Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 herbal remedies , " tvksi " <leo@1...> wrote: > I am 76 yrs old and have had some " liver spots " " sun spots " or what > ever since a child to some degree.. I was an outside in the sun child > and still am outside in the sun a lot. BUT.. many of my spots have > been from capillaries breaking and blood leaking out into the dermis > and not just here in my old age, however i get them more frequently > now than when i was younger. like if i pick up a 20-30 lb bag of > whatever it can result in a broken capillary and the result is > another brown spot after the red goes away. > > I take TT, TN, Multivits, extra Vit C, E, B6, magnesium, UDO and or > flax seed oil, blackstrap/ACV, MSM, various nuts and fruits, lots of > veges, white meats, dandelion and parsley teas, lots of ginger root > and honey/cinnamon. > > i think at this stage there is very little else i can do as with RA > there is a more pronounced amount of tissue atrophy along with the > aging process. Weaned self down to 2 MG prednisone a day, 500 mg > naprosin 2x day and i think 200 mg plaquanil 2x day. If anyone has > any other suggestions to help with the breaking capillaries and pain > from the RA, i will listen <G> BUT..i am doing really well.. > considering <G> > granny lee > > HI, I now understand what is going on. The predisone that you are taking is what is causing most if not all of your problems. Prednisone causes the capillary walls to become fragile and break. The spots you are seeing is tiny ruptures of the capillaries in the skin. There is no way to stop this from occuring as long as you are taking prednisone. I have a couple of suggetions for you that may reduce the breakage of the capillary walls. 1) Bioflavoniods (Rutin) 2) Grape Seed Extract 3) Bilberry 4) Horsechestnut All of these help to maintain vascular integrity. Hope this helps, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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