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Reply: Frustrated With Medication Side Effects

Go to an alternative doctor. Ask about being tested for lyme disease. Not the reg....

Posted by MicheleMcGlone

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Reply: Newly diagnosed with RA....scared, upset, depresse...

Dear Jerzee, I have been diagnosed with "evolving RA". It started in April 2010...

Posted by MicheleMcGlone

Dear Jerzee,

I have been diagnosed with "evolving RA". It started in April 2010 and continues to this day. My rhuematologist wants me to go on Methatrexate or Plaquenil. But they won't cure it, can have side effects and don't work forever.... . I do not accept that this "disease" has no cure. SOMETHING is causing my body to attack my joints. I have to figure out what it is and stop that process.

I found an MD who practices alternative therapies for RA and other ailments. He has me on antibiotics and has tested me for food allergies, hormones levels and many other things.. I go back to him on 10/27 for test results. Meanwhile I think the antibiotics are helping.

Buy and read "Conquering Arthrtis" by Barbara Allen (you can get it on Amazon). She also has a website http://www.conqueringarthritis.com

Also, How to Eat Away Arthritis by Laurie Aesop.

There's a ton of other books out there but these are the only two that I have gotten through so far.

These books are a little hard to read and following their suggestions is complicated. But it's a complicated situation! It can't hurt you to try and you'll get such a boost when you realize that one or more of the suggestions is actually making a difference.

Also there are some good videos on Youtube (don't watch the scary ones! just the positive ones). Also Dr. Mercola.com has his entire antibiotic protocol right on his website.

I have drastically altered my diet (no alchohol, caffeine, sugar or processed foods) I also went on a 7 day cleanse/fast. It was not that bad or hard to do and the results were amazing. I was basically symptom free for several days until I started eating normally again... Plus I lost like 10 pounds !! Nice bonus.

That's when I realized I needed professional help to guide me on my quest to heal myself.

Don't give up. Learn all you can and try everything..Find a doctor who is open to or is practiced in holistic medicine. I believe the big time drugs should be the last resort.

I found that discovering that I had some control over this thing keeps me from getting depressed and angry about it.

Sorry this is rambling. But I think I konw how you feel and I wish the best for you. Goodluck!View Thread

Posted byMicheleMcGlone

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