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Fibromyalgia
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Information on Treatment of Rheumatic diseases Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Symptoms and Treatment


Learn about Fibromyalgia and its causes; find out the average effectiveness of various treatments and discover a superior alternative - Microdose Therapy.



Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain and tenderness in specific areas of the body when pressure is applied including back of the head, upper back, neck, upper chest, elbows, hips and knees. The pain usually persists for prolonged periods accompanied by stiffness. People with fibromyalgia commonly have nonrestorative sleep and wake up unrefreshed. Fatigue is a chronic problem. Fibromyalgia is commonly accompanied by irritable bladder, irritable bowel syndrome and restless leg syndrome. There are no laboratory tests for fibromyalgia. The symptoms include:

anxiety irritable bowel syndrome
brain fog jaw pain
chronic, widespread muscular pain pelvic pain
depression restless leg syndrome
fatigue sensitivity to noise and temperature
headaches tender spots
irritable bladder



How uncomfortable are you? Rate each of the following on the 0 – 10 scale with 0 = no symptoms and 10 = severe symptoms; add to get the total; compare.


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Neck
Headache
Stiffness
Brain fog


In perspective:
Total
Mild 1 - 25
Moderate 26 - 50
Severe > 50


Total:



Rank ordered medical treatments fibromyalgia

Treatment Trade Name Administration Relief, ave
cortisol [Microdose Therapy] As needed, 12 mg/day average 77%
pregabalin [Lyrica] 150 mg daily 40%*
pregabalin [Lyrica] 300 mg daily 40%*
* Abnormal drop-out rate of 48% due to lack of efficacy.


Discussion: Physicians are not of one mind about fibromyalgia. Some believe it doesn’t exist; others believe it is not an inflammatory disease; and still others believe cortisone doesn’t work for it. All agree that it is a painful, disabling disease and not much is available to control it. The rapid, near total relief of fibromyalgia symptoms using Microdose Therapy for five of six changes the scenario to a more positive outlook.

Sleep aids, muscle relaxants, analgesics and antidepressants are commonly prescribed for fibromyalgia. These prescriptions have not been tested for efficacy by clinical trials:

cyclobenzaprine [Flexeril, Cycloflex, Flexiban]
amitriptyline [Elavil, Endep] naproxen [Aleve, Anaprox]
venlafaxine [Effexor] fluoxetine [Prozac]
duloxetine [Cymbalta] paroxetine [Paxil]
tramadol [Ultram] sertraline [Zoloft]
clonazepam [Klonopin] bupropion [Wellbutrin, Zyban]
diazepam [Valium] mirtazapine [Remeron]
acetaminophen [Tylenol] gabapentin [Neurontin]
ibuprofen [Advil, Motrin]
trazodone [Desurel, Trazon, Trialodine]



On rank ordering medical treatments

Patient global assessment measured in clinical trials, that is, patient’s opinion of success, is used herein to rank order medical treatment effectiveness. Virtually all clinical trials evaluate patient global assessment, and the objective of medical treatment is patient satisfaction. Comparing medical treatments with each other using other measurements is complicated because there is no one commonly acceptable measurement that represents each rheumatic disease, and rheumatic disease laboratory tests are nonspecific. The companies sponsoring the clinical trials provided clinical trial data to make this rank ordering possible.


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