I have a cousin-by-marriage who suffers from pretty severe Rheumatoid Arthritis.
He's tried methotrexate but found it knocked him around so badly he had to discontinue it (he'd be completely useless/bedridden for 2-3 days after taking it).
And then someone suggested he try Olive Leaf Extract (apparently it has anti-inflammatory properties, admittedly it sounds more like "latest miracle cure" hype than anything).
I have no idea what brand/dose he's using, but since he's been taking Olive Leaf Extract his RA no longer leaves him bedridden in constant pain and he's now back to a part-time job. (still swollen joints, and sore, but not completely incapacitated)
+1 for purely-subjective, unscientific, not-even-my-disease success. (very much not a cure, just less severe symptoms)
Does anyone here have any experience with OLE and has it helped (or not) their Wegener's symptoms? If it has helped, what brand/dose?
I've googled around, but can't find anything talking about OLE and Wegener's specifically - only about inflammation in general. But we treat Wegener's with the treatment for RA (methotrexate) so I'm wondering if maybe it might be useful?
As far as I can see, unlike Echinacea it doesn't boost the immune system itself (which would be bad for Wegener's) but rather it impairs bacterial/fungal/viral biology directly (which can only help when all our treatments are suppressing our immune system) and mumble-something => "anti-inflammatory action". I am not medically inclined, I've just done a surprising amount of forced-learning since being diagnosed - to my untrained ear it sounds "safe" but I don't have the knowledge to evaluate whether it's actually effective against Wegener's.
Comments, anyone?
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