advice needed/rheumatoid arthritis

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Hi all,

Re: my Rheumatoid Arthritis

I've only been on LDN a week, 4.5mg the last 3 days. It seems to be making me feel worse - my already bad joints are more swollen, and additional joints are starting to hurt which previously were only giving me minimal trouble, and my throat is very sore (it's always been sore as a dull roar, but now very sore). Not to mention a horrible headache (usually have a heavy head anyway). It seems whatever is going on in my body is being exacerbated by LDN and i wonder if it's a healing crisis, or should i just stop taking LDN ? I have a theory about the cause of rheumatoid arthritis, in that there seems to be some underlying infection going on in my body - whether it's Candida, heavy metal poisoning, or whatever. I don't know if ramping the immune system up is such a good idea for me, although one would think it makes perfect sense. I just wish i knew what was happening in my body - i wish anybody knew. I'd stick with it if i thought i was getting somewhere in the long run. Yesterday i felt like disappearing off the face of the earth.

I know there's only one or two here with RA, but for the others, did anyone get worse before they got better ? My RA is pretty severe, with most major joints affected, so it's not just like having stiff hands or something. LDN has a lot of work to do, if it can work on me. Has anyone done a pulsing dose of LDN ? Maybe I don't need to push it so hard and do it more slowly.

Thanks...

Leonie (Australia)