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Category Archives: Fibromyalgia
Dextromethophan For Diabetic Neuropathy, Fibromyalgia, and even Uncontrollable Crying
Technique was devised to beef up dextromethorphan (DM cough syrup) ) by combining it with quinidine sulfate which prevents the former from being metabolized
Posted in Drugs, Fibromyalgia, neuropathic
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Milnacipran For Fibromyalgia – Only Good On Paper?
Article in press using large number of cases, demonstrates statistical superiority of Milnacipran in Fibromyaglia. Although thoroughly disguised, absolute results don’t look that great.
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What Does It Take to Feel Substantially Better In Fibromyalgia?
In order to get significant improvement in quality of life, 30% and preferably 50% improvement of pain needs to be reached. Unless you are a responder, no one medication is guaranteed to do that
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Do Some Victims with Fibromyalgia(FM) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS) Have Sleep Genes?
Recent study analysed daytime drowsiness in FM/CFS using abnormally fast time to fall asleep (sleep latency); 80% had abnormal tests. They found gene type HLA DQB1*0602 was obtained in 74 (43%) of subjects – which is 5 times what you … Continue reading
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Do Gut Germs Affect Your Mood and What Hath We Wrought With Newer Ulcer PPI Pills That Cause Bacterial Overgrowth?
Study from McMaster University Ontario found oral antibiotic treatment in mice resulted in changes in bacterial flora that increased anxiety-like behaviour. Gut Bacterial Overgrowth found in 50% of people on Proton Pump Inhibitor Ulcer Pills. Are these pills driving us … Continue reading
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What Is the Fibromyalgia (FM) & Depression Connection?
Most Fibromyaglia Victims are Not Depressed, yet study after study has shown it to be higher than in comparable populations. Why is that? I suggest it is: the uncertainly that goes with the diagnosis (do I have something more serious?) … Continue reading
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New Chronic Pain Gene Identified – Beta2-Adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) – and Genes For Achilles and ACL Knee Ligament Problems
Using a British Cohort born in March 1958, over 8000 individuals were blood sampled and nucleotide polymorphism sequenced for ADRB2 and COMT (Catecholamine-O-methyltransferase), the latter previously implicated in pain genetics. Only ADRB2 of certain gene types were associated with increased … Continue reading
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Upper body “Fibromyaglia” Misdiagnosis
Cervical (neck) disc disease can mimic or cause Fibromyalgic symptoms. Certain porportion of post whiplash “Fibromylagia” will fit here.
Posted in Fibromyalgia, radiculitis
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Would Basal Body Temperature Manipulation Help Fibromyaglia(FM)?
Subjects with Fibromyalgia have lower basal body temperatures even though “controls and patients were matched for physical activity level” in one study. Lower free T3 levels, found in some FM subjects in the study, affected pressure pain threshold (p = … Continue reading
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Fibromyalgia (FM) Tragic Misdiagnosis – Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 and Cervical Spinal Stenosis – New Treatments as Result
Since they have found the gene for Myotonic Dystrophy, they have found a subgroup not having that gene but having another gene deficit instead that is associated with milder disease. Randomly selecting Fibromyalgia cases found 2/63 cases though none of … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyalgia, Mechanical aids
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I wish I Had Fibromyaglia – Then I Couldn’t Have Anything Else…
I hate the term Fibromyaglia (FM) – not because it doesn’t exist but because it stops people looking for potentially treatable issues as well. “It’s all just Fibromyalgia” is just too convenient. Here is an example of a subject with … Continue reading
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Zinc and Magnesium Deficiency Common in Fibromyaglia- and What are Zn and Mg Good For?
A recent article found a relationship of low zinc levels and tender point counts, and low magnesium and fatigue
Posted in Deficits, Fibromyalgia
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Child in Pain & Distressed – Healing Potential of Massage + some techniques
Children in a chronic pain clinic respond significantly to massage. The laying on of the hands also has a significant effect on distress. This is an under-utilized resource that needs to be taught to parents.
Posted in children, Fibromyalgia
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Surface DC Electrode Stim helps Fibromyalgia
Skin DC CES (Cranial Electrical Stimulation) has been shown to help central spinal pain (see other post). Now, 5 days of 20 minute daily treatment can drop pain scores from 8.5/10 to 5/10. Placebo effect? – not likely because stim … Continue reading
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Fibromyalgia no more poor copers than ill public
The finding that all ill people can “symptom intensify” and persons with Fibromyalgia(FM) don’t do it any more than any other illness is another nail in the coffin for FM being psychological. There will be a subgroup in FM that … Continue reading
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DC Stim Helps Spinal Damage Pain and Cranial Stim for Fibromyalgia
Apparently 60-70% of spinal cord sufferers are in pain and 1/3 of these severely. This sort of pain can be very difficult to treat. Yet DC current – enough to be gotten from a nine volt battery could significantly help
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