Lupus drug passes key test, researchers say

Hi Hester,

 

This is very interesting!  I didn't know about this drug.  Well, it's about time a new medication was discovered.  It will be interesting to hear about updates on this one!  Thanks!

 

Ginny

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wouldn't that be wonderful if we could have this new drug?  no steroids ever again.

Methotrexae's ability to work for me against the pain, and the diarrhea, and the weakness and loss of energy is not doing this now.  all the doctor can do now is give me prednisone.  i do not wish to take predinisone, but it sure does feel good to walk again.   I could walk into the grocery store parking lot last night, without using a buggy as  a walker.  I could walk in without being out of breath.  I walked around in the store, shopping for things, and I walked out carrying two bags of groceries, without being out of breath.  This morning however that ability to walk was gone.  and the diarrhea happened last night.  so I do not what could be next. 

good to hear from you again, and I apologize for not writing sooner

Hester

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Lupus diagnosed 1996, Fibromyalgia diagnosed 1996, Heart by-pass 1998, breast cancer 2000, stroke2002, vascular surgery 2005, heart attack in 2007, and had a stint put in, Sjogren's Syndrome 2008, Stroke 11-4-08

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aspirin, multivitamin, Arthrotec , Meclazine ,  plaquinil, Metoclopomide, Doxepin , Metoprolol, synthroid,  Amlodipine, Crestor, Lasinopril, Plavix, phenagrin,  Restasis  

I don't think that they were waiting.  I think they tried hard to create a medicine just for Lupus.  according to my rheumy there are not any meds specifically for Lupus.  there are other meds for some other things that tend to work with lupus but do not know why.  He says you take a little of this and a little of that, and sometimes it works.

thank you for your response

Hester

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Lupus diagnosed 1996, Fibromyalgia diagnosed 1996, Heart by-pass 1998, breast cancer 2000, stroke2002, vascular surgery 2005, heart attack in 2007, and had a stint put in, Sjogren's Syndrome 2008, Stroke 11-4-08

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aspirin, multivitamin, Arthrotec , Meclazine ,  plaquinil, Metoclopomide, Doxepin , Metoprolol, synthroid,  Amlodipine, Crestor, Lasinopril, Plavix, phenagrin,  Restasis  

It sounds sort of like a biological. I hope that it works. I hope that it doesn't cause more problems, like many of the other drugs.

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Love, Marji

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