Guest guest Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 What I read convinced me I didn't have time for a slow-acting treatment at the onset of RA because of possible joint damage. Maybe if I feel I am in a stable remission at some point I might be inclined to try something alternative...but, then again, I might be afraid to rock the boat if things are going well. Right now my hopes are just to get to a point where the rheum says we can try a reduction in the MTX.....but I know I have a ways to go even to get there. Good luck with what you are doing and definitely keep the rest of us updated on how it goes! Janice in GA > > Hi Janice > > You commented that " Down the road, I think a cure for some kinds of > RA are going to go back to the infections that seem to trigger it in > so many people. " Well, there are already thousands who are treating > their RA and other auto-immune diseases with antibiotics because they > believe many cases of it come from mycoplasma stealth bacteria and > research seems to bear this out. It's been a theory since the 1930's > and been treated with antibiotics since then but because it's such a > low dose it takes months to see results and people want quick results > so it's not a popular treatment with either rheumatologists or > patients. I opted for it because I didn't want the side effects of > the other drugs but I'm prepared to use them if the antibiotic > treatment isn't enough eventually. Cross my fingers it will be ok > though. > > Ros > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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