Interesting. In Europe in some countries it is still considered medicine, it is still prescription over 0,44mg… that is why it is so unbelievable that someone would take 180mg… it seems interesting, but it would be impossible for me to import it, it would be confiscated by customs. Most that i can get is 5mg pills. Although I am still perplexed by 180mg… most of the studies quoted in above use far less than that…
Thank you for the comprehensive information. This is very helpful. My WBC has teetered on the very low end of normal at my current 24 mg every other week dose so perhaps switching the dose to 12 mg every week would reduce my WBC to below normal levels. Thanks for taking the time to respond to me. Your information is extremely helpful.
I’m guessing that it probably would, as PRP is anti-inflammatory.
However, that’s not medical advice. You should ask your daughter’s doctor if they would consider it. You could also consult a podiatrist. Don’t be afraid to seek a second opinion.
I measured my CRP level for the first time - it’s less than 3. Wondering why there’s no an exact number. Is it important to know the exact number or “less than” is considered good enough?
I actually think more rigorous self-experimentation should be encouraged and publicized. It’s startling to realize how many early drugs were discovered through self experimentation, even using shoddy controls.
That’s a rather odd result hsCRP often cannot measure under 0.3mg so you can get <0.3. However, I have never heard of any analyzer that could only analyze down to 3mg/L.
I have used a lab which could measure as low as 0.16mg/L.
It is an important measurement as the lowest value over time indicates the burden of senescence, it also picks up on bacterial infections. The key driver is IL-6. Hence if over a period of time you measure it when you have not had a recent infection that indicates the background IL-6 value which comes from SASP.
I am not quite sure how this is done, but the lab that produces the lowest possible minimum that I use goes down to 0.16mg/L. They are probably using immunoflourescence.