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Suggest Treatment For Lupus
Hi, I have Lupus and am always dealing with severe pain. I am on a lot of meds treating my disease as well as pain meds. My daughter always sees me dealing with my pain and feels helpless as I do too. She s tired of watching me suffer and tells me to smoke marijuana for relief. I have never smoked marijuana as it has always been completely off my moral compass but desparately want relief. I guess I am scared of the negative affects with each use and its affects to my brain down the road as I already deal with brain involvement from my lupus (cognitive impairement). Please help as I need direction. And I want to keep my head intact as much as possible as well as my emotions as I also know it impacts you there to. Thanks
Wed, 3 Sep 2014
Dear Friend, Thanks for sharing your query.
Where do you feel pain? Lupus arthritis responds well to medicine. Other mechanism of pain are fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, small fibre neuropathy and osteonecrosis. Plz consult your rheumatologist for further work up of pain. Regards
Where do you feel pain? Lupus arthritis responds well to medicine. Other mechanism of pain are fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, small fibre neuropathy and osteonecrosis. Plz consult your rheumatologist for further work up of pain. Regards
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Dear Madam,
For prescribing nay medicine for your case I want to see all the previous medications that you have taken and your test reports on which you were diagnosed lupus. After that I can guide you further but please dont smoke marijuana , it can aggravate your disease.
Dr. Shruti
For prescribing nay medicine for your case I want to see all the previous medications that you have taken and your test reports on which you were diagnosed lupus. After that I can guide you further but please dont smoke marijuana , it can aggravate your disease.
Dr. Shruti
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