Hello,
I am wondering if any of you have tried zyflamend to help with reducing inflammation and pain due to PMR? I am reducing down and am now at 2 mg. prednisone and have begun to feel mild discomfort in my hips and thighs in the last couple days. I received my second covid vaccine 2 weeks ago and felt fine up until now.
It sounds as if your current pred dose is not quite enough. It is worth increasing a bit and ensuring that the PMR is under control and then reduce again. I am very cynical about a lot of supplements. The majority of which make a lot of money for the suppliers and do very little for the person who is taking them.
Thank you. I agree that you have to be very careful about companies that promote their supplements.
Sandy boots have never heard of this what is it,and can you get it over counter.x
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Quotation from the website, "Inflammation: A few lab studies suggest that Zyflamend reduces inflammation, but there are no data from clinical trials."
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I found a couple of papers from respectable sources looking at its use - but mainly in mouse models. It does appear to be interesting in the context of pancreatic cancer (although anything even slightly beneficial there would be interesting) but I have to say I can't identify anything in there that would be relevant to what is known about the nflammatory processes in PMR.
I suppose if it isn't too expensive it is worth a try - but I wouldn't believe anything in the marketing bumpf!!!
~I always have an open mind within the integrative medicine field however I would suggest tread very carefully - weight up all your options.I say this in light of my own recent addition of borage flowers to ice cubes + salad. A wonderful new superfood growing in my garden.
I was violently ill which I believe set my system cascading downwards big time.
Prior to PMR my body would have accepted this new food - good luck with your decision~
Thanks all for your replies. Yes, sometimes what is supposed to be a good thing can turn in to a bad thing. I have very thin skin (just like my Mother had). If I barely bump myself I get a spot where blood has pooled. It makes me look like I am on xarelto! I started taking fish oil supplements for their anti-inflammatory properties only to find out they thin your skin even more. I had to stop because I was noticing spontaneous bruising without even a bump!
~I haven't heard fish oil thinning skin but may thin blood & yes you will bruise a bit more. I am never without a good quality (only) fish oil for my joints. I am often bumping myself, use Arnica asap after the knock ~
Oops. Meant to say fish oil thins the blood not the skin. I am going to try arnica- great tip. I have really bad ezcema (face, hands mainly) so I am always smearing something on me!
~I use (amongst other natural creams) pure Peony" 100% organic remedial skin repair designed especially for eczema.
Moisturise, moisturise, moisturise. But above all - stop using soap! My bruises/scrapes aren't at all bad - and I AM on anticoagulant therapy!
Thanks. What do you use to cleanse with if not soap? Oils? I try to use a soap with Shea butter and emollients but still dry and ezcema prone. The ezcema on my face was actually better when I was on a higher dose of prednisone (not a surprise). It has come back with a vengeance now that I am down to 2 mg - ugh!
If you MUST "cleanse" then something like Diprobase or Doublebase products are good, prescribed for severe eczema but affordable enough. Anything that foams strips the natural oils from your skin - with the obvious result.
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I don't use soap except for hands and any time I get really dirty. We don't GET dirty and we wash far too much - I shower with water and shampoo my hair once every 3 weeks at most - unless there is a very good reason. I don't smell - except of me. There is a lot of talk about the biome these days - and your skin is your largest organ, also dependent on a healthy set of bacteria to keep it healthy. Once they are in balance - you won't smell ofstale sweat. It is the action of "bad" bacteria that cause BO - but the cleansing industry has ingrained in us that we "smell" and need chemicals to stop that. I stopped using deodorant in the early days of PMR because they made me smell even worse - within 3 months I no longer developed an unpleasant smell after exercise so I stopped the search for an aluminium-free deodorant. I just stood under the shower for a couple of minutes a bit more often. Eventually I didn't need to do even that,
Thank you PMRpro for your really helpful thoughts. I am planning to follow suit!
Tapering on split dose
Anyone diagnosed as not producing Cortisol naturally, hence problems at reducing prednisolone to zero?
Stuck on two and a half mg.
Skin Frailty
