Re: Minocycline working - Still stiff in the morning though

[Guest guest]

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Pain stiffness and pain in upper arms could be a sign of

fibromyalgia. A remedy is a simple sugar called D-Ribose.

I recommend that you read the excellent book " From Fatigued to

Fantastic, " 3rd edition, by Teitelbaum M.D. Available for only

$10.85 at www.amazon.com. This is the best book I have ever found on

the closely related topics of fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) and chronic

fatigue syndrome (CFS). This book includes extensive information on

natural remedies, the use of antibiotics, and D-Ribose.

I have had four diagnoses each by a different rheumatologists since

coming down with arthritis ten years ago: rheumatoid arthritis,

pseudo-gout, polymyalgia rheumatica, and most recently, reactive

arthritis. Muscle pain and tendonitis have always been part of my

symptoms. I am now convinced that what I really have is fibromyalgia.

I will discuss this with my current rheumatologist in one hour. He is

competent but strictly old school. Wish me luck., since my diagnosis

is different than his.

Sincerely, Harald

At 08:20 PM 10/12/2009, julie.king@... wrote:

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>I started on Minicycline in July, and it is working. I take 200 mg

>every night. I wake up in the morning, and I am stiff for a couple

>hours (knees, wrists, elbows, upper arms). It goes away after a

>while, and then I feel okay. I stopped the minocycline for a couple

>days because I thought maybe it wasn't doing anything. The stiffness

>is way worse, and it lasts most of the day.

>

>Does anyone else experience this? I have a follow up appointment

>with my doctor in a week, and I am anxious to tell him that it seems

>to be working.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I've been on minocycline for 2 1/2 years, and mornings are still the worst

for me. The longer I'm awake the better I feel. Late nights are my best

time! Too bad the world doesn't run on my schedule...

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:20 PM, <julie.king@...> wrote:

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> I started on Minicycline in July, and it is working. I take 200 mg every

> night.

>

> I wake up in the morning, and I am stiff for a couple hours (knees, wrists,

> elbows, upper arms). It goes away after a while, and then I feel okay.

>

> I stopped the minocycline for a couple days because I thought maybe it

> wasn't doing anything. The stiffness is way worse, and

>

> it lasts most of the day.

>

> Does anyone else experience this? I have a follow up appointment with my

> doctor in a week, and I am anxious to tell him that it seems to be working.

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

I know what you say about the mornings, been on Minocin for almost two years,

recently I added LDN and it seems the pain is not as long lasting as before. I

want to see how it works in three months or so.

Eva

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> I started on Minicycline in July, and it is working. I take 200 mg every

> night.

>

> I wake up in the morning, and I am stiff for a couple hours (knees, wrists,

> elbows, upper arms). It goes away after a while, and then I feel okay.

>

> I stopped the minocycline for a couple days because I thought maybe it

> wasn't doing anything. The stiffness is way worse, and

>

> it lasts most of the day.

>

> Does anyone else experience this? I have a follow up appointment with my

> doctor in a week, and I am anxious to tell him that it seems to be working.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I tried L-lysine (8 g a day) for pain and stiffness. It worked for me.

Unfortunately I had to stopp taking it because of constipation. My sister took

L-lysine for her recurrent mouth herpis ,she didn't have constipation. You can

try L-lysine, gardually increasing the dose to 10 g a day.

I am on LDN too. It helps. I don't take painkiller anymore.

soheila    

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> I started on Minicycline in July, and it is working. I take 200 mg every

> night.

>

> I wake up in the morning, and I am stiff for a couple hours (knees, wrists,

> elbows, upper arms). It goes away after a while, and then I feel okay.

>

> I stopped the minocycline for a couple days because I thought maybe it

> wasn't doing anything. The stiffness is way worse, and

>

> it lasts most of the day.

>

> Does anyone else experience this? I have a follow up appointment with my

> doctor in a week, and I am anxious to tell him that it seems to be working.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Harald-is it possible to have both reactive arthritis and fibromyalgia?

I have been diagnosed with reactive arthritis, and had a few of the classic

symptoms, like the gloppy eyes(conjunctivitis), getting the illness in one joint

first, before it spread to other joints. But I also suffer from butt pain and

muscle pains, in addition to the joint pain. I'm also always freezing cold, and

winters are intolerable for me. The coldness isn't a symptom of reactive

arthritis.

Thanks.

Mona

Re: rheumatic Minocycline working - Still stiff in the morning

though

,

Pain stiffness and pain in upper arms could be a sign of

fibromyalgia. A remedy is a simple sugar called D-Ribose.

I recommend that you read the excellent book " From Fatigued to

Fantastic, " 3rd edition, by Teitelbaum M.D. Available for only

$10.85 at www.amazon.com. This is the best book I have ever found on

the closely related topics of fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) and chronic

fatigue syndrome (CFS). This book includes extensive information on

natural remedies, the use of antibiotics, and D-Ribose.

I have had four diagnoses each by a different rheumatologists since

coming down with arthritis ten years ago: rheumatoid arthritis,

pseudo-gout, polymyalgia rheumatica, and most recently, reactive

arthritis. Muscle pain and tendonitis have always been part of my

symptoms. I am now convinced that what I really have is fibromyalgia.

I will discuss this with my current rheumatologist in one hour. He is

competent but strictly old school. Wish me luck., since my diagnosis

is different than his.

Sincerely, Harald

At 08:20 PM 10/12/2009, julie.king@... wrote:

>

>I started on Minicycline in July, and it is working. I take 200 mg

>every night. I wake up in the morning, and I am stiff for a couple

>hours (knees, wrists, elbows, upper arms). It goes away after a

>while, and then I feel okay. I stopped the minocycline for a couple

>days because I thought maybe it wasn't doing anything. The stiffness

>is way worse, and it lasts most of the day.

>

>Does anyone else experience this? I have a follow up appointment

>with my doctor in a week, and I am anxious to tell him that it seems

>to be working.

>