I have had trouble with "migraines" for a long time.  In the past, when they
were unrelenting, I had to increase my prednisone, and Voila`! They did go
away.  The bad news for that is, it means something inflammatory is going on
with the headaches.

I wanted to say hello to everyone here. I've browsed through many of
the posts and intend to take more time to read them all. I've been a
long time user of usenet, but until a few months ago I spent most of
my time in the binary groups. I'm a male from the midwest, about to

Hi Family,
This was such a difficult Christmas for me--I basically skipped all of the
holidays from Thanksgiving through New Year's.  I just climbed under my big
rock, and stayed there.  The salamander that was already under the rock, he

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Lipid replacement therapy (LRT) administered as a nutritional
supplement with antioxidants can prevent excess oxidative membrane
damage, restore mitochondrial and other cellular membrane functions and

to everyone in the group, and hope that your holidays were good for u
and your family.In reading the mail I c that someone was asking about
the cold, now as it is my time of the year I am doing pretty good.It
has just started to get cold here and we now have snow in the state of

I've been on plaquenil for 3 weeks.   I take it with my lunch every
day, so I'm eating it with a full meal.  The problem is the horrible
digestive problems it's been giving me.  Every day I am fine until
about 1 hour after I take the Plaquenil with lunch, and then I spend

Hi gang, yes the southern states are beautiful this trip and we are
enjoying much of it when I can.  I need some help with neuropathy pain
as well as headaches again.
Anyone have info on it beside the lyrica which I tried and made me

About Our Next Chat:
Environmental Factors in Lupus
Wednesday, January 31 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time
Dr. Mark Gourley is a rheumatologist with the Environmental

Good afternoon all, it has been awhile since I posted.  I hate to
sound ike a salesman, because I am not, but I am about11-12 weeks out
from my last Rutuxan treatment and I am doing great.  I know there have
bee two fatalities recently because of it but for me there are no

I was doing an internet search for my sister's name and came across this site.
I didn't even know Grace posted regularly to this group. I just wanted to let
anyone know who had connected with her that she had passed away on November
6th, 2006 with her family at her bedside. She ...

I have Lupus. It has taken me more than seven years to accept this fact. In
the past year I have left two, very good jobs due to flares. I don’t tell my
employer of my condition because I fear being fired.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I want to manage my health and life

are killing me!!!!!!!!!! my calves will not stop crawling!
just venting
nicole in ca where it's actually cold

With the New Year and potential resolutions or just personal goals (in
my case) I thought that some of us may be looking for good ways to stay
active that don't compromise our health.
Before the wave of Autoimmune Disease hit me I was very

I got a new computer at work and could not set up my newsgroups through
outlook anymore so I did it through Google.
Just a short update on me. The doctor thinks I may have fibromyalgia.
Just wonderful! I plan to do some changes in my lifestyle that got me