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I've been told the same... to stay AWAY from it also--especially with the
Lupus... Nothing worse than stimulating the very thing that hurts me....Too
many antibodies will destroy all the progress that I have made... UGH....I
take DHEA instead...I have been on it for years now...Before it came out in
over the counter pills, my doctor had the only compounding pharmasist in town
making the stuff for me every month....Seems to help....
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Janie and Judi,
A chronic disease such as Lupus does require an immune system balance
because of it's ongoing immune-system activity. An unknown cause of an auto-
immune disorder resulting in TM would call for a one time suppression of the
immune system. (unknown as in suspected viral trigger)
Sometimes repeated corticosteroid treatments as we all know. I see no reason
for not keeping the immune system in peak condition unless it is the result of
a known chronic disease. To suppress an immune system invites bacterial
infection that results can be catastrophic. This is my summation of the
immuno-suppresant and the immuno-depressant situation. This is a major reason
we're asking for research. By the way,there are 8 research organizations in
the US to do federally funded research on Herbal supplements.
Phil