CO-CURE: Fibromyalgia, Lyrica, and the New York Times

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Jacqui Footman <jacquiftmn

Fibromyalgia, Lyrica, and the New York Times

 

There is a long and probably helpful new article on FMS at

 

_http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/2/2/fibromyalgia-lyri

ca-and-the-new-york-times.aspx_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/2/2/fibromyalgia-lyrica\

-and-the-new-york-times.aspx)

 

Fibromyalgia, Lyrica, and the New York Times

 

In the wake of the FDA approval of Lyrica, the first medicine approved to

treat fibromyalgia, the New York Times has published a controversial article

questioning whether the disease exists at all. The Times claims that patient

advocacy groups and doctors who specialize in fibromyalgia believe that the

Lyrica approval is a milestone, and hope its approval will legitimize

fibromyalgia in the same manner that Prozac legitimized depression. But, says

the

Times, other doctors believe that the disease does not exist, and that Lyrica

will

be taken by millions of people who do not need it.

 

Adding to the controversy is the fact that Lyrica itself is a drug

originally designed for diabetic nerve pain that was rejected because of its

unimpressive results and many side effects, including weight gain, edema,

dizziness

and sleepiness. This has left some wondering if the repositioning of Lyrica is

little more than a cynical ploy to sell a failed medication. The potential

for weight gain is a special concern, because many fibromyalgia patients are

already overweight.

 

The Times article has already generated a good deal of online comment, and

highlights the uneasy intersection where drug company greed and medicalization

of nonexistent illnesses meets conventional medicine's inability to diagnose

and treat real problems......

 

Follow the above link for the rest of the article and Dr Mercola's long and=

detailed comment and suggestions for FMS treatment.

 

Warm regards,

 

Jacqui Footman Information and Publicity Officer,

South Molton ME Support Group, North Devon, UK

also EFT Practitioner

_www.free2Bme.co.uk=20_ (http://www.free2Bme.co.uk=20)

 

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