Those darn T-cells!

[Guest guest]

As some of you will know, with my latest attack with my

colitis, I’ve really been searching high and low as to what’s been

happening and keep going back to the T-cells and doing a lot of research as to

why? I would just like to share with everyone that whilst my immune

system went into overdrive it was my GPs choice to put me on prednisone (high

dose much to my dismay) ie 40mg at one week then decrease by 5mg every 3

days. I came off LDN through what I’ve learnt on these forums ie you

can combine LDN with prednisone as long as you don’t take any higher than

10mg. I came off it completely to let the steroids do it’s work.

3 days after finishing the course, I had another attack and

my platelets were low so my GP put me back on the same course of prednisone but

this time it was my choice to combine the prednisone with LDN – yes, even

at 40mg. I have my bloods tested every 2 weeks and see my GP who is

monitoring them. Whilst combining the two, my bloods are “very good”

– his words, not mine and he is baffled.

This brings me back to what Dr Zagon has continually been

telling me, you can take LDN with anything as long as they’re not opioid

pain killers and let’s please remind ourselves that LDN is a

biotherapy. What I personally believe this means is that LDN will do it’s

job and keep the immune system in balance but please don’t rule out the

conventional treatments when and if in need. LDN is not a replacement for

anything but it sure as heck helps! What’s interesting is the

difference with me just being on prednisone and me combining the prednisone

with LDN.

What I’d like to ask is, is there any anecdotal

evidence to support the claim ‘you cannot take LDN if you’re taking

more than 10mg of prednisone’? Or anything that can point me in the

direction to prove this ‘theory’? I know it’s a lot of

people’s opinion but is there any collective data to show this?

As some will know, I’m on the big T-cell hunt at the

moment and came across this article – people are finally getting there

and please look at the comment Mr Barnett posted (without saying that three

letter word we’ve all grown to love and know ie LDN) – we all know

where we’re going with this one. Thanks in advance, here’s

the comment and after the link:-

Presumably, these receptors are also how the suppressor T cell

system identifies rogue T cells, suggesting that a properly functioning immune

system has already patented this methodology. If that is true, then we need

only repair the immune system, which is depleted in suppressor T cells and much

else in autoimmune diseases. The only treatment we know about that can do this

work is something that boosts endorphins, which regulate the immune system and

promote homeostasis. Note, T cells carry endorphin receptors and also

manufacture endorphins and endorphins are now shown to modulate the immune

system and a lot more besides - see Zagon and Plotnikoff et al for starters.

http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/10090250-when-it-comes-the-immune-system-were-all-more-alike-than-previously-thought-study-finds.html

Jayne Crocker

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