Stelara round two

[Fred]

Well Fred, if ever you should change your mind, the raw DMF continues to work for me. I have a suspicion now that the most unpleasant side effects of the drug are related to a slowed gastic emptying: With an increased rate of gastic emptying the side effects are greatly reduced. I'd go as far as speculating that delayed gastric emptying is a side effect of the drug itself, which attenuates in time if you can tough it out. This would suggest that if you could combine the drug with a substance that increases gastric emptying you could reach a therapeutic dose much quicker, perhaps even straight away. It may also be a means of allowing larger doses. The question of toxicity aside, the larger dose seems to better control the arthritis. In any event I am improving so maybe I should not be such an impatient guinea pig?

Cheers,

Bill

Thank you Bill but your option is not for me, I admire you sticking with it but I don't think it's something I would want to try myself. I did think about it last time I started getting locked up, but decided I would rather stay under my health care system than go it alone. And I don't think I would last long on any form of DMF anyway as the stomach issues are something that would put me off.