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Turmeric and Pred

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kate50809
kate50809

A couple of years ago I had an TIA and was prescribed statins.  After a short while I started getting leg pains so I stopped taking them.

I have been taking turmeric for a while as it is supposed to reduce cholesterol.  My last blood test showed an improvement but the doctor wasn't convinced it was the turmeric!!  I have another blood test next week.

But, turmeric is also an anti-inflammatory and I am not sure if I should continue taking it while taking pred.

Any thoughts?

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  • Michdonn
    Michdonn kate50809

    Posted

    Kate, I have been taking turmeric with my Prednisone for over a year with great results. I would not think of dropping my turmeric. I have discussed it with my and endocrinologist, she thinks it fine. I also think she is the best doctor I have ever had, great lady. Good luck on your PMR journey, try to think positive and smile. ☺️
    • whitefishbay
      whitefishbay Michdonn

      Posted

      What dose Tumeric do yiu take? Pill form? Love to know thanks.  
    • kate50809
      kate50809 Michdonn

      Posted

      Thanks. From the responses I have received there seems no reason to stop.
    • kate50809
      kate50809 whitefishbay

      Posted

      I have been taking it in pill form, too big a wimp to take powder!

      I tried a couple of sorts but with some you need to take black pepper as well and my digestive system didn't like it.  I have been taking Nature's Best Curcusorb  tablets with no ill effects and my last blood test was fine.  I have another blood test on Tuesday and I asked my GP if he could include a cholesterol test so I will let you know the results.

    • Michdonn
      Michdonn kate50809

      Posted

      None at all Kate, good luck on your journey. Stay active, positive and try to smile. ☺️
    • Michdonn
      Michdonn whitefishbay

      Posted

      Hi whitefishbay, that is quite a name. Sounds like you are on the ocean. I'am from Narragansett, RI but we now live in the mountains of New Mexico. Turmeric I take 400 to 500 mg twice a day. The current tablets are 440 mg.

      Good luck on your journey. ??

    • whitefishbay
      whitefishbay Michdonn

      Posted

      Thanks Michdonn. I grew up in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin but live in London now.   
  • ptolemy
    ptolemy kate50809

    Posted

    My rheumatologist’s PA was given statins and after a couple of weeks apparently she was in the most dreadful condition with them. She stopped taking them and was fine. 
    • Michdonn
      Michdonn ptolemy

      Posted

      Ptolemy, statins effect different people in different ways, when I took them long before PMR, it felt like I had been kidney punched, it was terrible. A friend of mine would get amnesia, go to the store and keep on going, end 20-40 miles from where he was supposed to be. Statins may do some good for some people, but NG for me. ☺️
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Michdonn

      Posted

      My father was the same. He had a stroke and was put on statins. He just became a zombie. After two years of fighting doctors he had a new GP who said she would try him without statins for a couple of weeks. He became the life and soul of the party. People could not believe the difference. When he became over exuberant we used to tease him and say we would put him back on statins!
    • Michdonn
      Michdonn ptolemy

      Posted

      I love it Ptolemy, I was at my PC doctor first of the week, all my blood work was normal, I do take diabetes meds, but the rest is control with diet and exercise. Of course I have my daily dose of Pred. I believe diet and exercise can go a long way in helping our well being. Thinking positive with a smile.☺️
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Michdonn

      Posted

      I think we do overmedicate, but I do blame the patients too, who feel they must have tablets to make things better rather than improving their life style. I agree that is not always the case but it does seem there are an awful lot of people who feel unwell and continue to smoke and are couch potatoes.
    • EileenH
      EileenH ptolemy

      Posted

      Not just that - there are a lot who think they need make no dietary changes when they have Type 2 diabetes. Just take more metformin or the like...
    • Michdonn
      Michdonn ptolemy

      Posted

      Ptolemy, I know this is going to sound strange! Sometimes I feel lucky, when coming out of the service in 1962, I found out I was a diabetic, my dad was an insulin diabetic, I was determined to control my diabetes, 56 years later still no insulin, I do take metformin, but diet and exercise is mostly how I stay in control, last A1C 6.1 and that is on Prednisone. I did have a very hard time when on 20-30 mg. Still positive and smiling. ☺️
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy EileenH

      Posted

      I have a friend like that. I am reasonably careful on simple carbs, she will stuff herself with biscuits and chocolate cake. Not just one biscuit but five.  They have told her she may have to start injecting which I think may have slowed her down a bit. 
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Michdonn

      Posted

      Dear Michdonn, I really admire people who try and help themselves rather than assuming they will be giving pills so they need not bother. My brother’s girlfriend has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and she has now lost 40 pounds and refuses cake and cookies. Whereas I have another friend who is the absolute opposite. I must admit since starting pred I have become much more aware of nutrition to the point that I am now a boring nutrition nerd. It does seem to have rubbed off on several of my friends, or they are just being polite! 

       

    • Michdonn
      Michdonn ptolemy

      Posted

      Ptolemy, it is amazing what a bad diet will do to you. We have been on our diets now 16 months, I do believe it is helping me with PMR, now my wife suffered with debilitating migraines for 13 years, has been migraine free after being on the diet for 3 days. No one can ever tell me diet can not make a difference. Thinking positive with a smile. ☺️
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Michdonn

      Posted

      I agree Michdonn. I had a huge wound on my leg for which I had an operation and they were talking about plastic surgery. The district nurse said a high protein diet helps healing. Everyone was amazed how fast it healed although it was nearly two inches deep and eight inches long. Also I am taking steroids which slow down healing. I did not need plastic surgery either thank goodness.
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