Fibromyalgia

Sleep Remedies and Strategies in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

San Jose Care Resource Guide: Adrienne Dellwo has an interesting blog on Fibromyalgia, this time the topic is sleep problems  Click Here for link.

San Jose Care Resource Guide:  Here is a link to a study showing some help from  pregabalin (Lyrica)

San Jose Care Resource Guide: On an alternative note Hydrotherapy seems to also help sleep for FS patients, click here for link to Brazilian article in sciencedirect

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Fibromyalgia: Comparative Effectiveness of Drugs

San Jose Care Resource Guide: The study we are linking you to is mostly about  pregabalin (Lyrica) and gabapentin (Neurontin). Study is from the Journal of Pain

The study’s conclusion is not enthusiastic:  “…We conclude that pregabalin and gabapentin are modestly effective for the treatment of fibromyalgia but that their long-term safety and efficacy remain unknown….”

Background:

• Pregablin/Lyrica                       click here for wikipedia article
• Gabapentin/Neurontin        click here for wikipedia article

Another  article from Medscape Today gives more detailed information about what the FDA approved for Fibromyalgia Treatments ”Recent Advances in the Treatment of Pain Associated With Fibromyalgia: FDA-approved Medications” Click here for article

Note the medscape article brings in SNRI ( Serotonin–Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) like duloxetine, milnacipran

That brings two classes of drug treatment against Fibromyalgia

• anti epileptic
• SNRI
  • The efficacy of SNRI sounds also moderate, click here for expert opinion in PubMed

Conclusions:  Some medicines are there  against fibromyalgia, but with moderate efficacy

Talk to your doctor..

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Fibromyalgia: Study shows music can help

SJCRG: This study from Spain entered in the ScienceDirect shows that “… The [fibromyalgia] treatment group reported a significant reduction in pain and depression at week 4 compared with the control group…”

Music Therapy

SJCRG: Note that the study doesn’t seem to care about which genre of music: From Bach to Beatles, whatever works for you….One of the key elements seems to be that there is some discipline and commitment  involved: “..Music interventions consisted of listening to music once a day for 4 consecutive weeks using two types of CDs…”  Abstract does not provide the duration of listening  per day , though.

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Fibromyalgia: Relationships among pain and depressive and anxiety symptoms in clinical trials of pregabalin (Lyrica) in fibromyalgia (Psychosomatics)

SJCRG: According to this study in Psychosomatics , Pregabalin (Lyrica) had positive effects on Fibromyalgia regardless of  the depression level of the patients. Points out to a “..direct analgesic effect..(MDLinx)…”

So much for Fibro being a mental health problem….

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Fibromyalgia: Herbs and Roots that could help (Dellwo,About)

SJCRG:  Adienne Dellwo has brought our attention to two natural supplements that could help people with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) or Chronic Fatigue syndrome (CFS):   

•  Theanine (a tea amino acid) Adrienne used it as a treatment for “ Essential Tremor” . Theanine sounds like the tea counterpart for caffeine. But they are very different. Theamine is a nutrient, and Caffeine is a  psychoactive stimulant drug.  See  Wikipedia on Teamine    and Wikipedia on Caffeine

The tea ritual helps too...

•  Rhodiola rosea ( golden root)  Adriennes uses Rhodiola to improve FMS  quality of life. You will find an  example of what rhodiola can do following that link to a Swedish study entered in the US NIH database.  Essentially anti fatigue properties

Rhodiola rosea: Look for the root

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