Pills, Pills AND Yes ... More Pills
When I was first diagnosed with Lupus and Rheumatoid arthritis … wait, did I mention this before??? If not … we have no secrets between us, so, yes … yes, I am diagnosed with both (fun times) and I see two different doctors a Rheumatologist and Nephrologist.
Both doctors prescribed me with meds that will work well together to fight the Lupus.
To share some of the prescriptions I’m on … in the very beginning it was:
Nephrologist prescribed me with: Iron Pill, Lisinopril (for blood pressure) and Vitamin D3
Rheumatologist prescribed me with: Prednisone (steroid), Prilosec, Cellcept, Plaquenill and Drisdol
As of 2018 I am currently on the following:
Nephrologist prescribed me with: Iron Pill, Lisinopril (for blood pressure) - I should be off of this soon and Vitamin D3
Rheumatologist prescribed me with: Cellcept and Plaquenill
See how God works!? My meds are slowly yet surely declining!!!
These, in my opinion, are the best pill cases to travel with, when you have to take lots of meds
I also started taking some natural herbs and beneficial oils myself after some research:
Fish Oil: Helps With Inflammation
Soursop Leaves: Treats Rheumatism, boosts the immune system, and prevents infections. I use it as a tea I drink two cups every morning.
Irish Seamoss: Helps With Inflammation and A LOT of other benefits. Seamoss has a very strong fish/sea smell so I take it as capsules.
Fish Oil
Soursop Leaves
Irish Seamoss
Ok, so with this long list you might be wondering what my daily routine is …
In the morning, I take:
2 Seamoss Capsules
1 Iron Pill
3 Cellcepts
1 Vitamin D3
1 Multi-Vitamin
1 and 1/2 Plaquenill
In the evening, I take:
2 Seamoss Capsules
3 Cellcepts
1 Blood Pressure Pill
1 Fish Oil Pill
My evening pills
In a year or two hopefully I’ll be able to be on smaller doses or no meds at all. I strongly believe all diseases are curable even if they claim they are not. The natural way is key! AND of course plenty of water! My Kidney doctor told me I should be at least drinking 3 liters a day. (Yikes!)
I would also like to note, I didn’t have side effects with any of these meds. I would more-so say my menstrual cycle was more so affected. (Go figure)
Note: I fill all these prescriptions at CVS and via Optumrx and Briovarx.