Regarding vitamins and supplements, if you can get your hands
on an article in the July/August 2008 publication of Practical Pain
Management, there's a superb article called "Vitamin D for Chronic
Pain." According to the article, Vit D3 is safe for people other than
those who have pre-existing excessive levels of calcium and/or
 people who form kidney stones or other calcifications. 
The recommended daily dose is 2000IU of D3, bringing total
supplementation intake to 2000-2800 IU/day (that includes other
D intake from food). In cases of neuralgia, improvement was seen
in 3 months in some patients, but muscle pain may require 6 months,
and muscle weakness and fatigue might require even longer periods
of time. The article says Vit. D is well tolerated even in higher doses
like 10,000 IU/day.  My doctor tells me to take at least 2000/day,
and I've been doing this for about 2 months. Another doctor re-
commended supplement for me is fish oil.
 
Carol


--- On Sat, 7/18/09, behindbrowneyes0 <behindbrowneyes0@...> wrote:


From: behindbrowneyes0 <behindbrowneyes0@...>
Subject: [costochondritis] Re: Bra's and anxiety meds.
To: costochondritis@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 6:04 PM


 



Wendy,
Thank you so very much for responding, it was very helpful to hear about why the
anxiety meds are given to costo patients. I have never taken them but I do take
vitamins to help with anxiety. I am happy that you mentioned the magnesium
because I do happen to have calcium-magnesium because I was told it would help
with pain. Also, I haven't been wearing a bra since Jan [as long as I don't have
to] because I find that it does trigger the costo. So I was just wondering if
anyone else had the same problem with the bra. SO again, your advice/info was
very helpful. I really appreciate your response. Thank you so much!
Lacy

--- In costochondritis@ yahoogroups. com, "Wendy" <wenando999@ ...> wrote:
>
> I haven't been about 2 wear bras since I got Costo nearly 8 years ago and I
> was given anti anxiety meds by my
> Doctor but only after one day of them, I thought I was going nuts, I had so
> many side effects. I have tension in my body from the pain and I have
> found that it is helps to take magnesium for this as it relaxes muscle
> tension. Stress
> Can make the pain worse from Costo. I think it has something to do with all
> the nerve endings in our ribcage being
> Inflamed. Hope this helps.
> Wendy
>
> ------Original Message----- --
>
> From: behindbrowneyes0
> Date: 19/07/2009 7:24:30 AM
> To: costochondritis@ yahoogroups. com
> Subject: [costochondritis] I am hoping someone will reply to my question?
>
> I am just wondering if anyone else finds it difficult/uncomfort able to
> wear a bra because of the costo?
>
> Also, since I noticed a lot of people on here also take anxiety meds, I am
> wondering if it helps with the costo or is it just because costo drives US
> crazy?
>
> Any responses would be appreciated. Thanks!
>
>
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