What Is Mercury Poisoning?
5. Symptoms
Very small amounts of mercury in our body are unlikely to do us any harm. It is only when they accumulate to dangerous levels that symptoms will begin to show. The levels of mercury will take a long time to accumulate, and the symptoms will also develop very gradually as a result.
When symptoms do start to be noticeable, the patient is likely to start feeling irritable. They can also find that their memory begins to fail then, and they can become uncharacteristically shy. Mercury poisoning can also cause the patient to experience numbness in various parts of their body, and they may also start to experience tremors. Depression and anxiety are also likely symptoms.
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