Mobic and overthinking

I feel like I ask unanswerable questions most of the time, but here's another one anyway (haha):

Yesterday, I took a Mobic pill (prescription NSAID) when my head pain was so bad. (It was prescribed to me by a rheumatologist I saw pre-Lyme diagnosis when i was undergoing testing for RA and Lupus.) It did help my head and it also helped my muscles. Today, I'm not as sore or stiff, and I actually got to sleep a good 5 hours without waking up in pain. My muscles are a lot easier to stretch, and stretching actually brings relief. (Without mobic, I have to constantly stretch every hour or so and it doesn't seem to even help.)

My question is: why does a drug that is prescribed for RA, Lupus, and Fibro help me so much? I know Lyme can imitate these things, but the mobic wouldn't help if it was imitating, right? And why isn't every Lyme patient given mobic since it does help with muscle pain? (I don't recall anyone on here mentioning they've taken it.)

I know I'm probably overthinking it. I should just be happy that something helps! But I want to know WHY it helps and why it helps MORE than anything else I'm doing.

good question! blueberry's response resonates with me! I don't know what the med is, but plan on educating myself.

I have osteoarthritis and I love Advil!! It works on me similar to your Mobic. But, I so dislike the effect it could possibly have on my liver so I use it sparingly and only on rare occasions now.

I really try and eat an anti-inflammatory diet and I also use New Chapter's Zylamend. You will find that in the ingredients skullcap, turmeric, ginger, holy basil and Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) are in it.

For muscles I use magnesium. I find it super helpful.

And again for joints I take collagen, biosil and Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM.

And like you, I do have to move or I swear it is like my body will freeze that way.

Maybe add in these "natural" things into your daily routine and then on those occasions when you have to be out and about, take the Mobic. That is how I deal with mine.

Good luck and so glad you found something that helps you. The pain of muscle or joints not working is horrible.

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pmm73 said...
I am getting better with my diet, and I take magnesium daily, collagen, and my tea has skullcap and ginger in it. I also do a lot of detoxing and supplements.

Should I start thinking that I may have a problem with detoxing or that something is making my inflammation crazy? Or could there be something else going on?

As Blueberry said, the Lyme (infection) causes the inflammation which causes the pain.

Could you try adding Japanese Knotweed to your skullcap mixture? I've been having great success with it.