Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 This is a cross posting and (in my opinion) contains valuable information I am passing it along for your consideration. Traditional Medicine Fails Those With Fibromyalgiaby Dr Rodger MurphreeTraditional Medicine Fails Those With Fibromyalgia The American Collegeof Rheumatology reports that drugs used to treat fibromyalgia are nobetter than a sugar pill (worthless) within 3 months. And surveys showthat fibromyalgia patients are no better (symptoms the same or worse)after 15 years of taking doctor recommended prescription drug therapies.If you suffer with fibromyalgia you already know drug therapy alone is adead end, doomed for to go know where. You've probably gone from onedoctor to the next, taken drug after drug and still you don't feelany better. Or if you do, it's fleeting, the symptoms return and nowyou're another life draining drug. The drugs used to treatfibromyalgia have side effects that are often worse than the symptoms offibromyalgia. Doctors don't tell you this- they should.Ambien and Lunesta may cause short-term memory loss, brain fog(can't think straight), poor memory, anxiety, depression, flu-likepain, fatigue, poor immune function (susceptible to more infections),headaches, and more.The tricyclic antidepressant drugs, often recommended for poor sleep,Trazadone, Elavil, Doxepin, Despramine, Imipramine, Pamelor, andNortriptyline may cause next day hang over, weight gain, muscle pains,and fatigue. They deplete the natural sleep drug melatonin, thuscreating a dependence on them for sleep. Unfortunately they tend to losetheir effectiveness after a period of time.These drugs deplete the all-important enzyme known as CoQ10. CoQ10 isresponsible for 95% of the body's energy. Symptoms of low CoQ10include fatigue, muscle aches, poor memory, brain fog, tingling in thehands and feet, anxiety, depression, congestive heart failure, highblood pressure, increased risk of heart attack and stroke, andheadaches.Benzodiazepine drugs- Xanax<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635#> ,Klonopin, Ativan<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635#> ,Restoril, Busbar, Tranxene, Serax, Librium, Tegretol, Valium, Trileptal,Seraquel, Risperdal, and Symbax are usually used as anti-anxietymedication<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635#> .They're addictive, and patients build up a tolerance so that thedrug eventually loses it effectiveness as a sleep aid.Benzodiazepines have numerous side effects, including poor sleep,seizures, mania, depression, suicide, ringing in the ears, amnesia,dizziness, anxiety, disorientation, low blood pressure, nausea, fluidretention, sexual dysfunction (decreased desire and performance),weakness, somnolence (prolonged drowsiness or a trance-like conditionthat may continue for a number of days), headaches and tardivedyskinesia (tremors or shakes). Why would anyone want to take thisstuff? There is a better way to treat (and beat) the symptoms offibromyalgia. You don't have to take dangerous life draining drugsthat mask the symptoms yet slowly take away your soul.Gabitril (tiagabine) Lyrica, and Neurontin<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635#> (gabapentin) are anticonvulsant medications originally used to controlseizures. They are now being used to block nerve-related pain(neuralgia) including pain caused by herpes zoster. These medicationsare also being prescribed for chronic headaches (with some success) andfibromyalgia (little success).Side Effects: There are several side effects associated with their use,including somnolence (prolonged drowsiness or a trance-like conditionthat may continue for a number of days), dizziness, weakness, fatigue,double vision, edema (fluid retention), ataxia (muscularin-coordination), thought disorder (suicidal or inappropriate thoughts),possible long-term ophthalmic problems (abnormal eyeball movements anddisorders), tremors (uncontrollable tics or muscle twitches), weightgain, back pain, constipation, muscle aches, memory loss, asthenia (allover weakness), depression, abnormal thinking, itching, involuntarymuscle twitching, serious rash, and runny nose. This stuff is poison.Don't these side effects sound like the very same symptomsassociated with fibromyalgia and CFS?And each drug (to cover up yet another side-effect from another drug)adds another life draining, potentially disabling side effect; hundredsof thousands of patients taking benzodiazepines (Ativan, Klonopin,Xanax, etc.) go on to develop drug induced Parkinson's Disease.The side effects to legally prescribed drugs (as recommended by doctors)kills one person every 5 minutes.The FDA estimates that 27,000 people died from the common pain drugVioxx (now off the market). Death from prescription drugs is now thenumber 3 cause of death in the U.S. Only heart attacks and cancer takemore lives each year. Could The Drug Be The Problem? Taking Ativan forsleep or anxiety (over time) caused a CoQ10 deficiency which then causeschronic muscle pain, tingling in the hands and feet, fatigue, high bloodpressure, and depression. So the patient was then prescribed a drug forthe leg pain (muscle relaxant), an amphetamine for fatigue (Ritalin,Concerta, etc.), an antidepressant, and Neurotin or Lyrica for thetingling in the hands and feet. The Ritalin<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635#> caused high blood pressure so a beta-blocker was prescribed. Inderal(propanol), Lorpressor (metoprlol), Tenormin (atenolol), and Toprol(metoprolol) have side effects that include congestive heart failure(CHF), reduced cardiac output, fatigue, heart block, dizziness,depression, bradycardia (decreased heart beat and function), coldextremities, parathesia (a feeling of "pins and needles"),dyspnea (shortness of breath), drowsiness, lethargy, insomnia,headaches, poor memory, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, colitis,wheezing, bronchospasm, Raynaud's Syndrome (burning, tingling, pain,numbness, or poor circulation in the hands and feet), claudication,hyperkalemia (muscle cramps), muscle fatigue, lowered libido, impotence,postural hypotension, raised triglycerides, lowered HDL, raised LDL, andhyperglycemia.Fortunately for those with fibromyalgia who want to get off the drugmerry-go-round, there are several safe, effective, tried and truenatural therapies that do reverse the symptoms of fibromyalgia. For moreinformation on how you can beat fibromyalgia naturally please see thisfree informative essay<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635#> -http://www.TreatingandBeating.com/currentdefs.html<http://www.treatingandbeating.com/currentdefs.html>About Dr. MurphreeDr. Murphree is a board certified nutritional specialist andchiropractic physician who has been in private practice since 1990. Heis the founder and past clinic director for a large integrated medicalpractice located on the campus of Brookwood Hospital in BirminghamAlabama. The clinic was staffed with medical doctors, chiropractors,acupuncturists, nutritionists, and massage therapists<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635#> .The clinic combined prescription and natural medicines for acute andchronic illnesses. He is the author of 5 books for patients and doctors,including "Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic FatigueSyndrome,"Heart Disease What Your Doctor Won't Tell You'" and"Treating and Beating Anxiety and Depression with OrthomolecularMedicine."In 2002 Dr. Murphree sold his medical practice and now maintains a busysolo practice specializing in fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome,heart disease, mood disorders, and other chronic illnesses. He can bereached toll free 1-888-884-9577 or at 205-879-2383 His website is atwww.treatingandbeating.com <http://www.treatingandbeating.com/>http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635<http://www.amazines.com/article_detail.cfm/633635?articleid=633635> Please help stop email address harvesting and subsequent spamming & protect your family, friends and yourself.Use BCC when sending to multiple email addresses and also delete old email addresses BEFORE forwarding on emails. Thank you. 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Guest guest Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 The thing that helped my FMS the most was Bio-Identical Progesterone Cream http://www.bodymindspirithealing.com/supplements.htm and diet. It is also important to cleanse the liver and colon. Diet should be high protein, low carb - no sugar, starches, wheat, bread, etc. I eat mostly meat, salads and fruits. I can tell immediately if I eat something I shouldn't. A year ago, I could barely get out of bed the pain was so intense. Now, I am able to have pain-free days and lots of energy. Claudia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 , " White Dove " <whitedove wrote: > > The thing that helped my FMS the most was Bio-Identical Progesterone Cream http://www.bodymindspirithealing.com/supplements.htm and diet. It is also important to cleanse the liver and colon. Diet should be high protein, low carb - no sugar, starches, wheat, bread, etc. I eat mostly meat, salads and fruits. I can tell immediately if I eat something I shouldn't. > > A year ago, I could barely get out of bed the pain was so intense. Now, I am able to have pain-free days and lots of energy. > > > Claudia Dear Claudia, Please pardon my ignorance but what is FMS? dak_72560 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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