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May 24, 2009

  • Cymbalta Fibromyalgia Drugs Explained

    Cymbalta Fibromyalgia Drugs Explained
    By Lawrence Edwards
    Pain Relievers for Fibromyalgia
    Most doctors will start your fibromyalgia pain relief regimen by recommending that you take an over the counter pain medication. (…)

February 10, 2009

  • Pfizer and Lilly Are Coming For You

    The top drug companies are following the dollar.  Look for your doctor to begin prescribing whatever pill Pfizer and Elly Lilly give them to push.  I don't know much about their drugs, but here are some excerpts from the Wall Street Journal:
    "Pfizer and Eli Lilly, both of which now have drugs approved to treat fibromyalgia, are spending heavily on marketing to raise awareness of the disorder, whose very existence is debated in medical circles. (…)

September 17, 2008

  • Bad News for Fibromalgia Sufferers

    Here is a snipet from an article at the FibroCenter.  Not especially good news for those who need to use their health insurance. (…)

June 6, 2008

  • Treatments for Fibromyalgia

    With the confusion of the condition, there also seems to be confusion on how to treat it effectively.  Most doctors tend to treat the different symptoms individually since there is not one medication that relieves the symptoms of Fibromyalgia alone.  Most sufferers end up trying several different medication or treatment regimens before finding out something that helps them.  The same regimen is not usually affective for multiple sufferers. 
    Some Fibromyalgia sufferers are found to be low in magnesium which may need to be built up using supplements or increasing your intake of green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grains.  Other natural helps include S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), which helps in the production and breakdown of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine and also assists in formation of cartilage. (…)

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