Limbic retraining?

Hi everyone,

I am aware that fibromyalgia is, at least in part, a neurological condition. I have been reading a book about neuroplasticity and am excited about the implications this could have for fibromyalgia. I wondered: could fibromyalgia symptoms be decreased through using neuroplastic techniques? So I did some googling - and I came across a concept called limbic retraining. Some people seem to have found success in recovering from FMS, CFS, MCS, etc. by completing limbic retraining programs.

As you know, I'm always wary of scams... so I'm going to ask you guys: have any of you (or someone you know) tried limbic retraining? Did it help? Was it a waste of money?

Does this idea sound reasonable to you?

If I do buy a limbic retraining program, I won't be expecting a miracle cure. I would integrate it into my holistic healthcare plan. 

There has only been one proper study done about this (that I am aware of): http://www.guptaprogramme.com/mayoclinicstudy2012.pdf

There are some interesting points raised in this: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/dynamic-neural-retraining/

I'm not recommending the Gupta Amygdala Retraining Program over the Dynamic Neural Retraining System or any other limbic retraining program that may be out there. It just happens that the only study I could find was done on the Gupta program.

Thanks so much!

Post Edited (Jasmine Grace) : 6/27/2013 10:52:02 PM (GMT-6)

Hey Jasmine! No, turns out he changed his fee schedule and is now trying to charge me outrageous fees because he considers my condition a "special case study". Naturally, I was very upset. I told him Fibromyalgia is not a special case and whatever happened to "I'll work with your budget"?? So he referred me to another neuro chiropracter I had actually seen 10 years ago when this all started for me. This other guy is actually more experienced and his practice is literally down the street from my house. Best of all, his fees are reasonable.

I plan on contacting him next week and I will ask him about limbic retraining when I see him. Hopefully by August. These next two weeks are gonna be crazy for me because of finals. I've got a MAJOR comprehensive exam (3 hours and 200+ questions) on July 31st...so my nerves are already on edge. I hope I can get thru is without a flare. Are you in finals as well??

Wishing you the best of luck if you are...because there is nothing more stressful for a student with Fibro than FINALS WEEK!

Regards,
Liz

Ah, comps. So much fun!