Arthritus ??

[Boaz]

A few weeks ago I had to stay in the hospital 4 days and ended up getting taken off my arthritis medicine . I was taking 10 mg of meloxicam per day and they stopped it with 2 other medicines saying I had taken they too long and my body went toxic . My organs were shutting down , soon as I got off the meds I started getting better .

They will not give me ANY arthritis medicine and it's a bummer . Do you have any 'homeopathic' , home remedies , over the counter medicine or thoughts on the subject ? Thanks !

[Char-Gar]

The best medicine is a change of mind. I took arthritis pain meds for 30 years and quit them due their effects on my kidneys. Once we decide that pain can be lived with, things change pretty quickly. Pain reminds us that we are alive because the only people that don't feel pain are dead people.

These days, I will take a couple of Tylenol to help me get so sleep on days when the pain is keeping me awake. I only use them once or twice a week. I never take anything during the day.

[Hickory]

Nobody understands arthritis more then the person with it.
A person can say they do, but unless you live with it everday you don't understand how it feels.

[Preacher Jim]

Charlie I feel your pain. My doc said 2 ibprorpren with food in morning and 2 with supper. He will not prescribe that poison stuff they call arthritis medicine cause they kill you.

[Hickok]

Heavenly Father, I ask you give relief from pain to Charlie. I pray for the health and welfare of my friend and brother in Christ. In the name of our Savior and Redeemer Christ Jesus I pray, amen.

Charlie, I know what you are going through. Just before I had my knee replaced, the doctor put me on a prescription medicine Naproxen, supposely like a super ibuprophen to help the arthritis. immediately made me sick. Extreme dizziness and nausea. Had to quit the pills.

[Houndog]

I FEEL YOUR PAIN! I'm in the same boat. The two best homeopathic remedies I know of is taking a hot as you can stand it bath with two cups of Epsom salts and two cups of Apple Cider Vinegar in it. It seems to help me. The second is eat a few Almonds several times a day. They contain a natural anti inflamitory. Both of these were recomended by an MD. I hope you get feeling better soon!

[Char-Gar]

Charlie I feel your pain. My doc said 2 ibprorpren with food in morning and 2 with supper. He will not prescribe that poison stuff they call arthritis medicine cause they kill you.

Long term (5 or more years) use of Ibuprofen will severally damage your kidneys and put you into renal insufficiency (Chronic Kidney Disease). It restricts the blood flow to your kidneys. Any NSAID will do this even aspirin. Tylenol is the only over the counter pain reliever that won't damage your kidneys, but it can do a number on your liver if you take it long enough on a daily basis.

Arthritis is the curse of my family and I have been fighting for over 30 years. It is every joint in my body and my lumbar spine. My only option was start taking opioids or take life straight up. I chose to take life straight up.

After I stopped taking pain meds, the pain increased sharply for about three weeks and then it leveled off. Then it seemed to diminish, but that is probably just me building up a tolerance to pain.

We live in a time, when nobody wants to hurt and pop pills to avoid it. Sooner or later those pill chickens come home to roost and you have to face the issue of living with pain, killing off some of your organs or becoming and addict. It is a heck of a choice, but there it is.

[Smoke4320]

Dsmo check it out

[dbmjr1]

I've been living with severe arthritis for seven years now. Mine is related to a shattered heel, that fractured into the ankle.

I've taken about every NSAID I can think of. I'm currently on 800mg Ibuprofen X 3 daily. That's a max dose, and I still had trouble walking today.

I use a topical NSAID that helps, 1% Voltaren Gell. I recommend it for SOME relief from arthritis that won't tear up you kidneys and liver.

I have a surgery scheduled for the middle of next month to perform a number of tasks, including removing broken hardware, fusing a joint and scraping the ankle for arthritis.

[clintsfolly]

The best thing I find to keep uncle arthritis happy is a ot 15-30 minutes in the hot tub! Feel great and sleep like a baby afterwards.

[nicholst55]

Ask your doctor about Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel. It is an NSAID, so he may not approve it for you. It provides me with a good deal of relief.

[curdog]

I take a half a shot glass diluted in water of Braggs apple cider vinegar twice a day and it helps my shoulder pain a lot. Before I couldn't hardly lift my right arm up to put a shirt or coat on in the morning and now I can.It takes a good 2 to 3 weeks to kick in . It helps me,I keep a couple of extra quart bottles so I don't run out. Its worth a try.

[fatelk]

Turmeric really seems to help for me.

I hate to think that long term use of arthritis meds will kill you. My son has been on heavy duty arthritis medicine (Humera) for most of his life (he’s only 12). We’re concerned about the long term side effects, but without it he’s at serious risk of crippling arthritis and blindness.

[Wayne Smith]

It really depends on the kind of arthritis. Osteo arthritis is what I have - severe in my lower back and hips according to the MD. It slows me down some, hurts when I get up in the AM but the more I move the better I feel. Sometimes I have to take a NASID to get moving but it's worth it to get moving because I feel better after exercise. I won't speak of other types of arthritis because I don't suffer them.

[lefty o]

i think many of us are in the same boat. i have osteo and a wicked case of RA, and dont function well at all without meloxicam and humira. if i were in your shoes id be looking into the antiinflamatory diets. i really dont have good advice, because we are all affected differently.

[crowbuster]

Dsmo check it out

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Smoke means dmso. Yes, look it up. Curcumen as well

[rancher1913]

my wife is training to be a clinical herbalist, I will see if she will put together a care package. do you have any allergies. do you want some firecider for your next cold as well.

you will need to pm me your current meds and other pertanant details so she does not give you something that will react with them.

I hate to admit this but she goes to boulder of all places for classes.

[Bareen]

I have heard that bee stings can help treat arthritis. I read a few studies a couple years ago about it, and it seemed to help the patients. If you aren't allergic to bees, you could always look into that.

As to finding bees, ask around for a local beekeeper, I bet they would help. People selling honey in farmers markets are beekeepers usually, or they know some.


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[farmerjim]

Voltaren or Diclofenac gel. ( same thing) It is an NSAID but only 8% gets into the blood. I am on blood thinners and my doctors let me take it.
Go see a pain specialist. I have bad arthritis in my back and neck. They have done nerve ablations in the right side of my neck and right and left lower back. All neck pain is gone, and the pain that I got in my back when I lifted things in front of me are gone. This will only last for 1 to 2 years and then has to be done again. Back was redone several months ago, neck is still fine.

[square butte]

Dietary modification is a good starting place. Get on the computer and look at articles on " anti - inflammation diet " and " naturopathic treatment of arthritis " . There are classes of food types that tend to cause inflammation. Most of us have food sensitivities that tend to fall into these classes. Common culprits are sweets, dairy, wheat, coffee and so forth ( sadly most of the culprits are what we seem to enjoy the most ). Plenty if information out there on the computer for arthritis. I suffer from it too - No problems though until Lyme - which can also cause arthritis to. Just some thoughts which may or may not get you a bit farther.