Cortisol in fibromyalgia fight

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Cortisol in fibromyalgia fight 19/03/2008 Chronic fatigue syndrome

(CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are two serious and debilitating diseases with no

confirmed cause and limited treatment options. However, results of a new

comprehensive literature study propose a simplified treatment process that

could

help alleviate symptoms for patients suffering from these diseases.

 

Kent Holtorf, M.D., medical director of the Holtorf Medical Group Center for

Endocrine, Neurological and Infection related illness Torrance, Calif., is

advising a simplified treatment process that may help alleviate CFS and FM

symptoms. From an extensive review of more than 50 published studies that

assessed adrenal function in CFS and FM patients, Dr. Holtorf found that that

the

majority of CFS and FM patients displayed abnormal adrenal function due to

hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction. The comprehensive review also showed that

the majority of patients could be treated for this adrenal dysfunction. Dr.

Holtorf?s analysis, recently published in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome, demonstrated that patients that were given cortisol as part of a

multi-system treatment experienced significant improvement in their symptoms.

 

" My review of existing studies suggests that a treatment protocol of early

administration of cortisol may help improve and reduce the symptoms of chronic

fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, " said Dr. Holtorf. " This research

provides a new understanding that treating the known causes of illness in CFS

and FM

can improve the symptoms and quality-of-life of patients who suffer from

these conditions. "

 

CFS and FM primarily affect women in their 30s and 40s. According to the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than one million

Americans

suffer from CFS while it is estimate that FM affects about 2 percent of the

U.S. population. Unfortunately, both of these diseases are poorly understood

by many physicians and there is no generally accepted test to accurately

detect them. In addition, many CFS and FM patients express frustration because

there is no clear treatment path for their conditions.

 

Dr. Holtorf's research was further confirmed in an observational study

following the conditions of 500 patients from his clinic, where of the patients

given cortisol as part of their treatment protocol:

 

* 94 percent showed improvement by the fourth visit;

 

* 75 percent noted significant improvement;

 

* 62 percent reported substantial improvement; and

 

* Energy levels and a general sense of well-being for patients doubled by

the fourth visit.

 

The effectiveness of this multi-system treatment was further confirmed

through the analysis of the cumulative findings of over 40 independent

physicians

and over 5,000 patients.

 

As shown in the Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome study, cortisol doses of

5-to-15mg a day have been shown to be safe, with little or no associated

risk while having the potential for significant benefit for CFS and FM

patients.

 

" Cortisol treatment carries significantly less risk and a greater potential

for benefit than treatments considered to be the standard of care for both

conditions, " Dr. Holtorf explains.

 

 

 

 

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