DMSO (the toplical chemical) users- questions for you

I use this - Boericke & Tafel Sports Gel for Trauma - I put it on thick and let it dry. It takes awhile to dry but it sure is what my body likes for muscles and joints.

I just had a bout with sciatica and I bought LivRelief - Nerve Pain Cream. It just got here, so I am using it today. I will keep you posted.

Trav-

you put the DMSO on 2nd, OVER the already applied Arnica Montana?

I'll go to the feed store - the stuff there is safe and the same as for people?

I need this to go through some layers of glute muscle to the small muscles underneath. Doing this with a theracane and the muscles on top are not happy about it either!

Releasing the little piriformis muscle is very difficult, but fixes my scatica to foot pain- common issue, hard to fix. But I think I finally figured it out.
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Peteza-

keep us posted on that stuff.

This is the brand my husband uses:

/www.evitamins.com/dmso-liquid-glass-999-p-natures-gift-4247

My husband has used it several times - and swears by it.
He had an injury at work - bashed his leg below the knee and injured the tendon.
Orthopaedic surgeon told him after many months of it not getting better that the only solution was slicing part of his tendon off but the resulting scar tissue may cause problems.

My husband said no to that but needed to do something because it was swollen and painful - and he has an active lifestyle - tennis, cycling, plus his job.

He used the DMSO - no dilution (not recommended) - painted it on every few days and the swelling and pain were alleviated - that was over 7 years ago (I can't remember exactly, but it was when he was working at the pulp and paper mill and it closed in 2009)
Hasn't had an issue since.

He used it prior to that after an injury from a car accident.
He had a soft tissue injury - upper right side back - and after along time - maybe a year or longer - he still had pain...applied the DMSO and it worked.

Make sure your skin is clean - as it will carry everything with it into your blood stream...and can transport to the brain.
Also the applicator - needs to be clean.

I always knew when he was using it - he smelled like garlicky oysters.

His skin would be red - like a sunburn.

Girlie-

What do you use for an applicator then? Cotton swab/balls?

I think since its a solvent, might eat apart a latex glove?

Post Edited (astroman) : 10/9/2016 1:30:32 PM (GMT-6)

We used artist paint brushes.

Have you read about it, PeteZa?

It is a byproduct of the Kraft pulping process.


www.dmso.org/articles/information/muir.htm

www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2007/7/cover_dmso/page-01

I think it makes people nervous because it's not a Pharmaceutical company product.

If we look at pharmaceuticals like anti-inflammatories, pain killers, etc. they are just as scary - actually more. But, we generally feel safe taking the Pharma's.

Girlie I have read about it and I am not going to try it. It is just not to my liking, even though I have not tried it.

Like I said, I am so very glad that some people like it and it works for them.

I'm not against it for others - to each his own.

My personal opinion is that I don't want it. It does one heck of a lot of things. I lowers blood pressure on the brain. It amplifies any type of medicine that is taken topically. It quickly and super-effectively delivers substances through the skin and into the bloodstream, and magnifies or “potentiates” their effects.

DMSO’s super efficient through-the-skin delivery means that it has to be extremely pure to be safe. Any impurities or toxins present will be carried directly into the bloodstream. In addition, substances already on the skin when DMSO is applied, such as body lotions, will be carried into the blood.

The extremely careful use of DMSO to treat crippling pain from diseases such as arthritis and bursitis may be justified, but it just doesn’t make sense for casual, everyday use for minor aches and pains.

DMSO is thought to increase the effects of blood thinners, steroids, heart medicines, sedatives, and other drugs.

Most of the above was copied from websites. These are my reasons.

But, like I said. I am not telling anyone not to do it. Just that I won't.

Good luck astroman and I hope I did not put too many cons out there. It really is good for some people. I just don't want it for me and was explaining MY whys.

I hope you finally get some relief. You have been hurting a long time.

Here's some side effects/risks of anti-inflammatories (just to put things in perspective.) Many people take these without a second thought.

- Bleeding into the stomach and gut
- Cardiovascular problems
Studies have shown that people who take anti-inflammatory painkillers have a small but significant increase in the risk of developing a heart attack or stroke
-If you have asthma, high blood pressure, heart failure or kidney failure
In some people with asthma, symptoms such as wheeze or breathlessness are made worse by anti-inflammatories
Other side effects that sometimes occur:

Feeling sick (nausea).
Diarrhoea.
Rashes.
Headache.
Nervousness.
Depression.
Drowsiness.
Poor sleep (insomnia).
Dizziness (vertigo).
Noises in the ear (tinnitus)



patient.info/health/anti-inflammatory-painkillers

Other common side effects of NSAIDs include:
Raised liver enzymes (detected by a blood test)
Diarrhoea
Headache
Dizziness
Salt and fluid retention
High blood pressure.
Less common side effects include:
Ulcers of the oesophagus (food pipe)
Rectal irritation (if suppositories are used)
Heart failure
Hyperkalaemia (high levels of potassium in the blood)
Reduced kidney function
Confusion
Bronchospasm (causes difficulty breathing)
Skin rash
Skin irritation, reddening, itching or rash (if skin products are used, such as a cream).
In general, using NSAIDs occasionally rather than every day, and at the lowest dose possible, reduces your chances of developing serious side effects.


/www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/medications-non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory-drugs

Yes, I do still use it. Sparingly, and when I know that I'm beyond anything else helping.

astroman - I asked my husband about his experience. He used it on his patella tendon twice daily for a week...then once a week for several weeks after.

He didn't get results after the first application. It takes more than one application.

He used it alone - nothing else. He said he wouldn't use anything with it because it goes through the blood/brain barrier.

Also, after he put it on...he wouldn't even touch the area with his fingers while it was still damp...(fingernails could be dirty)

I was just reading an article about it carrying antibiotics to the brain. This is interesting:

"When combined with antibiotics, DMSO will convert bacteria which are resistant to a given antibiotic to being sensitive to that same antibiotic and probably a 80 to 90 per cent solution of DMSO will be required in order to be clinically useful ( Pottz, Rampey, Benjamin,1967). DMSO has been used to transport antibiotics to hard-to-reach areas of the body with excellent results, such as the bone marrow and brain (Sanders, 1967)."

health-matrix.net/2011/03/15/dmso-the-real-miracle-solution/

I only tried it a few times...on my hand for nerve pain...but I also didn't give it enough of a trial.

I'm not sure how accurate it truly is, but hair analysis will reveal some past chemical exposure - but that also depends on how long your hair is too, I believe!