← Return to Long term Prednisone for RA?

Discussion
junieb1 avatar

Long term Prednisone for RA?

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: 6 hours ago | Replies (57)

Comment receiving replies
Profile picture for missy245  Per @missy245

@junieb1
Double-blind trials used daily quantities like 2.7 g EPA and 1.8 g DHA
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3030173/
On the front of a fish oil bottle it will give a Mg amount. Don't go by that.
On the back, it will give the EPA and DHA mg amounts . Usually those amounts are for 2 capsules. But check for sure . That is the actual dose of a capsule or often 2 capsules.
I take 2500 mg EPA and 1000 DHA each day. (4 caps)
You will not notice an instant improvement like taking prednisone or advil. It takes about 3 months.
I prescribe to Consumer Lab which tests supplements for purity. I can look a product up if you'd like.
I started taking it 6 months after I was diagnosed. At that time, I was struggling to keep my cholesterol down and it helped my cholesterol numbers too.

I've explains the medication limitations I now have. So, after the Simponi reaction and not wanting to prescribe any other because of the heart issues that developed, my Rheumatologist suggested I add fish oil, not having noticed that I had already listed it as taking it.

As for the bleeding issue. This study suggests that it doesn't need to be temporarily stopped for a surgery. I still do stop it before a procedure, just to be sure, like when I got my Pacemaker
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28552094/

Jump to this post


Replies to "@junieb1 Double-blind trials used daily quantities like 2.7 g EPA and 1.8 g DHA https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3030173/ On..."

@missy245 Thanks so much for your insight. I recently started taking Eliquis because I went into afib during lung surgery, so I will check with my doctors to make sure it's okay. I prefer to take a more natural approach when I can. I can't take stains so it would be great if it lowered my borderline cholesterol numbers. it might have been my cardiologist who first mentioned fish oil. The past couple of years have been a whirlwind and it's been hard to stay on top of it all. Thanks again!