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I take calcium, Vit. D, folic...Excellent post, Deb. I take calcium, Vit. D, folic acid and a prescribed multivitamin each day in addition to Arava, sulfasalazine and plaquenil. It makes quite a handful of pills. On Sunday mornings I add a dose of Fosamax (for osteoporosis)for the week to the others. Like most of us who have RA, I've tried other supplements over the years, hoping they might be the magic cure. But none of them did anything but lighten my wallet.<br /><br />That's not to say that some supplements may be very beneficial. I believe the key to their efficacy is unique to the individual who takes them, given how RA affects each of us a little differently. That's why, I believe, we'll hear stories about someone's Aunt Mary who took fish oil and tumeric, and who is now pain-free. For Aunt Mary, it worked. For your Cousin Joe, it was the copper bracelet with the tiny magnates embedded in the metal. <br /><br />I also believe that the placebo effect is real, and that in many cases it DOES provide healing. I don't poo-poo this or put it down: the healing power of our minds is, frankly, amazing. So as far as I'm concerned, three cheers for it, if it can relieve pain and facilitate healing.<br /><br />I've had acupuncture work on my RA pain, too, but not every time. This is another method of healing that I think hinges strongly on belief. All power to it. I would never counsel anyone to avoid it just because its effect cannot be scientifically proven. There are SO many mysteries in our world. Thank goodness!L."Wren" Vandeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587456557210335403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-76014899925342916742012-01-22T09:10:58.934-08:002012-01-22T09:10:58.934-08:00Christine...sometimes I wonder which came first, t...Christine...sometimes I wonder which came first, the chicken or the egg, my ra or my deficiencies in vitamins and such. Of course I have found no research on this topic as that would mean they would have to follow humans without ra in the prospect of them maybe developing ra or an autoimmune disorder. It is a very difficult tight rope that we walk as patients and the longer I have autoimmune disorders the clearer this becomes to me.<br /><br />Candee...glad to see you commenting and looking forward to following your new blog. Your docs comments are so typically. Either we get dismissed with you shouldn't be experimenting with natural stuff at all or I don't really care. But if they don't care then who do we ask?<br /><br />Cathy....many of my extended family members are doing the natural path completely including a naturopath. It can get so expensive that I haven't jumped in completely. I hate starting and stopping things based on money. It gets to be soooo frustrating. The medical view in the country has been treat symptoms not the root cause or don't practice being pre-emptive or striking before something goes wrong. Our views here are actually backwards. If we don't put good healthy things into our bodies (free of chemicals, etc.), exercise as our bodies are meant to....inevitably something will break down. Now, I don't mean to say that people will never get ra or cancers or colds but having a strong foundation to build one's life on (a healthy body made from putting healthy things in it and around it), then chances are we will get sick more. But I get sooo tired of fighting traditional thinking. We are already exhausted and tired and fighting verbally with doctors just doesn't play into my plans anymore.Deb aka AbcsOfrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619087592028571941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-88660575027285846282012-01-22T05:57:42.074-08:002012-01-22T05:57:42.074-08:00I have tried numerous natural methods with my RA. ...I have tried numerous natural methods with my RA. I have worked with a naturopath for years and for a shorter time a acupuncturist who dealt in Chinese medicine. What I found to work the very best was Wobynzyme at really high levels. However, the cost of it finally ended my use. High doses of tumeric in a protein powder early on also gave me some relief. If I had to do it all again, I would definitely follow the same path I did in trying to find natural methods to reduce my RA pain. <br /><br />Currently I take fish oil, vitamin D3 (I have my levels tested once a year.), occassionally digestive enzymes (I should take these all the time as they help my digestion which seems to correlate with joint pain) and two days ago I started taking Biotin for hair loss. I am also on Enbrel and Arava. <br /><br />I tried to post on your insurance post (I don't know if it ever went through. It was a good post with lots to think about. Thanks.) but I am very frustrated with the fact that insurance won't cover any alternative medicine. I can guarantee that working with my naturopath has prevented my family memebers from having to see the family physician in years. Her methods are generally simple lifestyle changes that are very preventative, but not covered. Very disappointing to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076282329093508289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-42337557010070793132012-01-21T20:00:25.657-08:002012-01-21T20:00:25.657-08:00It's interesting, I remember asking my docs, b...It's interesting, I remember asking my docs, both rheumy and family doc about the vitamins and supplements..they both looked at me like I had two heads...I asked if I should be careful or concerned about them and they said no..dismissively. What seems to be helping me is calcium 1200mgs, D3 10,000IUS, omega 3/dhea fish oil, folic acid, and before bed magnesium. it helps if I haven't gotten enough fiber in my day.Candeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12281049495677163906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148674654584849237.post-52690739953285474682012-01-21T11:19:55.953-08:002012-01-21T11:19:55.953-08:00I use both western medicine (i.e. rheum and man ma...I use both western medicine (i.e. rheum and man made meds) as well as eastern and naturopathic meds. Like you, I have gone back and forth between the two. It is very difficult to do both because my Chinese medicine practitioner and rheum. are both supportive of my choices but there is such a wide conflict in their approaches to healing. Right now, I use what i think is best of both with their input.<br /><br />In regards to supplements and such, I was found (I have Sjogren's) to be Vit. D deficient...severely so I take 5000 units/day. I take 3600mg of Omega 3 Fish Oil, a Multivit/Mineral, a probiotic, and sometimes a natural green powder supplement called Field of Greens.<br /><br />I am not sure how much difference they have made with the Sjogren's except the Fish Oil has been critical to help manage my mood swings when I am on high doses of steroids. There has been a lot of research done about them in regards to depression, mood swings, anxiety and they definitely help me.I just started the Culturelle and Field of Greens so we shall see!Christine https://www.blogger.com/profile/09892346661528968954noreply@blogger.com