Posted by Kerry Gibbons on November 14, 2003 at 21:06:35:
In Reply to: any advice w/ usual? posted by Jillian on November 14, 2003 at 20:59:11:
You seem to have done everything that we recommend. I know it's disappointing when you don't see as much improvement as you would like. And I am not sure what else to recommend other than perhaps sticking with the MSM at a lower amount for quite a while. I did not see some of the results that I received for six months. Perhaps others of you with RA might share some advice with Jillian?
: I started on MSM lignisul powder the beginning of August and did the gradual increase. I got to 7 tsp of MSM a day and stayed there 2 weeks. Now I've started to decrease b/c I haven't seen enough improvement. I AM one that has had less canker sores w/ taking the MSM and have been able to have nuts and fresh tomatoes again. Ü But I've had no improvement in my back pain and an increase in my arthritis. I'm 40 years old and don't like the debilitating effects of RA. This week I've nearly lost use of my right hand and my knee pain is making walking very difficult. I take the Ester-C, 500 mg a day as well and agree it is much better than regular C. I also take pharmacutical grade multi vitamins, calcium, iron,& an antioxidant w/ ginko & green tea.
: I see a chiropractor once a week and she is also stumped on how to help me.
: Any advice?