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Success with low dose naltrexone for Autoimmune disorders

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jan 8 10:21am | Replies (101)
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@raven42

Bandrduid7 are you still here? I too am a veterinarian who has tossed in the towel on allopathic medicine. Just acquired PMR but looks as if being close to 70 and a female of scandavian descent in the era of a big pandemic might have put me over the edge. Well, I did get immediate relief from pred with 3 hours after a month of increasing and excruciating pain. But, I am getting acupuncture, daily hot saunas, and IV infusions of a mega Myers’s Cocktail full of vitamin c, b vitamins and more weekly so that I can balance out this whacky immune response sooner than later.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 5, 2023

Hello @raven42, Welcome to Connect. I'm not sure @bandruid7 is active on Connect since the members last post was last January 2022. Hopefully they will see your reply and my tag with their membername. I'm sorry to hear you joined the PMR club, not much fun when it rears it's ugly head. There is another discussion you might find helpful:
-- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone/

As much as I hate the thought of taking prednisone, it was what allowed me to get my PMR back into remission. The first time took 3 and half years. The second time only took 1 and half years. I attribute the shorter period of tapering off of prednisone due to making some lifestyle changes - eating healthier along with eating less inflammatory foods and more exercise. It sounds like you already done a lot of research on PMR but thought I would share this in case you haven't seen it.

-- Diet and Supplements for Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR):
https://www.arthritis-health.com/blog/diet-and-supplements-polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr

Do you mind sharing what your starting dose of prednisone was and if you have a plan to taper off of prednisone?

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lestep | @lestep | Mar 20, 2023

Hi raven42. I'm curious how your alternative treatments are going and if you were able to quickly get off prednisone? I have not yet gotten Wahl's book but have been incorporating a few changes into what was already a fairly healthy diet. Do you think the acupuncture and IV infusions are helping?

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