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Hey, Bek -- if you're sensitive to drugs be very careful with Vicodin. I had a sudden/overnight hearing loss from Vicodin 14 years ago. And the House Ear ...
Bobbie The pine and sap didn't bother me. It was not really smelly, but then my sniffer has gone the way of old age. I have never had a great nose (not the...
Thanks, Ellen. Penny "Ellen J. Mini" <miselliej@...> wrote: Can I suggest to you guys with potassium problems, if you need something more than diet, get...
Can I suggest to you guys with potassium problems, if you need something more than diet, get a potassium supplement at the health food store. Or, get some...
Penny, I completely forgot about avocados, my all time favorite! I could eat them until they come out of my ears. Thanks for mentioning them. I can get a...
Penny, that is great news! Glad you can hear better. My allergies were triggered by yeast years ago. My doctor put me on a dry powder to be taken orally. Wish...
I know the depression and anxiety is worse. You never know when something might hit, and then what can you take? Thank you for responding. I wish this med...
Hi, Bobbie - I have the cramps for the same reasons... either I'm on a diuretic or I haven't been doing stretching exercises and I've been out exhausting...
Hi Bek, I have been busy at this end, and just found the time to sit down and read my email. I definitely would find the pine needles and sap an improvement...
Bek, I loved it when you said you are "no drug virgin"! LOL Hadn't heard that one before. I am in the same boat. I am the same way as you; sometimes the...
I don't have cramps in my knees after the surgery. I do get them in my thighs, calves, ankles and toes. My diuretic is the culprit, and also lack of exercise,...
Hi Sharon, Good grief! Even England is going that way? Do you suppose it's the hearing aid manufacturers that are selling the restaurants a bill of goods?...
Bek, I can relate to what you are saying about being drug sensitive. I have the same exact problems. I've tried histamine injections which I had almost an...
Thanks Penny, I stopped the pills yesterday, on Wed. I was feeling lousy and tired the whole day. Today, I am almost feeling normal again. Meaning that the...
Cindy Just to repond to your question about Predisone response. I have a HORRIBLE time when on any steroid, no matter how small the dose. I've tried Predisone...
With some people (30%) the rheumatoid factor in the blood is normal in the beginning stages of the disease. So in his ignorance the PCP assumed that it can't...
Hi, Cindy - Since there's a blood test for RA, how could your "new" primary care doctor decide you didn't have it without testing you for it? Some of them are...
I'm on 20 mg for 2 days, 15 mg for the next two, 10 mg for the next two and 5 for the last two--8 days altogether. I went to my rheumatologist appointment...
There are no tests for yeast allergy, Bek. But from my reaction to certain foods she suspected a yeast allergy and put me on the no-yeast diet. Once I...
Hi, Cindy - I was on 60 mg for 9 days, tapering to 40 on the 10th day, 30 on the 11th and so on till I was off. It was a 14 day course. For me, I started...
Hey Penny (and/or others), How have you responded to prednisone in the past? I'm on a very low dose (I'm told) for 8 days with today being my first day. I...
Penny, that is great. How did you find out you were allergic to yeast? What tests were done? I am still anxious, and fearful, it seems like the folate makes me...
Hi, Bek - I know nothing about any of this other than the fact that the complex of B vitamins are necessary for healthy nerves... the Bs do many good things, ...
Yes, Cindy, that's exactly right. So many of the things on the list were things I've been reacting to for years. And in thinking back to when this all started...
Persistant dizziness may be caused by something other than allergies,diet,yeast,etc.While I'm sure we've all had MRI's to rule out benign tumors,I don't get...
We are all excited for you Penny. You have suffered long enough. It's your time and good luck. Thanks for sharing all the information so that we can all make...
Penny, I find it interesting that many of these foods on the do not eat list you had mentioned as problematic prior to realizing it was the yeast, like the...
Hi, My Shrink gave me a type of Folic Acid that is made into a component part that is supposed to help with the help reuptake of my cymbalta to make it work ...
Hi, Jenn - I never had a taste coming up, nor did I feel that my head was stuffed with anything. I did have a loud tinnitus that got louder after I ate certain...