Homeopathic cures for asthma
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One of the contributers to this newsgroup mentioned perhaps a month ago that she had participated in a study on mometason, was really happy with it and looking forward to its distribution here n the USA. I need it too
Hiya – That was me, who participated in the study. For me, mometasone was a miracle drug. I am a severe, steroid-dependent asthmatic and have been taking daily doses of prednisone between 20-30mg a day, plus higher if I have a bad attack. The mometasone inhaler had me down to .05mg/per day at the end of the year long trial. I have been waiting for about 2 years for it to come out. It is my only hope to ever get back to work. Im 31 (well, 32 tomorrow, lol) and I can’t take the thought of being home for the rest of my life. I hope, when it is released it is as wonderful for everyone else as it is for me. Life is uncertain – eat dessert first. Nancy 8=: )
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can you tell me the name of the new inhaler awaiting approval? I also have had to depend on low dose steroids along with the usual inhalers. I can only hope it will be approved in the states. Thanks in advance.
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Sorry if I seem arcane about the new steroid inhaler. The sites I’ve read ask for a password. Otherwise I’d direct you to my reference. The drug is mometasone and last I read, on a release dated January 10th by Reuters Health, Westport Cn. that Schering-Plough had done an extensive test to see at just how high a dose do the ill effects common to all corticosteroids tend to kick in. They found the systemic ill effects didn’t show ’til double the projected maximum dose, and that the maximum dose did no harm whatsoever (statistically of course) One of the contributers to this newsgroup mentioned perhaps a month ago that she had participated in a study on mometason, was really happy with it and looking forward to its distribution here n the USA. I need it too.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all. tried them they did sod all except lighten my wallet I’ve got much better results from lifestyle changes…which sometimes mean an increase in cost, but as often as not have saved money
sorry Carole…misattribution for the record the post was by jhanlon — eric "live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all.
I didn’t write this. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – tried them they did sod all except lighten my wallet I’ve got much better results from lifestyle changes…which sometimes mean an increase in cost, but as often as not have saved money — eric "live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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Straight licorice has been shown to raise the blood pressure.
Straight licorice is also a hepatoxin (can damage the liver). Use with caution. "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off." General Colin Powell
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Jane you’re doing really well to be down to five mgs. after mega doses of prednasone over a long period of time. Try to be patient with yourself and with your body’s readjustment. There’s a new ’steroid inhaler coming (out this year in the USA) that will very likely enable you to drop the oral prednisone entirely. Reports on its strength and low toxicity are encouraging. Regards
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There’s a new ’steroid inhaler coming (out this year in the USA) that will very likely enable you to drop the oral prednisone entirely. Reports on its strength and low toxicity are encouraging.
What is the name?
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a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all.
tried them they did sod all except lighten my wallet I’ve got much better results from lifestyle changes…which sometimes mean an increase in cost, but as often as not have saved money — eric "live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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If science is so good, how come it doesn’t even know that calcium supplements get rid of athletes foot? From what I’ve been reading over on sci.med, the doctors you described your symptoms to don’t think what you’ve got is athlete’s foot to begin with. Katherine
Yes it really is. I’ve had it on and off for years and so has my brother. It itches when it gets damp and is contagious. Encarta describes it as: Athletes Foot, fungal infection of the skin of the foot. The disease, also called tinea pedis, is caused by species of the genus Trichophyton or by Epidermophyton floccosum. Symptoms are a reddish eruption, followed by cracks in the skin between the toes and a watery discharge, accompanied by itching at all stages. It is highly infectious and may be contracted by walking barefoot, particularly on moist floors such as those of bathrooms and swimming pools. The fungus may spread to other parts of the body. This all fits with what I have and calcium alleviates the itching and gets rid of the symptoms. I take between 3000mg and 5000mg per day currently although I expect this to drop back after a while as often happens with treating conditions with cell salts. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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Straight licorice has been shown to raise the blood pressure. It is one of the mainstays of TCM, but is usually combined with other herbs so as to obviate this and other problems. The one you want is glycorrhiza uralensis (I think that spelling is correct) rather than glycorrhiza glabra. I recall reading that the uralensis has some vegetal steroids, but it is a pretty potent herb and if used long term will have some side effects. I will
try anything to get off steroids once and for all. Research first, eat second. If any are interested, there are some reviews posted at http://www.ironandsilktaichi.com/services.htm of books I like, including a good set of primers of TCM that are written for Americans. The direct link doesn’t seem to work, so you’ll need to go to the ‘book reviews’ button and then the ‘Silent Dragon Reviews’ button. I have no financial interest here, unless you live in CT and want to take Tai Chi lessons. Good luck. Be careful.
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Cure your asthma allright. A stroke from high blood pressure will do it every time. Seriously, real licorice can dramatically elevate blood pressure if taken regularly. This is one good example of the risks involved with self treatment, especially when added to the risks from other medications a person may be taking, including something as innocuous as birth control pills, as just one example. Pierre
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I read somewhere that licorice supplements can lessen or eliminate some people’s dependence on steroids. I bought some after hearing this but haven’t tried them yet.
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Jane, you will note that some posters have unlimited religious belief in alternative medicine, others worship allopathy with equal fervor. May I suggest a combination of the two. Rather than stop steroids entirely try to reduce them slowly, by small increments. I take a very small dose of Flixotide (2×50 migrograms per day) although I was originally recommended to take more, and eke out the occasional bad day with coffee, a couple of extra shots of albuterol, and whatever Chinese herbal patents seem appropriate at the time. Aspirin and NSAIDs also work well for me, although I understand that this is comparatively rare. You and your doctor also might try all the different steroid preparations if you have not done so already. Your doctor is right to be worried about reducing your steroid intake, as steroids repress your body’s natural hormone level and your ability to make more. If you haven’t educated yourself very well about this, you should. I accidentally ran out of my inhaled steroids (through not counting my doses) and had some real problems; oral steroids I understand are much more of a problem. Your case sounds tough, but rather than abandoning western medicine altogether, try to find a combination that works for you. I don’t know anything about your problems other than what you’ve posted, so I can’t give any real advice other than to study as much as you can, to keep what works even if it only works a little, and to remind you that your doctor can’t care about your asthma as much as you do. There are also a great many alternatives to homeopathy, don’t fixate on just one alternative. Don’t be afraid to experiment; Ricola cough drops, the ones advertised on TV, actually seem to reduce my occasional wheezing, as well as excess stomach acid. I don’t recommend that you replace steroids with Ricola, however. Please monitor yourself as you detox, and keep us posted. Good luck.
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I read somewhere that licorice supplements can lessen or eliminate some people’s dependence on steroids. I bought some after hearing this but haven’t tried them yet. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Some of you may have seen my previous post, I have been on long term steroid treatment, am classed as a ‘brittle’ asthmatic and been under a consultant for a number of years. we are now at a point in my treatment where I am tailing off steroid intake, the doctor is nervous about how this is done and what effects I will suffer, I already suffer from loss of appetite, bruising, eczema since I got past 5 mgs. a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all. Thanks in advance, Jane. Hi Jane I’ve been into cell salts now for 24+ years. They treat conditions very well including housedust allergies and asthma. There are 12 cell salts which can be taken homeopathically or in milligram tablet. The exception is nat mur which is homeopathic sodium chloride and only works in the homeopathic format. My experience with cell salts is that they treat a condition and with continued treatment, symptoms lessen in both severity and frequency eventually disappearing. You experiment with cell salts while taking your normal medication. see my website on cell salts for more infomation at http://members.dynamite.com.au/hubbca
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a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all.
The problem is that these will not get you off the steroids. Homeopathy is called ‘the ultimate fraud’ for good reason. The marketers of this stuff just love to see people desperate enough to try anything. You are the person they prey upon. "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off." General Colin Powell
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Some of you may have seen my previous post, I have been on long term steroid treatment, am classed as a ‘brittle’ asthmatic and been under a consultant for a number of years. we are now at a point in my treatment where I am tailing off steroid intake, the doctor is nervous about how this is done and what effects I will suffer, I already suffer from loss of appetite, bruising, eczema since I got past 5 mgs. a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all. Thanks in advance, Jane.
Hi Jane I’ve been into cell salts now for 24+ years. They treat conditions very well including housedust allergies and asthma. There are 12 cell salts which can be taken homeopathically or in milligram tablet. The exception is nat mur which is homeopathic sodium chloride and only works in the homeopathic format. My experience with cell salts is that they treat a condition and with continued treatment, symptoms lessen in both severity and frequency eventually disappearing. You experiment with cell salts while taking your normal medication. see my website on cell salts for more infomation at http://members.dynamite.com.au/hubbca – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all. The problem is that these will not get you off the steroids. Homeopathy is called ‘the ultimate fraud’ for good reason. The marketers of this stuff just love to see people desperate enough to try anything. You are the person they prey upon.
If science is so good, how come it doesn’t even know that calcium supplements get rid of athletes foot? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off." General Colin Powell
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If science is so good, how come it doesn’t even know that calcium supplements get rid of athletes foot?
From what I’ve been reading over on sci.med, the doctors you described your symptoms to don’t think what you’ve got is athlete’s foot to begin with. Katherine
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Some of you may have seen my previous post, I have been on long term steroid treatment, am classed as a ‘brittle’ asthmatic and been under a consultant for a number of years. we are now at a point in my treatment where I am tailing off steroid intake, the doctor is nervous about how this is done and what effects I will suffer, I already suffer from loss of appetite, bruising, eczema since I got past 5 mgs. a number of people have spoken to me about homeopathic remedies, does anyone have any web links or info on remedies that may help me. I will try anything to get off steroids once and for all. Thanks in advance, Jane.
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