Guest guest Posted April 25, 1999 Report Share Posted April 25, 1999 Oh Liz.... There is a doctor that wrote a book called... " Arthritis Begone, " that treats himself (a man) with hormones for RA. He noticed that his patients going through menapause had a reduction in RA symptoms. He is also a strong believer in foods causing RA flares. His name is Dr. B. Irwin, M.D. You may want to read up on what he does. Donna Ottawa, Canada Scleroderma, Raynaud's 01/95, AP 10/97 (My Story) www.compmore.net/~donray rheumatic hormones and RA I am interested in finding out if levels of female hormones could affect RA symptoms, and am thinking of having my estrogen and progesterone levels tested. Has anyone here had this done, and if so , how is it tested and about what do you think it would cost? Thanks in advance, Liz G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 1999 Report Share Posted April 26, 1999 It has been more than a year since I had my hormones tested but if I recall the test was close to $100. My insurance paid for it. Cherri Carol wrote: > From: Carol <carscott@...> > > > rheumatic hormones and RA > > > > > > I am interested in finding out if levels of female hormones could > affect RA symptoms, and am thinking of having my estrogen and progesterone > levels tested. Has anyone here had this done, and if so , how is it tested > and about what do you think it would cost? Thanks in advance, Liz G > > > Liz, > I just recently had this done. I was getting horrible hotflashes and sweats > that sometimes lasted two hrs. or more. I was also getting awful night > sweats, waking up just soaked 2 to 3 times a night. I thought I was going > through menopause. I could hardly go out in public because the extra effort > to get ready, (hair, makeup etc) started a hot flash that would have me > soaked from the neck up where ever I was going and like I said for hrs. that > I was any place. Any little amount of stress, brought them on too. I was > miserable for months. > I had to go in for a pre 0p examine, and it was time for my yearly checkup > also. In the couple of weeks before the appt. I had decreased my mino. from > 200 mg MWF to 100 mg MWF because I was so flared up all winter I thought > decreasing the dose might help that. Lo and behold, as soon as I did that, > the hot flashes and night sweats improved. Then during the surgery time and > right after, I had an absessed tooth giving me a bad time also, so they put > me on amoxicillian for that, so I stopped the mino completley for the last > month since the surgery day. (One mo. tomorrow) The hot flashes are just > better, not completley gone, but then another of my dailey meds says it > could cause more sweating also. The mino, however had ALOT to do with them. > When I go back on the mino, Im only going to take 100 MWF. > All my hormones came back normal....not even close to menopausal he said. > My periods are screwed up also, but thats from being so anemic they think. I > also had a mycoplasma test done, and it came back negative. Dr. said he > thought the mino was working on my system something like birthcontrol > pills....blocking my hormones or something. I need to talk more about it > with him now that Im almost totally recouped fromt he surgery. > Anyway, just wanted you to know, that youre not the only one who's > hormones got all screwed up. > Have a good day. > HUGS:) > Carol ** > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Tired of empty chat rooms and out of date bulletin boards? > http://www.ONElist.com > ONElist: Making the Internet Intimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Dear - Pregnancy causes your pitutary and hormone secretion to spike to unnaturally high levels. Because of this, your RA will become unpredictable. You should get your hormone levels checked and your thyroid also. Your blood estrogen will probably be very high, and that will create havoc with your RA. Since RA feeds on the hyperactive immune system, and yours is extremely active because of pregnancy, there isnt too much you can do. I can tell you that looking into serrapeptase therapy for the inflammation could help. You can google a search and find it all over the internet. It might thin your blood but thats all. You can also talk to your RD about naltrexone for pain. It may help. Yours, Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 And then there are those like me who don't get RA until well past menopause. I was past sixty when I got it. There are no doubt many factors that enter in. Sue On Friday, October 24, 2008, at 11:37 AM, Boyd wrote: > But I do believe there is some connection between RA & hormones but > have not been able to find much research along those lines. I do > know that many go into remission when pregnant, many have RA start at > about the time menopause sets in (my case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 > rheumatic hormones and RA > > > I am interested in finding out if levels of female hormones could affect RA symptoms, and am thinking of having my estrogen and progesterone levels tested. Has anyone here had this done, and if so , how is it tested and about what do you think it would cost? Thanks in advance, Liz G > Liz, I just recently had this done. I was getting horrible hotflashes and sweats that sometimes lasted two hrs. or more. I was also getting awful night sweats, waking up just soaked 2 to 3 times a night. I thought I was going through menopause. I could hardly go out in public because the extra effort to get ready, (hair, makeup etc) started a hot flash that would have me soaked from the neck up where ever I was going and like I said for hrs. that I was any place. Any little amount of stress, brought them on too. I was miserable for months. I had to go in for a pre 0p examine, and it was time for my yearly checkup also. In the couple of weeks before the appt. I had decreased my mino. from 200 mg MWF to 100 mg MWF because I was so flared up all winter I thought decreasing the dose might help that. Lo and behold, as soon as I did that, the hot flashes and night sweats improved. Then during the surgery time and right after, I had an absessed tooth giving me a bad time also, so they put me on amoxicillian for that, so I stopped the mino completley for the last month since the surgery day. (One mo. tomorrow) The hot flashes are just better, not completley gone, but then another of my dailey meds says it could cause more sweating also. The mino, however had ALOT to do with them. When I go back on the mino, Im only going to take 100 MWF. All my hormones came back normal....not even close to menopausal he said. My periods are screwed up also, but thats from being so anemic they think. I also had a mycoplasma test done, and it came back negative. Dr. said he thought the mino was working on my system something like birthcontrol pills....blocking my hormones or something. I need to talk more about it with him now that Im almost totally recouped fromt he surgery. Anyway, just wanted you to know, that youre not the only one who's hormones got all screwed up. Have a good day. HUGS:) Carol ** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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