlongmire in reply to ParkinsonSpouse]

I believe that lawn chemicals and pesticides caused my PD as well.

I think there would be a lot more cases of PD if it was caused solely by Mercury fillings since that was the way it was done for years and years.

[Norton1 in reply to tlongmire]

Good to hear from you Tlongmire. It's looking more and more that mercury is not as bad as I thought when I opened this thread.

Regards

Norton

[Norton1 in reply to ParkinsonSpouse]

Hello ParkinsonSpouse

There are two research papers referred to in this thread and both tend to back up your thoughts on mercury amalgam NOT being the cause of developing PD.

It appears that you might be nearer the mark with pesticides.

Thank you for your feedback.

Regards

Norton

[MichaelOM]

I sure do. Had all my old fillings replaced a year or two before my dx. Might've been the trigger, but I doubt it was the only cause. The is a toxic age.

[Norton1 in reply to MichaelOM]

Hello MichaelOM

I could not agree with you more re toxic age, but what can w do about it? I'm afraid that at 67 yrs of age it is too late for me, but for those of us with children and grandchildren, we must make them aware!

Regards

Norton

[hilarypeta]

I had mine removed gradually five years ago., developed pd 2 years later..now find i still have mercury in my mouth under the capped teeth. Am having them removed now at great expense by safe dentist who does damming...seeing kinesiologist who says through muscle testing that i have heavy metal, mercury and chemical poisoning. He says that this is keeping my acetocholine levels high which puts stress on your nervous system. He reckons things will be ok if i detox and change my mind set. He says my unconscious mind wants to be sick. I have to say affirmations for 30 days. I have to say as i go to sleep ..i want to release the unconscious emotion of pride and scorn now and forever ...in the day time i have to say i will not judge anything today! It doesnt really make sense to me but im trying it! Sort of nlp i suppose...

[wifeofparky]

I have tons of amalgam in my mouth and no PD. Hubby started showing transient symtoms 20 or more years ago. He worked in the pressroom of a large printing company. I truly believe it is from exposure to many chemical solvents he worked with over a 16 year period. Unfortunately nothing is proven but I am still searching for a relation to his old job.

[bunngalo]

I think the etiology for Parkinsons can be different for different people. My mom has parkinsons but had no chemical exposure occupationally. She just lives in this toxic soup with the rest of us. My good friend was diagnosed at 46 and she looks to be the picture of health if you did not know her diagnosis. I am not sure if mom has metal amalgams or not. I had mine taken out by a biological dentist several years ago. going to someone who is trained in how to do it, with a slower drill speed, air filtration, and all sorts of other precautionary measures while being on a detox protocol is important. I think metal/mercury fillings can certainly be part of heavy metal toxicity which could cause parkinsons.

[srarndt]

PLEASE NOTE: The following commentary is not intended to be hurtful or even critical of people who seek alternative treatments to help themselves. If you think or feel already that this is something that will upset you, please allow me to encourage you to stop reading now.

The question isn't so much how we got the PD, but what, if anything can be done to cure it or at least slow down the progression. If removing amalgam fillings from your mouth is something you like to think will help, and you can afford it, go ahead and have them removed. Same with chelation therapy. If you believe in any of these strongly enough, you have little to lose. (If you believed that hopping on your left foot will, in time, cure your PD, hop away!!!)

I'm sure that most of you are familiar with the term placebo effect. It is a knife that cuts both ways. If you examine voodoo closely enough you'll recognize the same process is at work. Closely held belief systems along with anecdotal evidence is actually more than enough to bring health or illness, or both, to a true believer.

The problem that haunts all of this though is, what if anything does the cure do to heal the masses that suffer from whatever problem being faced. I would encourage consulting with as many scientific researchers and doctors as you possibly can before spending lots of money on cures which may only be a placebo or psychosomatic short term or temporary "cure".

Steve (Bisbee, AZ)

[maryalice in reply to srarndt]

I don't agree with you about not using alternative therapies You sound like my neurologist who only believes in handing out drugs. I think that all avenues of healing should be explored. But as they say "different strokes for different folks"

[RoDias]

I don't believe the amalgam fillings contribute to PD. I'm 65 and have a lot of amalgam fillings and don't have PD. My husband is 61, has no amalgam fillings and he has PD.

[srarndt]

Actually, i was remiss in not including a comment or two about my belief in alternative therapies. I never took meds for anything in my life, (except for thyroid replacement after having a tumor on my thyroid the size of my thumb that required it's removal.)

Aside from that i never even took an aspirin in my life, prior to PD. Why? Because I'd much rather find a much more natural and "alternative" method of dealing with various maladies. I do not believe in "only handing out drugs". But I have a belief system that requires carefully researching anything I use to try to affect my body and/or mind prior to jumping in to doing anything that might cost a whole bunch of money or my wellness before jumping onto the bandwagon.

I HATE seeing people cheated out of their money or well-being when they're ill and easy targets for scammers. I do believe in alternative healing, have practiced it for years on myself and with others but never accepted a dime for it. My previous comments were only meant to indict scammers and scams, not alternative healing practices.

[maryalice in reply to srarndt]

Thanks for the clarification,but it wasn't necessary. I do agree with you that there are people that will take advantage of others by offering so called "miracle cures". That is why I also research anything that I put

in my body. I think that we can use medical science with alternative therapies. along with good old common sense. Blessings.

[grammy004]

I heard using street drugs e.g. speed, can cause PD I don't know if my fillings are the cause of my PD but some thing cause me to get this stuff they call PD