Guest guest Posted August 23, 2000 Report Share Posted August 23, 2000 Hi! I am looking for any information on non-medicine relief for RA. I became pregnant 2 months ago and have stopped using all medicines (had been on metho, pred, plaquenil, and NSAIDS). I was diagnosed with RA right before my first pregnancy and with that pregnancy I went into complete remission....this time I was not so lucky and am feeling ALL of the pain everywhere. My rheumy says i need to get back on the prednisone to calm it down but i am refusing to take ANY chances with the baby and hoping to find any ideas on relief that doesn't involve complete bed rest or medicines. Has anyone gone through this???? Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2000 Report Share Posted August 23, 2000 Hi Ann, You could try herbal anti-inflammatories like curcumin, bromelain, yucca and ginger. Or products like RA-SPES. Fish oil in large amounts helps many people. Erythromycin can be taken during pregnancy as it doesn't cross the placenta to your baby. Chris. I am looking for any information on >non-medicine relief for RA. I became pregnant 2 months ago and have >stopped using all medicines (had been on metho, pred, plaquenil, and NSAIDS). I >was diagnosed with RA right before my first pregnancy and with that pregnancy I >went into complete remission....this time I was not so lucky and am feeling ALL >of the pain everywhere. My rheumy says i need to get back on the prednisone to >calm it down but i am refusing to take ANY chances with the baby and hoping to >find any ideas on relief that doesn't involve complete bed rest or >medicines. </FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has anyone gone through this????</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ann</FONT></DIV> ><BLOCKQUOTE >style= " PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px " ><FONT > face=Arial size=2></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE> > ><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > ><hr> ><!-- |@|begin eGroups banner|@| runid: 7748 crid: 3955 --> ><a target= " _blank " href= " 1/7748/0/_/532797/_/967036701/ " ><center> ><img width= " 468 " height= " 60 " > border= " 0 " > alt= " " > src= " http://adimg./img/7748/0/_/532797/_/967036701/blackgreenflash_ne\ w2.gif " ></center><center><font color= " black " ></font></center></a> ><!-- |@|end eGroups banner|@| --> ><hr> > ><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > ><tt> >To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups<BR> ></tt> ><br> > ></BODY></HTML> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2000 Report Share Posted August 24, 2000 > > You could try herbal anti-inflammatories like curcumin, bromelain, yucca and > ginger. Or products like RA-SPES. Fish oil in large amounts helps many people. I was told not to take drugs or herbs that had anti-clotting properties when pregnant. Not sure about all of these, but bromelain and yucca would be anti-clotting. The main concern is that they might dispose you toward hemorraging. So I'd ask the doc before trying those. Don't forget to ask about raspberry leaf tea also, (the kind from real raspberry bushes, not the raspberry-flavored kind). Not for the arthritis, but for the pregnancy. Ice packs helped me a lot, especially before my daughter's birth on the last day of summer, after a record-heat season. But I shudder to think about it if it was in the middle of winter when you are near-term. And gets LOTS of rest, now and after. Yoga stretches or other gentle exercise, meditation or other relaxation techniques, gentle massages, warm tub soaks. And lots and lots of love around you. Liz G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 just found a website through a friend that some of you might be interested in: www.raandpregnancy.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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