Lions Mane mushroom supplement

[Rosina1871]

My nephew brought this to my attention stating it claims to be good for inflammation. Has anyone else heard of it? Not sure how it would interact with prescription drugs. Any thoughts?

[HeronNS]

I never heard of it before but found this:

healthline.com/nutrition/li...

[Rosina1871 in reply to HeronNS]

Interesting. Think I would need to get advice from docs before I try it because of the steroids/medication I am taking but perhaps it’s worth a try

[HeronNS in reply to Rosina1871]

It does look good, doesn't it?

[Rosina1871 in reply to HeronNS]

Yes it does. My brother has just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and my nephew has bought some for him

[HeronNS in reply to Rosina1871]

You might like to get your hands on a book, I'll look up the title as he wrote two books at least, by Norman Doidge. In it is a chapter on a Parkinsons patient who did so well with a regimen he developed that doctors began to doubt his original (but definitely confirmed) diagnosis.

[HeronNS in reply to HeronNS]

The Brain's Way of Healing by Dr Norman Doidge. This is also the book where I found out about Low Level Light therapy which helped me through my taper on pred, and which I am now turning to again now that I am dealing with a serious flare. Already seems to be helping.

[Rosina1871 in reply to HeronNS]

So sorry about the flare. Hope you manage to get on top of it soon. Have ordered the book for my brother and thanks again xx

[Rosina1871 in reply to HeronNS]

Thank you . Appreciated. My mum had Parkinson’s and I looked after her for many years. I just hope medicine has improved since then

[PMRpro Ambassador]

As with all supplements - do check with a pharmacist or doctor about the wisdom of trying it. I have to say - this has the sort of numbers of claims that make me very sceptical! But if they are tasty mushrooms ...

[Rosina1871 in reply to PMRpro]

Mostly in tablet format

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Rosina1871]

Nah - boring

[Rosina1871 in reply to PMRpro]

Will investigate further and contact gp