Experiences with

Mefenamic acid

GP prescribed mefenamic acid, even that hasn’t helped. I’m struggling mentally and emotionally and nothing is working!

This coming Monday (if everything goes as planned) I will publish on my blog "Parkinson's here and now" the link to a free book of about 250-300 pages and in printable pdf format, which collects the most interesting of the book I published in 2015 (now translated into English) as a tribute to my father

I had first Prolia last August and I just had second. I did feel very achy for a number of weeks after the first. I have just googled and seen alarming things like Infections with Prolia / rebound fractures/ lots of problems. By the way , only on it as I found Alendronic acid hard to comply

Has anyone here had Prolia ( Denosumab ) as they kept forgetting to take Alendronic acid . Prolia is a 6 monthly injection. I have been googling and become very alarmed. I certainly wont have it again. I would be grateful if anyone who has had it could share their experiences.

Wish I'd found this forum earlier, thank you to all for helpful advice and comments. I was diagnosed in Jan 2019 with PMR and my GP def thought I had GCA leading up to that (terrible migraine like continuous headaches, sickness, light sensitivity and massive weight loss - couldn't eat anything really

Random question incoming..... So I am a couple of weeks into overhauling my diet/lifestyle for good thyroid function. For those fellow Levo-only takers can you give me an example of what you eat for breakfast & when? Currently I’m taking my Levo in morning, I wait at least an hour or then I’ll have

Hi all, So it's not the end of my current cycle yet but after having the call from the embrologist earlier that the embryos are developing slow I dont have much hope for this round.... This is round number three with only 1 transfer in my previous cycles and no frozen Im 30yrs old and haven't been told

Hello all I new to the site and was wondering if there is any info you could help me with regarding pain management my Dr has just prescribed alendronic acid but I’m unsure after reading reviews about taking it. Also I have a strange burning sensation going on in my left hip area that goes down to my

I said I'd write this post as it may or may not help anyone considering taking this medication to make a decision. I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis in 2016, having being diagnosed coeliac in 2015. My t score at the time was -2.5 in my Spine. I also had osteopenia in my hips. I was advised then to go

I’m writing this for my mother and apologies in advance for the lengthy explanation. My mother was diagnosed with PMR in November. We think she probably had it for sometime but as my father was receiving full time palliative care at home we were not as aware of her health issues as my dad was so poorly

Hello all .. Hope you are all keeping well X I wonder if anyone with fibromyalgia has tried Alpha Lipoic Acid for pain relief ? My mum is newly diagnosed with Fibro and she's in terrible pain, depressed , sleepless nights ( the usual with this diagnosis ) ..but she quite a complicated case as she also

I’ve been prescribed fusidic acid cream for an infected cyst/boil on my scalp. Not read anywhere that it’s okay to use on scalp/head but presuming it is as nurse said so. Feel very anxious putting the cream on my scalp as it tends to go on my hair quite a bit and need to use it for 7 days. Has anyone

Just read ; Another symptoms of b12 deficiency!! B6, omega 3 ,and zinc as well . So another to add to the list Driving me mad!!

This is chapter 17 of a book I published in 2015, "A Different Way of Looking at Parkinson's. Almost 20 years of experience with my father's disease (1994-2012)" (only in Spanish). Although we have learned a lot more since that year, I think it can still be useful to most sufferers and family members

Hi ladies, I watched Seaspiracy this evening regarding the fishing industry and I’ve been taking fish oils daily. I would now like to seek an alternative as the documentary suggested the goodness in the omega 3 is countered by the lead and other toxins that get into the chain. Does anyone know of any

Hi all, a long shot here but wondering if anyone has any clues? I’ve put on quite a bit of weight in the last couple of years which has accelerated in the last 6 months. Very active, healthy eating 55 year old currently going through the menopause. Haven’t changed my eating or exercise habits. Had a

I kept going back to the GP with very little progress - I was given Mefenamic Acid, Naproxen, Codeine and Tramadol before I was referred to a specialist. By this point I was 24 and in constant pain - it got to the point where I could only walk if dosed up with Tramadol.

Hi to all my ABI friends! It’s been an interesting year for me, as a retired 71-year old I thought I had experienced most of life’s ups and downs. But No …..I started with auto-immune encephalitis seizures in March 2020. Wondering why I had not appeared one morning, my wife found me naked

Some members have been asking me "What exactly is the Low Fat Plant based Whole food?" And any links to know more about this Diet? This made me to make this post for the benefit of all of those who are interested to know more. Well as the name indicates- it is Low in Fat and it is a Plant Based Whole

I have RLS for about twelve years. I have started with a few restex. It worked great but I read about the augmentation. So I decided to find a better way for me. I startet with homeopathy (zincum valerianicum). It worked for a half year. Then I found CES brain stimulation. this worked also for a half