Re: Re: Hello to the long timers

January 25, 2009

The two hour bit is a pain, but necessary. I take thyroid pills, minocin,

plus vitamins, calcium interacts with both minocin and thyroid. I try to

wake up in the night and take the minocin then, that way i only have to

separate the thyroid and calcium.

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 2:48 PM, stkwinguy@... <

stkwinguy@...> wrote:

> This is in response to Delores and Mike's question <<I would like to

> know which antibiotic or groups of antibiotics you take to remain in

> remission.>>

>

> First, ten years ago there was no Marshall Protocol or Benicar,

> micoplasma testing was in its infancy, D Metabolites and TH1 testing

> were unknown. I started with 100 mg Minocin MWF and started seeing

> some very good results within eight weeks. It took well over a year of

> asking to convince my doctor to approve Zithromax, 250mg Tues and

> Thurs. It took three years after starting Minocin until I had over 90%

> reduction in pains.

> I am still on minocyclene and zithromax. I probably average taking a

> mino or zithro pill 2 or 3 days a week AFTER THE PAINS RETURN. I would

> prefer to take them 5 times a week, but do not need them that often.

> My problem is I take so many heart and blood pressure pills plus I

> also like to take supplements. I insist on taking rx pills two hours

> apart to avoid interactions. Combine this with my poor memory and I

> generally run out of time slots in the day for taking pills. When that

> happens, which is virtually daily, I usually skip the antibiotics in

> favor of the supplements until the pains force me back on the antibiotics.

>

> >

> > From: stkwinguy@... <stkwinguy@...>

>

> > Subject: rheumatic Hello to the long timers

> > rheumatic <rheumatic%40>

> > Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 12:47 PM

> >

> > I have not posted in probably eight years but was quite active ten and

> > eleven years ago when I first contracted RA. GOD bless for

> > continuing to maintain this website, and Ethel too for her

> > participation. This website was a Godsend in helping me to find the Dr

> > Brown books and the antibiotic protocol. I am a firm believer in and

> > advocate of the AP.

> > I'm doing just fine, never cured but mostly in remission until I

> > forget to take my antibiotics for months at a time. Then the pain and

> > stiffness return and my wife asks, " How long since you last took the

> > antibiotics? "

> > My personal experience is I'm never 100% the way I was health and

> > painwise before getting RA. You have to adjust your activities

> > permanently to avoid too much activity that stresses the joints. With

> > moderate activity I live a normal life for someone seventy years old.

> > I work a two days a week and walk in the mall three times a week for

> > 30 to 45 minutes and the only negative is foot stiffness and slight

> > pain immediately afterward. The all night panging arm, shoulder, or

> > leg pains that kept you awake have been gone for years. Also gone are

> > the two to four days when an arm or leg pained too badly to move or

> > just did not want to move. Life is good.

> > I'll gladly answer any questions from anyone.

> > Better health, Al

> >

January 25, 2009

Hi Long timers! You sound like me. I tried wearing a watch to separate the

high blood pressure pills, the diabetic pills, the MP pills and all the things I

had to take for side effects

then add the magnesium and iron. I wasn't getting much sleep. My brain was

going numb. So, I got out my meds and counted 13 pills and some P.R.N's (taken

as necessary!) I was feeling like crap! So, I started reading the slips of

paper you get with the medication and sorted out what I felt was most necessary

and started discarding the rest. The first to go was Benicar. I was already on

two blood pressure lowering medications. Well, that stopped the palpitations

and the diarrhea. Now I could eliminate the anti-diarrhea pills, checked the

B/P. It remained normal. Without palpitations I eliminated the magnesium.

Heart is beating normal. Now, I'm getting more sleep, so I eliminated the

hydrocordone & Valium. With the C-pap machine, not only am I sleeping better,

my lungs really sound clear and I don't need the nebulizer anymore. From 13

pills, I am down to 2 diabetes pills taken at once prior to breakfast, 2

hypertension pills

taken after breakfast. This is repeated before and after dinner. I also take

an anticoagulant pill with the evening meal. The Minocin I take every other day

and usually about 1-2 hrs. before sleep. The zith is every tenth day and I will

soon start on the third antibiotic. So the antibiotic schedule is the only

thing that is suject to change. I don't take any supplements. I am a good

eater and eat a well balanced diet for all my nutrients. Seems to be working

okay. Blood work is almost normal. Need to do some minor change with the

diabetic medication. That is still a bit high. Next visit, we will discuss

that. The pain is subsiding. I am getting more active. I still wear the

NoIR's outside and lo lights inside. The watch is now just a decoration. I

wear it because my husband gave it to me. I really don't care what time it is.

I am retired!~~~~~Dolores & Mike

> >

> > From: stkwinguy@.. . <stkwinguy@. ..>

>

> > Subject: rheumatic Hello to the long timers

> > rheumatic@grou ps.com <rheumatic%40g roups.com>