messtafarian
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Need expertise here.
This last visit to my doctor she ordered an ANA test, and then an autoimmune panel. I am not positive for anything but one antibody called anti-ssb/la; its companion, anti-ssa, is negative. There are a ton of other ones but I am negative for those too.
That is a whole wormhole to go down really, because without visiting a rheumatologist there is no way of knowing if it is something called sjogrens syndrome or another thing called lupus, or if it is the start of adult onset diabetes, or cancer hiding somewhere.
Anywhere this research goes sort of goes somewhere bad -- there is a drug called Plaquenil that I have no doubt I am allergic to because I am allergic to most all antibiotics except for the sulfas, cipro and zithromax. I can't really afford all these visits and tests so I have no choice but to try to Peat my way out of it.
So I'm looking for *anything* anyone has found about novel treatments for autoimmune disorders; also anything I can do further to alleviate inflammation and stress. I have resolved to cut *all* gluten ( I was eating some bread, mostly sourdough) and possibly all grains for the time being. I'm taking progesterone but I am thinking about increasing the dosage; pregnenolone, calcium, occasional K7, now experimenting with thyroid. Thyroid at last check ( with supplementation) was .012 TSH and 1.27 Free T4. I have a bottle of DHEA. I think the dosage is too high at 30 mgs, but I took one of those today.
I eat cheese, milk, fruit, coconut oil, slowcooked beef, potatoes, organic blanca tortillas, etc but I've been kind of slacking on doing real Peat. Been drinking wine (white), diet soda and coffee with Splenda and eating regular pasta and occasional totally bad things like cheap ramen and chocolate chip cookies from the store.
I'm pondering a protocol here because I am tired of being sick and I have no interest in making the rounds to every sickness expert in town to hear they are not really sure what is wrong.
Looking specifically for an alternative to Plaquenil (Maybe Flagyl?).
If you find anything or have anything lying around you recall that might be helpful, please let me know.
Thank you!!
This last visit to my doctor she ordered an ANA test, and then an autoimmune panel. I am not positive for anything but one antibody called anti-ssb/la; its companion, anti-ssa, is negative. There are a ton of other ones but I am negative for those too.
That is a whole wormhole to go down really, because without visiting a rheumatologist there is no way of knowing if it is something called sjogrens syndrome or another thing called lupus, or if it is the start of adult onset diabetes, or cancer hiding somewhere.
Anywhere this research goes sort of goes somewhere bad -- there is a drug called Plaquenil that I have no doubt I am allergic to because I am allergic to most all antibiotics except for the sulfas, cipro and zithromax. I can't really afford all these visits and tests so I have no choice but to try to Peat my way out of it.
So I'm looking for *anything* anyone has found about novel treatments for autoimmune disorders; also anything I can do further to alleviate inflammation and stress. I have resolved to cut *all* gluten ( I was eating some bread, mostly sourdough) and possibly all grains for the time being. I'm taking progesterone but I am thinking about increasing the dosage; pregnenolone, calcium, occasional K7, now experimenting with thyroid. Thyroid at last check ( with supplementation) was .012 TSH and 1.27 Free T4. I have a bottle of DHEA. I think the dosage is too high at 30 mgs, but I took one of those today.
I eat cheese, milk, fruit, coconut oil, slowcooked beef, potatoes, organic blanca tortillas, etc but I've been kind of slacking on doing real Peat. Been drinking wine (white), diet soda and coffee with Splenda and eating regular pasta and occasional totally bad things like cheap ramen and chocolate chip cookies from the store.
I'm pondering a protocol here because I am tired of being sick and I have no interest in making the rounds to every sickness expert in town to hear they are not really sure what is wrong.
Looking specifically for an alternative to Plaquenil (Maybe Flagyl?).
If you find anything or have anything lying around you recall that might be helpful, please let me know.
Thank you!!