Feverfew for inflammation/Léna

[Guest guest]

>I'm still very much a lab-rat<

You and me both, Léna!

Some time back (mainly out of ignorance), I used to take a variety of

prescription meds. My mother had been a nurse with a lot of confidence in meds,

and I started off with that point of view. Over the years I discovered the many

glitches in our FDA, and ran into problems with side effects from some of the

meds I was taking. That's when I began using supplements in preference to

prescriptions.

>After reading all i could about feverfew, I went by muscle-testing<

Kinesiology?

>dowsing and gut hunch, reinforced by definite reduction in psoriasis patches<

I have a dowsing pendulum and a chart. I'll have to try dowsing to see how it

works for me in this instance. Are you familiar with a dowser named Raymon

Grace? A friend turned me on to him.

Prior to his going into puberty, my brother had severe psoriasis--after puberty,

it vanished--but I never had a problem until recently. I must be doing something

right, as I have only one patch left on my ankle, but the dratted thing never

goes away. I'll be glad to see the last of it, if and when I solve that puzzle.

I know that most psoriasis plaques are dry, but have you ever run across any

that thrive in damp areas of the body, such as skin folds? I don't know whether

it's psoriasis, but the Derm doctor I saw about it was uncertain and I am too.

>(rather dramatic in fact, after 20 years of not much touching them.)<

We went through everything imaginable to clear up my brother's. I know how

remarkable it is to see improvement, especially after such a long time with

none!

>I'm taking Solaray Feverfew capsules. Started with 1 380mg cap a day, 

then went to 2, with steady progress, then pushed to three and the 

patches sort of halted (didn't get worse but no improvement) Now I'm 

back to 2 and observing carefully.<

Your methods sound like mine.

>The bottle doesn't say what parts of plant are used.<

Okay. Thanks.

>The topical tincture mix I'm using is carried by 1.5 oz of mixture (75%

CS, 10% DMSO, and 15% glycerin.<

Time for me to prepare that mixture. I'm doing better financially this month, so

I should be able to put the ingredients together.

>To that I've added another half oz. (consisting of 3 even parts) of Feverfew

tincture By HerbPharm (leaf and flower), Gotu cola tincture, and

Lugol's iodine/iodide.<

Sounds like you are covering all the bases. A TCM (traditional Chinese medicine)

practitioner I saw thought that psoriasis might be fungal in origin (at least in

part). Do you have any thoughts along that line?

>I apply this at least 4x a day with a roll-on bottle, and the inflammation

surrounding the thicker patches is disappearing and in some areas already

disappeared. The build-up of long-established skin scales has slowed down a lot.

I'm quite optimistic.<

Excellent!

>This is only my personal experience. I'm not a doc<

Actually, Léna, that's a relief. Most doctors don't seem to have a clue about

anything that troubles me. None of them ever helped my brother one iota. Most of

the conditions I am struggling with I diagnosed myself; I only see doctors for

confirmation, lab tests and/or prescriptions (when I cannot avoid them).

>don't even know what 'CRP' is<

C-reactive protein: It's blood test which measures the level of inflammation in

one's blood.

>Please research this carefully for your own situation<

I always do. For me, knowing what someone (whose opinions I value) is doing in a

similar situation is only the beginning. It simply points me in the general

direction. Never be concerned that I will fail to adapt what I learn to my own

particular situation. ;-D

>keeping in mind possible interactions with other supplements and medications.<

I do that now as a matter of course. My (former) internist once prescribed two

medications (an antidepressant and a painkiller) which led to a very serious

interaction. I took ONE tablet of each prescription (at different times over the

course of a day) and wound up totally unconscious for 27 hrs. It might have

lasted longer, but my ex was worried that he couldn't reach me and came and

pounded on my door until I woke up. I shudder to think what would have happened

if I had taken more than one pill.

Neither my doctor, nor my pharmacist warned me about this interaction. I don't

see either of them any more. Drugstore.com has a drug interaction checker for

both prescription medicines and supplements.

http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugchecker/

>Let me know how it goes if you decide to pursue it.<

I will.

>Anecdotal isn't the greatest form of science, but often it's all we Lymies have

and it has certainly carried me far in my own road to recovery.<

I have had good experience with anecdotal information, sometimes much better

than with " official " info, but then I always combine it with my own research. I

sometimes worry about giving advice to people when I have a sense that they

won't apply what I might say to their own situation.

Take care and thanks!

Dianne

[Guest guest]

Hi Dianne,

I'll answer soon, but today I've been having phantosmia, olfactory

hallucinations probably caused by something that got into my sinuses

yesterday in someone's musty basement. It feels like I'm smelling

truck exhaust, and that illusion is giving me a wretched headache, or,

something in my head is making the phantosmia (a worst-case scenario

I'd rather not entertain) I've had this a couple times in the past

couple years, so I'm thinking sinus rather than bigger nasties.

This is the first p.j. day I've had in a long time. At the moment not

up to figuring out how to interstice to continue this interesting

discussion, but will soon.

Please be patient. Hope I'll be better tomorrow.

Be well,

Léna

>I'm still very much a lab-rat<

You and me both, Léna!

Some time back (mainly out of ignorance), I used to take a variety of

prescription meds. My mother had been a nurse with a lot of confidence

in meds, and I started off with that point of view. Over the years I

discovered the many glitches in our FDA, and ran into problems with

side effects from some of the meds I was taking. That's when I began

using supplements in preference to prescriptions.

>After reading all i could about feverfew, I went by muscle-testing<

Kinesiology?

>dowsing and gut hunch, reinforced by definite reduction in psoriasis

patches<

I have a dowsing pendulum and a chart. I'll have to try dowsing to see

how it works for me in this instance. Are you familiar with a dowser

named Raymon Grace? A friend turned me on to him.

Prior to his going into puberty, my brother had severe psoriasis--

after puberty, it vanished--but I never had a problem until recently.

I must be doing something right, as I have only one patch left on my

ankle, but the dratted thing never goes away. I'll be glad to see the

last of it, if and when I solve that puzzle.

I know that most psoriasis plaques are dry, but have you ever run

across any that thrive in damp areas of the body, such as skin folds?

I don't know whether it's psoriasis, but the Derm doctor I saw about

it was uncertain and I am too.

>(rather dramatic in fact, after 20 years of not much touching them.)<

We went through everything imaginable to clear up my brother's. I know

how remarkable it is to see improvement, especially after such a long

time with none!

>I'm taking Solaray Feverfew capsules. Started with 1 380mg cap a day,

then went to 2, with steady progress, then pushed to three and the

patches sort of halted (didn't get worse but no improvement) Now I'm

back to 2 and observing carefully.<

Your methods sound like mine.

>The bottle doesn't say what parts of plant are used.<

Okay. Thanks.

>The topical tincture mix I'm using is carried by 1.5 oz of

mixture (75% CS, 10% DMSO, and 15% glycerin.<

Time for me to prepare that mixture. I'm doing better financially this

month, so I should be able to put the ingredients together.

>To that I've added another half oz. (consisting of 3 even parts) of

Feverfew tincture By HerbPharm (leaf and flower), Gotu cola tincture,

and

Lugol's iodine/iodide.<

Sounds like you are covering all the bases. A TCM (traditional Chinese

medicine) practitioner I saw thought that psoriasis might be fungal in

origin (at least in part). Do you have any thoughts along that line?

>I apply this at least 4x a day with a roll-on bottle, and the

inflammation surrounding the thicker patches is disappearing and in

some areas already disappeared. The build-up of long-established skin

scales has slowed down a lot. I'm quite optimistic.<

Excellent!

>This is only my personal experience. I'm not a doc<

Actually, Léna, that's a relief. Most doctors don't seem to have a

clue about anything that troubles me. None of them ever helped my

brother one iota. Most of the conditions I am struggling with I

diagnosed myself; I only see doctors for confirmation, lab tests and/

or prescriptions (when I cannot avoid them).

>don't even know what 'CRP' is<

C-reactive protein: It's blood test which measures the level of

inflammation in one's blood.

>Please research this carefully for your own situation<

I always do. For me, knowing what someone (whose opinions I value) is

doing in a similar situation is only the beginning. It simply points

me in the general direction. Never be concerned that I will fail to

adapt what I learn to my own particular situation. ;-D

>keeping in mind possible interactions with other supplements and

medications.<

I do that now as a matter of course. My (former) internist once

prescribed two medications (an antidepressant and a painkiller) which

led to a very serious interaction. I took ONE tablet of each

prescription (at different times over the course of a day) and wound

up totally unconscious for 27 hrs. It might have lasted longer, but my

ex was worried that he couldn't reach me and came and pounded on my

door until I woke up. I shudder to think what would have happened if I

had taken more than one pill.

Neither my doctor, nor my pharmacist warned me about this interaction.

I don't see either of them any more. Drugstore.com has a drug

interaction checker for both prescription medicines and supplements.

http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugchecker/

>Let me know how it goes if you decide to pursue it.<

I will.

>Anecdotal isn't the greatest form of science, but often it's all we

Lymies have and it has certainly carried me far in my own road to

recovery.<

I have had good experience with anecdotal information, sometimes much

better than with " official " info, but then I always combine it with my

own research. I sometimes worry about giving advice to people when I

have a sense that they won't apply what I might say to their own

situation.

Take care and thanks!

Dianne