my wife has fibromialga and asked about gear

[madog69]

my wife has fibromialga and she just asked me if some gear might help her with it..so i'm just checking to see if anybody has some info.thanks

[natenator]

try a search on pubmed.

FM is an arthritic condition so you'll want something that's very easy on the joints to the point of helping reduce inflamation.

It is not a fun condition by any means. Her being active will help imensely.

[xxSCHiSMxx]

Some links that may be helpful:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2003/april/040703a.html
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5935949.html
http://www.wikipatents.com/5935949.html
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5935949/description.html
http://shorl.com/madygrifarustu

[nisser]

What are you planning on giving her, deca? lol


just ask your doctor, she's got a serious condition.

[natenator]

What are you planning on giving her, deca? lol


just ask your doctor, she's got a serious condition.
usually they just doll out anti-inflamitories or pain meds. It's not a fun condition by any means.

[madog69]

usually they just doll out anti-inflamitories or pain meds. It's not a fun condition by any means.

yes it gets pretty bad for her some days.as for drug she will take a 5mg perc if it gets real bad.......i have 6 disks that are bulging and deterioted.my doctor perscribes me 4x40mg oxycontin,2x200 celebrex,3x10 mg,flexeril +we are trying cybalta for nerve pain..i've seen 2 surgeons and they wont operate it's to dangerous and i could get worse if they try.

[RagingRandy]

I would do some more research on this condition. I remember hearing a doctor interviewed a few years back that believed this was a "cop out" diagnosis on the part of the medical community. He stated the symptoms are varied and inconsistent among people who are tagged with this diagnosis. Also there is no medical test for diagnosis, only a loose checklist.

He felt that the symptoms associated with FM had diagnosable explanations but often took a huge amount of resources. Most doctors are not willing to put in the time and will treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. His suggestion was to keep going from doctor to doctor until you found one that was willing to put in the work. They should be starting with full blood work that will include vitamin and mineral content and toxin levels. A doctor that practices naturopathy will know and the appreciate this type of diagnosis process.

Take control of your own health care and keep asking questions until you get the answers you want.

[Mr Ontario]

I would not give her any juice..it will not help the condition....if it did they would offer that as a solution...a good naturalpathic doctor will do.

[natenator]

I would do some more research on this condition. I remember hearing a doctor interviewed a few years back that believed this was a "cop out" diagnosis on the part of the medical community. He stated the symptoms are varied and inconsistent among people who are tagged with this diagnosis. Also there is no medical test for diagnosis, only a loose checklist.

He felt that the symptoms associated with FM had diagnosable explanations but often took a huge amount of resources. Most doctors are not willing to put in the time and will treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. His suggestion was to keep going from doctor to doctor until you found one that was willing to put in the work. They should be starting with full blood work that will include vitamin and mineral content and toxin levels. A doctor that practices naturopathy will know and the appreciate this type of diagnosis process.

Take control of your own health care and keep asking questions until you get the answers you want.
It's not a cop out and if you've seen someone suffer through it then you wouldn't have even considered writting that. Kinda like how we've heard Doctors spout off about how TRT was a cop out as well.

My ex has it as does my Aunt and a friend of mine. Not pleasant and they've all been through the medical exams.

It's going to be a condition that's more about pain management than trying to finding a way to cure it. Following a healthy lifestyle and nutritional plan will help a lot.

[RagingRandy]

^^^
Never did I state the symptoms were not real, on the contrary. It is the diagnosis I take issue with. As for TRT your are coming at it from the wrong side of the argument. As someone who is on TRT I can explain this to you with authority.

Any doctor would have prescribed sleeping pills to help me sleep at night. Any doctor would have given me Viagra to help with my limp dick. Any doctor would have given me any number of anti-depressants for my anxiety. But through my research and a doctor who was willing we found that the underlying cause of all of these symptoms was low testosterone. Once the testosterone levels were corrected all symptoms went away.

That is what I mean about proper diagnosis and proper treatment. The medical establishment needs to start looking to root causes for ailments and not simply treat symptoms.

I sympathize with anyone that goes through life in less than optimal condition.

[nisser]

^^^
Never did I state the symptoms were not real, on the contrary. It is the diagnosis I take issue with. As for TRT your are coming at it from the wrong side of the argument. As someone who is on TRT I can explain this to you with authority.

Any doctor would have prescribed sleeping pills to help me sleep at night. Any doctor would have given me Viagra to help with my limp dick. Any doctor would have given me any number of anti-depressants for my anxiety. But through my research and a doctor who was willing we found that the underlying cause of all of these symptoms was low testosterone. Once the testosterone levels were corrected all symptoms went away.

That is what I mean about proper diagnosis and proper treatment. The medical establishment needs to start looking to root causes for ailments and not simply treat symptoms.

I sympathize with anyone that goes through life in less than optimal condition.

The thing is the doctor can only diagnose correctly if the patient works with him and helps him. If you come to the docs office and say I can't sleep at night (and that's the only thing you say), he doesn't immediately think oh it could be low testosterone. However if you tell him you also have low sex drive, can't gain weight if your life depended on it and you look physically frail then those are clues that will help your doctor.

Doing blood tests for every single thing would needlessly stress our healthcare system. Every doctor knows this and that's why they don't get it for every single thing. It's not because they're lazy.

[RagingRandy]

The thing is the doctor can only diagnose correctly if the patient works with him and helps him. If you come to the docs office and say I can't sleep at night (and that's the only thing you say), he doesn't immediately think oh it could be low testosterone. However if you tell him you also have low sex drive, can't gain weight if your life depended on it and you look physically frail then those are clues that will help your doctor.

Doing blood tests for every single thing would needlessly stress our healthcare system. Every doctor knows this and that's why they don't get it for every single thing. It's not because they're lazy.

I am glad you have had a better experience than I. Anyone I know that is on TRT is due to them seeing the symptoms in themselves and finding a doctor that is willing to work with them. TRT is not an exact science. Test levels for one person are not what will necessarily work for another. If the doctor uses the published norms many men will go improperly diagnosed. My doctor told me that he went through several doctors and 10 years until the proper diagnosis was made.