RE: Any of you doing okay with Celebrex and Minocycline alone?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have never been on anything else except a NSAID and Minocycline. It has

and still does work for me.

Dee

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From: rheumatic [mailto:rheumatic ] On Behalf

Of savannahhipchick

Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 8:48 AM

rheumatic

Subject: rheumatic Any of you doing okay with Celebrex and Minocycline

alone?

Hi,

Is this therapy working for anyone? My rheummy put me on Celebrex and

Mioncycline alone

and I think most people on the rheuatic board think that this won't help.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

The only difference of the various strontium compounds is the

absorbability. For patients with good stomach acid all forms

are well absorbed. If you don't know , use the citrate . A good dose

is about 600 mg per day. Take ist 4 hours away from

calcium supplements. Evenings are best. An empty stomach is recommended

but I have not seen substantiating tests.

For suppliers look at Google. Reliable ones are Vitamin Research

Prodcts, Vitacost and Dr. Pharmacy.

Good Luck,

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Applefeld-Hendin wrote:

>

> Cooky,

> I actually have been really bad at remembering to take my Actonel. I took

> my

> last one two weeks ago, and have yet to send in my prescription for

> more...now I

> know why. I already take Vitamin D3 and calcium daily. I also use a

> natural

> progesterone cream daily. Where do you get the strontium and which kind do

> you get? They talked about several different kinds in the article, but

> when

> I

> checked around online last night, the only thing I could find was

> strontium

> citrate.

> Is that okay? What's the difference between that and the others in the

> article?

> How much do you take? Thanks for your advice. I am

> *not *sending in my new prescription for Actonel. I'm going to start

> taking

> the

> strontium as soon as I can get some.

>

>

> On 2/2/08, C Stonkey <cookee1@...

> <mailto:cookee1%40comcast.net>> wrote:

> >

> > I have read soooo many bad things about Actinol and others like

> > it.

> > Try the strontium and calcium and add vit D3. I also use the bio

> identical

> > estrogen and progesterone and I have added bone mass without other

> drugs.

> >

> > Cooky

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: rheumatic <mailto:rheumatic%40>

> <rheumatic%40> [mailto:

> > rheumatic <mailto:rheumatic%40>

> <rheumatic%40>] On Behalf

> > Of dapplefeldhendin

> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:32 PM

> > rheumatic <mailto:rheumatic%40>

> <rheumatic%40>

> > Subject: rheumatic Re: Any of you doing okay with Celebrex and

> > Minocycline

> > alone?

> >

> >

> > P.S. Thank you to whomever it was that sent the link to the

> > strontium article. It was very interesting!! I also have

> > osteoporosis and have been taking Actonel, but the possible side

> > effects were worrisome. The strontium sounds much better.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Sorry I'm in Pennsylvania and it is impossible to find anyone here who

knows or does ap. The doc I go to will do it but he is here and does not

specifically do ap. You can get all the info you need here by asking

questions and reading the info on the web site. We have a good group here

that is very willing to give anyone all their vast knowledge <grin> of

antibiotics and tweeking them.

As for this rheumy.call him with questions and bugg him to do what you want

especially if he is knowledgeable about abx.your paying big bucks to him

and he should be willing to earn them <bigger grin>. You know we have a few

people on mtx and minocin. I actually think I would have been better off

taking them both but at the time no one was doing it and everyone said

Nooooo you can't do that. Mtx can take down some of the inflammation and

make you more comfortable while waiting for the Minocin to kick in. Just a

suggestion if you are in really bad pain.

Hope you get to feel better soon.

Cooky

[Guest guest]

, I get it at the vitamin shop. I get Doctor's Best 340 mg. It is

" from strontium citrate " . This is what is says on the bottle and like

said probably any kind will be OK.

How long has it been sice your last DEXA? You may be surprised at the

results. Also always make your doc give you ac opy of the scan don't just

take her word. My dock said " you are building bone? Oh I think this must be

wrong because the other part of the scan says you are still lacking " But I

got a copy and copared to the last one and it was different (the little

picture of the scan's scale).

Good luck.

Cooky

checked around online last night, the only thing I could find was strontium

citrate.

Is that okay? What's the difference between that and the others in the

article?

How much do you take? Thanks for your advice. I am

*not *sending in my new prescription for Actonel. I'm going to start taking

the

strontium as soon as I can get some.

On 2/2/08, C Stonkey <cookee1comcast (DOT) <mailto:cookee1%40comcast.net> net>

wrote:

>

> I have read soooo many bad things about Actinol and others like

> it.

> Try the strontium and calcium and add vit D3. I also use the bio identical

> estrogen and progesterone and I have added bone mass without other drugs.

>

> Cooky

>

> _____

>

> From: rheumatic@grou <mailto:rheumatic%40> ps.com

<rheumatic%40> [mailto:

> rheumatic@grou <mailto:rheumatic%40> ps.com

<rheumatic%40>] On Behalf

> Of dapplefeldhendin

> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:32 PM

> rheumatic@grou <mailto:rheumatic%40> ps.com

<rheumatic%40>

> Subject: rheumatic Re: Any of you doing okay with Celebrex and

> Minocycline

> alone?

>

>

> P.S. Thank you to whomever it was that sent the link to the

> strontium article. It was very interesting!! I also have

> osteoporosis and have been taking Actonel, but the possible side

> effects were worrisome. The strontium sounds much better.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cooky,

It's been over a year since my last DEXA...which was actually supposed to be

a baseline scan. My doc and I were both stunned that it came

back saying osteoporosis. I love milk!! I always have and still do drink

lots of

milk...I eat yogurt and cheese...I just couldn't believe it. My husband

used to

tease me that I'd never have to worry about osteoporosis because of all

the milk I drank. Anyway, I found out that heredity plays a more

significant role

than anything else. My mom has osteoporosis and my maternal grandmother

had it too. My mom was a Depression baby from a family of 9 kids, so

she didn't drink very much milk as a child, and she actually never

drank much as an adult either....she doesn't like milk. I guess in the last

year I've

wondered a lot how much all that has to do with it. It would be interesting

to

know if there are any studies about the number of babies born to non-milk

drinking mothers who later develop osteoporosis. Enough of that....

did you tell your doc that you were taking strontium before your

scan (like they suggested in the article)? And where do you live in PA?

I live in Westminster, MD. I lived in Yeadon, PA (right outside of West

Philadelphia) for 4 years, and I lived in burg for 2 years. My oldest

son was born in Philadelphia in 1982 at Booth Maternity Center.

Thanks for all the advice again!

P.S. -- thank you too!

On 2/3/08, C Stonkey <cookee1@...> wrote:

>

> , I get it at the vitamin shop. I get Doctor's Best 340 mg. It is

> " from strontium citrate " . This is what is says on the bottle and like

>

> said probably any kind will be OK.

>

> How long has it been sice your last DEXA? You may be surprised at the

> results. Also always make your doc give you ac opy of the scan don't just

> take her word. My dock said " you are building bone? Oh I think this must

> be

> wrong because the other part of the scan says you are still lacking " But I

> got a copy and copared to the last one and it was different (the little

> picture of the scan's scale).

>

> Good luck.

>

> Cooky

>

> checked around online last night, the only thing I could find was

> strontium

> citrate.

> Is that okay? What's the difference between that and the others in the

> article?

> How much do you take? Thanks for your advice. I am

> *not *sending in my new prescription for Actonel. I'm going to start

> taking

> the

> strontium as soon as I can get some.

>

>

> On 2/2/08, C Stonkey <cookee1comcast (DOT) <mailto:cookee1%40comcast.net> net>

> wrote:

> >

> > I have read soooo many bad things about Actinol and others like

> > it.

> > Try the strontium and calcium and add vit D3. I also use the bio

> identical

> > estrogen and progesterone and I have added bone mass without other

> drugs.

> >

> > Cooky

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: rheumatic@grou <mailto:rheumatic%40> ps.com

> <rheumatic%40> [mailto:

> > rheumatic@grou <mailto:rheumatic%40> ps.com

> <rheumatic%40>] On Behalf

> > Of dapplefeldhendin

> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:32 PM

> > rheumatic@grou <mailto:rheumatic%40> ps.com

> <rheumatic%40>

> > Subject: rheumatic Re: Any of you doing okay with Celebrex and

> > Minocycline

> > alone?

> >

> >

> > P.S. Thank you to whomever it was that sent the link to the

> > strontium article. It was very interesting!! I also have

> > osteoporosis and have been taking Actonel, but the possible side

> > effects were worrisome. The strontium sounds much better.

> >

> >