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Masxed
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Is it okay to take Reishi after a steroid shot?
#19261497 - 12/11/13 05:18 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Recently I started making reishi tea from some absolutely gorgeous mushrooms, however I also came down with a horrific infection/allergic reaction on my face that the reishi just didn't seem to reverse.
I went in to the doctors today and got a steroid shot and some antibiotics (I hate having to take anything but natural medicine) and now I'm left with the question.. Would taking reishi tea stand in the way of the shot working?
The doctor told me the shot is to lessen the activity in my immune system and knowing that reishi is an immune-modulator that concerns me but I'm also knew to medicinal mushrooms so help would be much appreciated. I have done a fair amount of google searches but this severe pain really makes it hard to think properly.
Thanks, -Calvin
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CAP_TURTLE
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Re: Is it okay to take Reishi after a steroid shot? [Re: Masxed]
#19262073 - 12/11/13 07:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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This sounds like something you should have brought up with your doctor while there.
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Re: Is it okay to take Reishi after a steroid shot? [Re: CAP_TURTLE]
#19262153 - 12/11/13 07:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Indeed, however doctors in my area would probably be dazed and confused if they even heard the idea of medical mushrooms. For the most part they only focus on pushing drugs and usually don't know barely anything other than to sell a certain quota of pharmaceuticals. I think some members of the shroomery could possibly or hopefully be a lot more educated than my local medical specialists on the topic aswell. Desperate times call for desperate measures, please anyone who has knowledge on this topic let me know.
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liamtheloser
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Re: Is it okay to take Reishi after a steroid shot? [Re: Masxed]
#19262736 - 12/11/13 08:58 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well if you're having an autoimmune response to something, it would be bad to take a immunostimulant. It would just give your immune system ammo to attack your skin.
If it's truly an allergy, it would probably not have a bad affect on your skin.
Do you know what is really causing the rash on your face?
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Re: Is it okay to take Reishi after a steroid shot? [Re: liamtheloser]
#19263133 - 12/11/13 10:03 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I agree with liamtheloser, if the shot works as an immunosupressant, I definitely wouldn't take the reishi until it's run it's course. I didn't think steroids worked by suppressing the immune system though... but if that's what the doc said
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Re: Is it okay to take Reishi after a steroid shot? [Re: Forrester]
#19267426 - 12/12/13 07:19 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well from what I've read reishi seems to balance the immune system rather than stimulate it or suppress it. Thanks for the feedback guys, I've still yet to discovered what exactly was causing the rash but it has improved a decent bit since the shot and antibiotics. In my family and the doctors theory this was probably caused by either a severe allergic reaction or a serious infection. Since I just can't be sure which one is helping I suppose I will wait this one out.
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Re: Is it okay to take Reishi after a steroid shot? [Re: Masxed]
#19270606 - 12/13/13 12:43 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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it sounds like you may be allergic to reishi, I do find that very strange but maybe try using the reishi at very low doses for a month and then start increasing the dose once you see no adverse reactions.
We have used reishi to assist people on anti-retroviral drugs for AIDS treatments as well as for people suffering from multiple sclerosis and lupus, showing that reishi is a modulator and balances the system rather than only working one way.
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