Client doing very well, 25% reduction in pain scores!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Australian naturopath here. Just had my latest consult with my

client. We are almost 2 months into the AP protocol. Despite a

significant family tradegy for my client she is doing remarkably

well. She has gone to 100mg minocin in the morning and in the

evening, three days a week just in the last week. We have been very

slow and cautious in raising the minocin level to minimise adverse

reaction which she certainly did experience. (Flares in all her old

trouble spots and injury sites). Things have settled down now, she

is sleeping better, waking once a night instead of 3+ times due to

pain and returning to sleep much quicker. Pain scores are down by

around 25%. She feels she is regaining some movement and flexibility

in her hands and feet, her physio is working very hard on her and she

is not experiencing pain in these sessions like before the AP

therapy. Usually her knees and feet are 8/10 pain, her hands 6/10

and arms 5/10. All these sites are now 5/10 pain. She expresses

feeling happy in herself which she has never really expressed before.

(Despite major family turmoil a month ago). She is still struggling

with physical fatigue and brain fog at the moment. Her gut is a bit

underactive with some constipation. I have increased her CoQ10 to 3

x 100mg/day and given her a tincture to support her adrenals, liver

and gut function. She continues on the probitoics, lactobacillus 299v

and acidophilus/bifidobacteria. Given that she is on oxyconodone

160mg x 3/day, we are looking forward to being a position where we

can start backing off on this pain medication as this wreaks havok

with her gut function. All in all going along nicely. Any ideas on

improving physical fatigue and brain fog most appreciated. Did I read

somehere Benadryl was good for this?

Kind regards,

.

[Guest guest]

Hi!

Glad your patient is doing well. Have you considered whether anemia is a

factor for the fatigue? I had this problem. My friend on AP has not needed

any other medication to get past the fog and fatigue, but she is much

further along in the protocol than I.

Blessings!

Terri

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Subject: rheumatic Client doing very well, 25% reduction in pain scores!!!

..All in all going along nicely. Any ideas on

improving physical fatigue and brain fog most appreciated. Did I read

somehere Benadryl was good for this?

Kind regards,

.

[Guest guest]

Hi Terri,

Good call and one that is so frequently overlooked.  My client is technically

not anemic, although her ferretin in always on the low side of normal range. 

She has been on organic iron, elemental 20mg/day with B6, B9 and B12 since she

first presented.  Ferretin never really moves much, but having this rechecked

along with liver and kidney function next week. 

Thanks for thinking of us,

Kind regards,

.

rheumatic Client doing very well, 25% reduction in pain scores!!!

..All in all going along nicely. Any ideas on

improving physical fatigue and brain fog most appreciated. Did I read

somehere Benadryl was good for this?

Kind regards,

.