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Posted 4/6/2012 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
For anyone willing to take the time, would you post the natural remedies and/or supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbal, etc.) that help you?  (Include dosages if possible.)  If you want to add comments, that's great, but I just want a starting place to see if I can find something non-prescription that will help my fibro. 

I realize I may end up resorting to prescriptions (as I have with RA), but I want to start out by trying to help my body heal itself and/or deal with the pain.

Thanks so much for any help! 

Posted 4/6/2012 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Kimliz59, I'm so glad you posted this topic - thank you! I'm fed up with trying drug treatments that don't do a thing for the pain and I'd love to read what natural remedies, etc., posters have tried. I've had the worst flare-ups ever these past couple of weeks complete with meltdowns and pity parties. I can't stand myself already.

blessings and peace
Posted 4/7/2012 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
Chronic hangnails--love it lol

Many of us have tried many different things. Im fairly new to supplements and herbals, but I was told to take them for inflammation (not sure what is causing it yet, but it is VERY high). If you have inflammation (and I suppose you do, with RA) I was told to add turmeric and ginger to my diet, and that capsules would be fine:
  • Ginger root: 540mg x 2, twice daily
    Turmeric: 720mg x 2, once daily


I also take garlic, as it is good for your heart, and they say that it is also a kind of wide-spectrum antibiotic that bacteria do not develop a resistance to.

I also take Vitamin D and B12 (Not had much difference in the last year with these) and Chromium Picolinate for a metabolism boost and more heart health.
Posted 4/7/2012 12:26 AM (GMT 0)
I personally only do physical therapy. In a flare, I will actually go to a physical therapist, and do pool therapy. On every day, I do light exercises to help me keep moving. If you don't use it, you lose it. The key is to NOT over do it.
Posted 4/7/2012 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
Angelfeather, I know what you mean about the pity parties and meltdowns...it ain't pretty! shocked

Jaden, thanks for sharing what you take (and how much)...I remember someone posting an anti-inflammatory herbal mix that they take that included turmeric/curcumin as well as ginger, if I'm not mistaken.  You're right--I do deal with a lot of inflammation with my RA, so if nothing else, it should help with that.

I've been on vitamin D for a long time, so I will keep that up, and I try to eat a lot of garlic, too.  Thanks!!

Smurfy, I've never had any kind of physical therapy...I just try to keep moving as much as my body allows on any particular day.  I agree that "if you don't use it, you lose it", and that over-doing is not good! 

Posted 4/8/2012 3:29 AM (GMT 0)
I use alot of oils - cloves help with inflammation and pain, peppermint helps with pain (headache) sandalwood helps you sleep (so does breathing in cloves) I just made it thru the winter without having to get some codene syrup for my cough. Malic acid is at the top of my supplement list along with fish oil. Vit D. Cinnamon is good for you (inflammation) Basil,cypress and marjoram are all good for sleeping and muscle relaxing-- finding out the foods that you are intolerant to might help. For me it is corn, green beans, fish, turkey, chicken, foods that are suppose to be good for you.
Posted 4/8/2012 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
council lady, I have food intolerance (lactose/fructose) issues as well; I am right now on a FODMAP elimination diet (information at www.ibsfree.net/ibsfree_at_last/). This is to help me determine which fermentable foods cause upset to my stomach. I have been on it for five days, and I can already tell a difference.

I have been experiencing muscle cramps lately. Does anyone know what kind of supplement is good for circulation?
Posted 4/9/2012 12:11 AM (GMT 0)
Jaden, I've heard that capsaicin (red pepper) capsules are good for circulation, but don't have any personal experience with those.
Posted 4/9/2012 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
Jaden- thanks for the link, might try it, but I did an intolerance test so know some of the foods I can eat, but that doesn't mean it doesn't cause inflammation (like sugar) but I can tell a big difference if I eat my nacho's- it isn't worth it!
Posted 4/9/2012 12:39 PM (GMT 0)
I use Curamin, garlic, ginger, malic acid/magnesium, vitamin D3, CoQ10, folic acid, iron, glucosamine sulfate, and krill oil...along with a multiple vitamin.  Did I mention that I rattle when I walk?  devil

Sherrine

Posted 4/9/2012 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
I use B12, Malic acid, Magnesium, 5 HTP, D3, and recently started with raspberry ketones.
Posted 4/9/2012 9:05 PM (GMT 0)

Sherrine, thanks so much for listing what you take.  I know what you mean about "rattling when you walk", but I'd still rather take a dozen supplements if it eliminates one prescription!  :-)

You mentioned "malic acid/magnesium"...I take magnesium, but is there a supplement that combines it with malic acid?  If I can buy one supplement instead of two, I'm all for it!

Have you (or anyone else can jump in here) heard of taking quercetin for fibro?  I was reading the Wikiepedia article on Fibro, and they mentioned/recommended it there.  I know it's found naturally in onions, and is sold in supplement form, but I've never seen anyone on this forum mention it for fibro.

Msnova74, thanks for your input!  What are "raspberry ketones", and where did you hear that they might be helpful for fibro?  I'm going to Google, and see if I can find out anything.  What form of B12 do you take?  (Pill, liquid, etc.) 

Posted 4/10/2012 8:18 AM (GMT 0)
Great post KimLiz!

What set me on the road to recovery was going off sugar and dairy. I went back on the sugar and all the issues came back! I'm now trying to beat my sugar addiction. I took Melatonin to help regulate my sleep and Somnicalm which is also a herbal supplement for sleep. They both worked well and I began to fall asleep at a normal time at night (not 5am) and could wake up by about 10am. I take magnesium powder and have Vitamin B injections. I also take a Vitamin B multivitamin. I've taken other supplements but had a liver flare up so I'm back to the basics until I figure out what caused my liver to flare up.

Cheers Lou
Posted 4/10/2012 11:45 AM (GMT 0)
I get my malic acid/magnesium supplements from Puritan.com.  It's listed as only malic acid but there is magnesium malate in it.  There is a link in Fibro 101 all about it and how it works in your body.  Please read Fibro 101.  I created it so you have resources at your fingertips.

 

Sherrine

Posted 4/10/2012 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
D-ribose powder.  helps with the weakness in muscles, the energy drain.  Works in two weeks.  Every time I try to cut it out, I get the weakness and drained feeling back.
Posted 4/11/2012 3:25 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for sharing what helps you!

Mealmaker, I, too have a terrible sugar addiction.  Do you have any pointers for going "off" of sugar?  Obviously, you can't keep sweet treats in the house, but other than that, what do you do when the craving strikes?  I could give up a lot of things, but sugar is tough!

Sherrine, thanks for sharing the source of your Malic Acid--I'm going to check it out.  I thought I had read all of Fibro 101, but I must've missed that part somehow...I'll go back and look again.  There is so much good info on there--thanks for compiling it!

Snue, I heard D-ribose recommended on Dr. Oz's show, and I think I'm going to try it.  Since you've had positive results with the brand you use, would you mind telling me the name and where you get it? 

Thanks, all! :-)

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