Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Cooky, Thanks for your advice. I think I may cut back or cut out the Clindy because yesterday I had such painful abdominal gas I really couldn't take it. That could be te Diflucan, I guess, but I only take that once a week, and I think it's the Clindy. I will call Dr Whitman today. The itch is better, somewhat, and I think the extra acidophllus got it. Your support was important. On Jul 27, 2008, at 5:46 PM, Eva Holloway wrote: > > C Stonkey <cookee1@...> wrote: > , > > Hi try taking malic acid for the aching. > > You may need something stronger than ibuprophen. See if your doc > will order > Ultram. It is not a narcotic but they say it can be habit forming so > it's a > prescription. If you are in the US try advil OTC instead of > ibuprophen. > > REALLY IMPORTANT..Cut back on the Minocin if you think you are > herxing. If > you had the old books I had long ago you would see doc used to stop > antibiotics for a few days to stop a herx. According to what I have > read you > should not be in such pain ever. Go back on the rheumatic site and > read the > instruction page again. You may find something there you have > forgotten. > > Itch.try monostat or another vag antifungal and use it every other > day and > stop when the itch stops. > > In the first year I felt like screaming a lot of times. It seemed > like I > would never feel better. I cried a lot. Stay with it. it will get > better. > > Hope you feel better. > > Cooky > > Me too to much of this. I have been on Minocin for almost a year, but > for the last two months I have taken Clindamycin twice a week. I > guess I'm herxing, but it's not like a flu. Everything hurts--hands, > lower back, elbows, knees. My head feels weird, and I too I have the > itchies in my nether regions and sometimes other places, and I am > taking an anti-fungal (Diflucan). I also take ibuprofen every day > (only one though I need more) 'cause I can't take the pain. Like > Leonie, I feel I am taking too many pills, and I wonder how long this > will go on! I feel like screaming at the moment!! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I have started to take: Cal/Mag with Boron, since I have to take a Vitamin D3 for it to work with my bones and muscles. It seems to help and no cramps in my legs. Eva Amy <Evanesce@...> wrote: *One thing about calcium & magnesium is that too much of one will shove out the other. They need a balance. The most common recommendation is 2:1 ratio (meaning 2 parts calcium to 1 part magnesium). This will vary, & some will say 1:1 ratio. Here's a page about some of that, & I've copied two sentences from this page & pasted below. http://www.acu-cell.com/acn.html Calcium & Magnesium:* Both elements share left / right-sided cell receptors and are essential to human health. While calcium affects muscle contractions, magnesium balances that effect and relaxes the muscles Also, If you aren't taking getting calcium from supplements or diet, then the body takes it from bones, etc, so that your blood calcium level stays in a range to make it available to heart & organs. Amy \ mike rosner wrote: > > Hi amy, I'm waiting to hear more about this dry form. Thank you, Dolores > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 It could be the Clindy but you may want to try it at some later date. Thanks for letting me know it worked. cooky Cooky, Thanks for your advice. I think I may cut back or cut out the Clindy because yesterday I had such painful abdominal gas I really couldn't take it. That could be te Diflucan, I guess, but I only take that once a week, and I think it's the Clindy. I will call Dr Whitman today. The itch is better, somewhat, and I think the extra acidophllus got it. Your support was important. _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi Amy, Thank you for the info on mag/calcium and the different forms and what they do. I have some studying to do on the subject. Thanks to the rest of you for so much information re: leg cramps. Will let you know how that turns out. I've had leg cramps off and on since before I was diagnosed with Scleroderma. Both before and after A/P and M/P. So, it's been a long time that I must have been deficient in something, either Ca or Mag or both. In Feb my levels of mag were a bit low. That's when I started the slo-mag. Once the arythmias went away, I started cutting back. I can only drink milk w/o lactose and I don't have it often. A half/gallon lasts me a month. Lactose free milk has a long shelf life. The only time I put a little of it in my cup is when I make a hot cocoa from Hersey 's pure chocolate powder without sugar or artificial sweeteners. And that is maybe twice a month. Most times I throw the milk down the drain. I would like to buy just a quart of it, but HEB doesn't sell it in quarts. But thanks to you all. I really appreciate the input. Dolores > > Hi amy, I'm waiting to hear more about this dry form. Thank you, Dolores > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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