Re: Re: Vitamin D Lowers Inflammation 2/28/04

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Hi, I just joined the group today. I have a dificiency of both calcium and vit

D. I take supplements daily for it. I was told my para-thyroid glands don't

function normally. Before being put on vit D supplements, I was going into

seizures more than 3 times a month. Never occured to me that Vit D could help

RA. I have progressive RA, what ever that is. I have been on Methotrexate

since 1998 I believe and have been on Remicade infusions since Nov of 2004. I

personally don't think it is helping. But then, for all I know my RA could have

gotten farther than it was. Anyone else on Remicade?

Kathy

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That is a very interesting set of articles. I had my vitamin D checked

when I switched Rheumies in August. It was 1.8ng/ml which is

considered ctically low. I have been in 50,000units of Vitamin D once

a week for the past 8 weeks and will be retested at 12 weeks. I didn't

realize it was related to RA and inflamation in particular. I thought

it was just a random thing that came up. Very interesting.

Does anyone else have a defiency?

in St. Louis

[Guest guest]

At 03:22 PM 10/27/2006, you wrote:

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>That is a very interesting set of articles. I had my vitamin D checked

>when I switched Rheumies in August. It was 1.8ng/ml which is

>considered ctically low. I have been in 50,000units of Vitamin D once

>a week for the past 8 weeks and will be retested at 12 weeks. I didn't

>realize it was related to RA and inflamation in particular. I thought

>it was just a random thing that came up. Very interesting.

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>Does anyone else have a defiency?

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> in St. Louis

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I haven't been tested but I probably will. I have a book " Arthritis

Reverse Underlying Causes of Arthritis with Clinically Proven Alternative

Therapies " By Eugene Zampieron on Pages 283-284 he talks about the

importance of Vitamin D. He states that researchers at the Brigham and

Women's Hospital studies 30 women with acute hip fractures and found 50%

were deficient in vitamin D. (JAMA 281 April 28, 1999). The author of the

book is an advocate of 20 minutes of sun a day, fair skin a little less,

dark skin longer. I have read that in other place too. Vit D from the

sun also helps with depression. Ok, before everyone freaks out about skin

cancer, that's about how much you burn. No you don't want to burn, but we

need natural sunlight, it's the way we were created.

Kate

[Guest guest]

Hi, Debbie.

My name is Kathy. Can't remember if I ever introduced myself to the group. I

have progressing RA that doesn't seem to be getting better, Hypo-Parathyroidism,

Diabetes type I (JD), and all the good stuff that happens to diabetics (still

have full function of both kidneys, [YAY!]). At the time I have been taking

Methotrexate and on Remicade infusions for my RA. I'm on Calcitriol (Rocaltrol)

for my parathyroidism for life. I also have Osteopenia and Osteo-arthritis.

Good luck on the new med. Anyone on Remicade?

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Hi,

Because my parathyroids don't work, I take rx Vit D called Rocaltrol in

varied doses. When my insurance changes to BCBS in Jan, I will have to

switch to ergocalciferol. Is anyone on that? My bone density test this

year showed I have osteopenia, which is bone loss. I do take calcium

500mg 5x day and magnesium 400mg 3x day.

Debbie L

[Guest guest]

Thank you Debbie! No, don't belong to HPTH group. Just learned about this

group, the paradigmpumpers group, and type I diabetes group just recently. At

least, now, I don't feel alone any more, having all these medical problems. I'm

sorry to hear about your parathyroid glands also, and fibro. Back in 1980, when

I started to go into seizures, drs thought the reason was from low blood sugars,

and didn't find out about the Hypo-parathyroidism until 1992. Didn't stop

having seizures until Jan. 2000. My level stayed so low didn't think it would

ever come up. Good luck Debbie.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie,

Been there , done that. My calcium level usually would get down to around 3.8 -

5.1 . Always ended me up in the hospital for about 5 days. So I know how

scared you get. So far so good thou, my last calcium test showed 8.5. You

don't know how relieved I was! And thank you again and God Bless. Keep your

chin up...

Hugs,

Kathy

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