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MSM and steroids treatment for polymyalgia

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Bev.W
Bev.W

Is anyone taking MSM with their steroids as treatment for this condition?  I ask for my Mum who is suffering so much trying to come off the steroids, now had this condition for nearly 2 years with steroid treatment.  She's currently on a dose of 5 a day.  I want to help her, and heard that MSM is a great natural remedy, but is it ok to take with steroids?   Any experience anyone has that would help her decide would be appreciated. 

Thank you, and hope you are all pain free today!!   Bev

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    anne84968 Bev.W

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    There doesn't seem to be much in this thread about MSM per se, so I wanted to re-introduce it with this good overview from NIH of the product's safety and efficacy. Admittedly, most research on it has focused on osteoarthritis, but one would think it's strong anti-inflammatory properties should open up possibilities for other types of inflammation, like rheumatoid.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372953/

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