PEA update

[Griggser]

So I bought myself a months worth of PEA, £30ish, and have just finished them. I didn’t notice any difference accept my wallet is a bit lighter!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Hi,

Sometimes it takes up to 6 weeks to notice any difference on many supplements - so maybe your wallet needs to be lighter still!

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Like dorsetlady I think they take a while to settle. With meds I commit for 3mths unless the side effects are killing. 90quid seems a lot, especially if you feel no real benefit.

[Blearyeyed]

Never had it myself .

Where you taking it for it's possible anti inflammatory benefits or the more well trialled antidepressant qualities ?

If it was for non Pain related uses it may have been doing its job if you hadn't seen a lowering of your mood.

I am like Poops any supplement or drug I take for 6/8 weeks , and give up if I find no significant difference after that. Otherwise , you are just paying for expensive wee.

Coming off it is also part of the test , some supplements I use , like Pure Turmeric for Digestion and IBS , not only made a difference when I used it but its usefulness was proved with the symptoms that came back when I came off it.

Just remember , with any drug or supplement that you have been on for a month , alternate on/ off or taper the dose for a few days to prevent any withdrawal effects on your system.

[Griggser in reply to Blearyeyed]

Blearyeyed it was the the anti inflammatory benefit. I’m struggling to reduce pred. Not sure I’ll bother buying another batch!

[Blearyeyed in reply to Griggser]

Thanks for the tip , yes I have said when talking about Turmeric in the past ( both the Pure and the one with Black Pepper ) , my experience was that it works brilliantly for my digestive issues and IBS inflammation but I saw no difference at all to my joint inflammation. But it's one of those things isn't it , we're all individual , and what may work well for one can do nothing or be a curse for others , at least you know now that you haven't missed out on something that could have made a difference for you.

[Lochy]

Can you please enlighten me, what is PEA?

[Constance13 in reply to Lochy]

It's a miniature green vegetable.😂😂

[Lochy in reply to Constance13]

I know that one! Just hope he’s not spent £30 on a bag of frozen peas 😂🤗

[Constance13 in reply to Lochy]

Might be good on arthritic knees though.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Lochy]

webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingre...

[Constance13 in reply to PMRpro]

Couldn't get it and I don't know what PEA stands for either.