i had a huge almalgon filling put into my tooth in 1994 because i coudln't afford a root canal and the dentist didn't want to pull it. He puhe put a metal filling in that always felt hyuge, but in Aprial, when it fell out, (after 13 years, I couldn't believe my eyes, this think was the size of a bumball and it was as heavy as lead. Odddly enoughy in the last ten years I'd been diagnosed with BIpolar befcause I have mood swings and there are times when I can't do much but sit in the chair and watch tv. Well, the filling fell out in April, and sisiisnce that week, i have had no probelems with depression . AT ALL. don't even have to take my antidepressents anymore. went back to work, keeping up with life and feeling great. my herbalist in az. says it had to be from the metal filling coming , relieve me of toxins in my fillings that sometimes cause depression. Can this be true? I feel I'm a different person and i love being alive for the 1st time in 20 year. any similar experiences?
2007-07-25 18:53:06 · 2 answers · asked by katy 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Mercury and other metals in the amalgam are 'neurotoxic' and can cause depression. So, yes, your experience is very 'reasonable'.
2007-07-25 19:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mercury is one of the ingredients in amalgam filling. It is known to affect mood and immune system(although doctors often deny it). Perhaps the filling itself was very close to some nerve endings, and hereby caused an irritation of other nerves. Keep in mind that any foreign body will contract and expand differently from your original tissues. Consider getting a new and perhaps expensive filling of composite polymers.
2007-07-25 20:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by HealthPolice 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋