ok, Tracolimus is an immunosuppressive drug and polymyositis an autoimmune disease.?

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still the rationale to giving it to someone without the knowledge of a cause to their condition. polymyositis is with a BIG QUESTION MARK for the past 4 years.
there are many questions in medicine that are not answered. When a drug works, sometimes you just go with it. There are many chemotherapy drugs that they don't know how they work, they just know they work  (+ info)

is there any cure for polymyositis?

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other than steroids, azothorpine, methotexrate ,immunoglobin ,is there any other treatment for polymyositis
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what does * polymyositis* mean ?

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This is in reguards of a autoimmume disorder Secondary Sjogren's syndrome is accompanied by other autoimmune disorders, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, vasculitis, or polymyositis. Sjogren's syndrome that affects only the eyes is called sicca compllex
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a person with polymyositis,collapse lung ,ashma,puemonia,and clog heart with only 20% workin can do surgery?

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do you think it is possble for this person to have any type of surgeery without ending up on a ventilator or have a trach
no, but it doesn't mean they won't be able to eventually get off the ventilator.  (+ info)

Polymyositis anyone?

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Does anyone have any ideas for non-traditional or naturopathic treatments for polymyositis? My wife has been diagnosed but the treatment side effects are almost as bad as the disease. She is currently taking prednizone as well as some chemotherapy drugs and the side effects have her so depressed that she cries every day. Thanks for your time.
I suggest she take antidepressants such as Citalopram, one of the side effects of prednisolone is severe depression and If she takes Citalopram it will help to feel better.
Sometimes licorice root( looks like tea bag) and Grapefruit jiuce helps and have some similar actions to Prednisolone.....I wish I could help more.I know how you feel when you have an illness....I suggest you read a lot about the illness....You can go to pubmed...It is where all medical journals about your illness are...just go to google and then search for "pubmed" click on that and when you get there search for polymyositis.  (+ info)

I'm taking methotrexate & I get headaches. When is the best time to take Excedrin without harming my health?

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I have Polymyositis. Tylenol does not help me at all and methotrexate is a powerful, possibly toxic medication. Excedrin has been the only headache reliever that helps me. Any Doctors out there?
I would check with the doctor who gave you the methotrexate. Is the doc having you get blood work regularly to keep an eye on toxicity? I also am on this med for polymyositis and the doc told me to call him with any weird symptom I might have, just to be on the safe side.  (+ info)

Positive diagnosis (scleroderma, polymyositis) with negative blood tests?

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Maybe someone out there can help me out on this one. Someone I know has been run through the mill so to speak (ANA, Anti-centromere, Anti-dsdna, scl-70, CMP) in addition to EMG and nerve tests, all has come back negative. She's in a lot of pain, and thinks it's either scleroderma or polymyositis. The doctor's she sees thinks she's stupid, and I feel for her. My question is could she possibly have some sort of blood test negative form of the above said diseases?
Her symptoms are: muscle loss, throat ulcer, rash on knuckles and arms, fatigue.
None of the above tests are definitive - they are merely indicators that typically show up in someone with an autoimmune disease such as scleroderma. Its not likely that someone with negative results for all these tests would actually have scleroderma or polymyositis, but it is not impossible. Most autoimmune diseases are difficult to diagnose since definitive tests are generally lacking and the actual mechanism causing most of the problems are unknown. Other possibilities i can think of are lupus, fibromyalgia, and MS.  (+ info)

Is there any ayurvedic medicine for muscle disease called Polymyositis?

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Polymyositis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the muscles and as a result makes the person very weak. Doctors prescribe steroid (Prednisone) and immuno suppresent drugs like Methotrextrate and Immuran. Would like to know if ayurvedic medicine will help
ATHIMADHURAM is a plant steroid and is very effective.  (+ info)

Can Polymyositis be painful?

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Polymyositis and Scleroderma........?

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If you or you know anyone that has one or both of these illness, i would like to know how long did it take to accept the illness?
my grandmother had the scleroderma. she was a wonderful woman with a great outlook. she tried not to think about the other stuff and just go one day at a time. take each day and deal with it, try not to worry about the next day. she accepted it and dealt with it very well. it was a hard blow to a woman that was very active and loved life. try and stay positive, i know there are many treatments that can help and that there is new research being done daily.  (+ info)

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