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Holistic Treatment

Just an update
I have been opiate free since Jan 14, 2013 and I must admit that acupuncture and the supplement Mervia (Tumeric based) has been more effective for my RA than the (2) Vic tablets , (4) Naproxen and (1) 10 mg OC daily!  Sooo happy to liberated from arranging my schedule around refills of prescriptions...
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4341997 tn?1514588688
congrats on your clean time!  that's awesome!
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4522800 tn?1470325834
Hi I too had to check this out since I am going all natural AGAIN in my life...I guess we trust our dr. and things get out of control in another way....
GREAT STUFF I love to read about any of the infor going in a natual way..
God Bless us
vvic
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4113881 tn?1415850276
A month clean...that's great! I saw the title of this "Holistic Treatment" and had to see what it was about...I'm always looking for new treatments myself as I'm big on the holistic stuff.

I'm taking a Turmeric based supplement myself (Bio-Curcumin Phytosome) for my arthritis. I don't have RA but I do have PA (Psoriatic Arthritis) which is another autoimmune disorder. Hopefully mine isn't permanent as it was triggered by the interferon injections I also take. Anyways, I take the Turmeric for its anti-inflamatory properties and its helped. I do also take a NSAID called Melaxocam when Im in a lot of pain. It is a non-narcotic prescription only NSAID that is VERY easy on the stomach. Its not hard like Naproxen and Ibu.

I'm very happy Turmeric is having that effect for you. I'm so happy for you. Ive read that India's rate of arthritis is much lower than that of the U.S. because of all the Curry they eat which contains Turmeric. Alternative and holistic medications like herbs and acupuncture....meditation...etc...are great and necessary for those of us that struggle with the opiates.

Congrats again on the month clean! I hope some more people chime in and maybe give some examples of what holistic stuff they do as an alternative to the narcotic pain meds.
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