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The Holistic Cure For Lupus
and the Toxicology of the Allopathically Prescribed Medications
Lupus is a reaction to environmental, emotional, and chemical stressors. Common symptoms are fatigue, fever, joint pain, stiffness and swelling, butterfly-shaped rash on the face, skin lesions, dry eyes, headaches, memory loss, and confusion. Your body has an innate ability to regulate and heal itself. The symptoms of lupus are the body’s response to toxicity and deficiency. Our bodies are more intelligent than any doctor who tries to treat the reaction with toxic medications.
Medications Can Cause Lupus. Blood pressure medications, antibiotics, and anti-seizure medications can cause lupus. The symptoms usually disappear when the drugs are stopped, but not always. A list of the most common medications that cause medication-induced lupus is at the very end of the article.
The lupus symptoms appear when the body recognizes a pathogen, mounts a defense, and triggers an inflammatory response, hence the listed lupus symptoms. This inflammatory response is the body regulating itself due to tissue damage, and the body reacts by creating inflammation to restore the tissue; it is self-regulating. Lupus is an inflammatory condition. Some do not like to put it in the autoimmune category, but for our purpose of leading you in the direction of health and healing the symptoms, the classification of disease title is optional. You can reverse the condition by removing what causes the body’s reaction, no matter which diagnosis allopathic doctors have given you.
A definitive diagnosis for lupus cannot be determined through any test. Some functional medicine doctors even doubt the autoimmune nature of lupus, instead proposing that it is a set of reactions to environmental toxins or an autoimmune stressor. It may also display itself in similar ways to fibromyalgia, making it hard to tell them apart. To treat the condition properly, we need to find out what sets off the symptoms and address that underlying issue. Fortunately, autoimmune diseases are reversible by targeting specific elements found in the medications used for treating lupus. This can help figure out what activates inflammation responses within the body. Then, with dietary supplements, whole foods, among other components – symptom-free living can be achieved.
PLAQUENIL® HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE, USP is often prescribed by allopathic doctors, but it can be highly toxic. Eating the right foods, supplementing as needed, and avoiding toxins is the only way to regain health, contrary to what that medication provides. Many people have abandoned this drug and healed their bodies in the process. For many others, discontinuing its use after a medical consultation has relieved symptoms significantly.
Some of the side effects of this medication cause lupus symptoms. Is the drug causing your lupus to get worse? Let’s keep that as an option.
A long-term study of hydroxychloroquine withdrawal on exacerbations in systemic lupus erythematosus. The Canadian Hydroxychloroquine Study Group.
The ability of antimalarials to moderate severe disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is plausible but undemonstrated.
Over the 42 months of study, 11 of 22 (50%) patients randomized initially to placebo, and seven of 25 (28%) patients randomized to continue treatment experienced a major flare.
A Randomized Study of the Effect of Withdrawing Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine is thought to be effective in controlling some of the manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus, but its effectiveness has not been demonstrated conclusively.
The same randomized study says: Conclusions – Patients with quiescent systemic lupus erythematosus who are taking hydroxychloroquine are less likely to have a clinical flare-up if they are maintained on the drug. (N Engl J Med 1991; 324:150–4.)
Plaquenil Side Effects – ADVERSE REACTIONS
Ocular Reactions:
Ciliary body: Disturbance of accommodation with symptoms of blurred vision.
Cornea: Transient edema, punctate to lineal opacities, decreased corneal sensitivity.
Retina: Macula: Edema, atrophy, abnormal pigmentation, loss of foveal reflex, increased macular recovery time following exposure to a bright light, elevated retinal threshold to red light in macular, paramacular, and peripheral retinal areas. Maculopathies and macular degeneration. Other fundus changes include optic disc pallor and atrophy, attenuation of retinal arterioles, fine granular pigmentary disturbances in the peripheral retina and prominent choroidal patterns in advanced stage.
Visual field defects: Pericentral or paracentral scotoma, central scotoma with decreased visual acuity, abnormal color vision. Retinopathy; reading and seeing difficulties, photophobia, blurred distance vision, missing or blacked out areas in the central or peripheral visual field, light flashes, and streaks. A small number of cases have been reported several years after therapy was discontinued.
Psychiatric disorders:
- Nervousness
- Emotional lability
- Psychosis
- Suicidal behavior
Nervous system disorders:
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Convulsions
Eye disorders:
- Retinopathy with changes in pigmentation and visual field defects There may be a risk of progression even after treatment withdrawal.
- Cases of maculopathies and macular degeneration have been reported and may be irreversible.
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders:
- Bullous eruptions including sporadic cases of Erythema multiform
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Photosensitivity
- Exfoliative dermatitis
CNS Reactions:
- Irritability
- Nervousness
- Emotional changes
- Nightmares
- Psychosis
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Tinnitus
- Nystagmus
- Nerve deafness
- Convulsions
- Ataxia
- Suicidal behavior
- Hallucinations
Neuromuscular Reactions:
Skeletal muscle palsies or skeletal muscle myopathy or neuromyopathy leading to progressive weakness and atrophy of proximal muscle groups, which may be associated with mild sensory changes, depression of tendon reflexes, and abnormal nerve conduction.
Hematologic Reactions:
Blood dyscrasias;
- Aplastic anemia
- Agranulocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia (hemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6-PD) deficiency).
Gastrointestinal Reactions:
- Anorexia
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea and abdominal cramps
- Isolated cases of abnormal liver function
- Fulminant hepatic failure
Allergic Type reactions:
- Urticaria
- Angioedema
- Bronchospasm
Miscellaneous Reactions:
- Weight loss
- Lassitude exacerbation
- Precipitation of porphyria and nonlight-sensitive psoriasis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
- Hair Loss
- Sudden weight gain
- Diabetes
- Hallucinations
Must Avoid Inflammatory foods:
- Sugar
- Vegetable oils
- Fried foods
- Artificial sweeteners
- Processed meats
- Dairy
- Trans fats
- Potatoes
- Bread
- Rice
- Pasta
- Processed foods
- Granola
- Hard cheese (except for feta and grating cheeses, such as Romano and Parmesan)
Anti-inflammatory herbs and supplements:
- Turmeric
- Ginger root
- Cloves
- Sage
- Rosemary
- Green tea
- Black pepper
- Spirulina
- Fish oil
- Antioxidants
- Quercetin
Anti-inflammatory foods:
- Spinach
- Kale
- Collards
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Oranges
- Dark red grapes
- Beans
- Lentils
- Green tea
- Red wine, in moderation
Anti-inflammatory foods:
- Avocado and coconut
- Olives
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Walnuts
- Pistachios
- Pine nuts
- Almonds
- Peppers
- Mushrooms
- Sweet potatoes
- Garlic
- Onions
- Leeks
- Bok choi
Must Avoid Inflammatory foods:
- Honey
- Hot dogs
- Ice cream, frozen yogurt, Italian ices
- Jams, jellies, and preserves
- Margarine
- Molasses
- Muffins
- Noodles
- Pancakes
- Pastry
- Pie/cakes
- Pizza
- Popcorn
- Pudding
- Sherbet
- Shortening
You should be eating Whole Foods and avoid foods in packages.
Drugs that cause Lupus
Acebutolol (Sectral) |
Alpha-interferon (Wellferon) |
Aminoglutethimide (Cytadren) |
Atenolol (Tenormin) |
Captopril (Capoten) |
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) |
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) |
Chlorprothixene (Taractan) |
Chlorthalidone (Hygroton) |
Clonidine (Catapres) |
D-Penicillamine (Cuprimine) |
Disopyramide (Norpace) |
Enalapril (Vasotec) |
Ethosuximide (Zarontin) |
Hydralazine (Apresoline) |
Hydrochlorothiazide (Diuchlor h) |
Isoniazid (INH) |
Labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate) |
Levodopa (Dopar) |
Lithium carbonate (Eskalith) |
Drugs that cause Lupus
Lovastatin (Mevacor) |
Methyldopa (Aldomet) |
Minocycline (Minocin) |
Minoxidil (Loniten) |
Miscellaneous |
Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) |
Perphenazine (Trilafon) |
Phenelzine (Nardil) |
Phenylbutazone (Butazolidin) |
Phenytoin (Dilantin) |
Pindolol (Visken) |
Prazosin (Minipress) |
Primidone (Mysoline) |
Procainamide (Pronestyl) |
Propafenone (Rythmol) |
Propylthiouracil (Propyl-thyracil) |
Quinidine (Quinaglute) |
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) |
Timolol eye drops (Timoptic) |
Trimethadione (Tridone) |
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