Over 100 years ago fibro was called tension myalgia - also called anxiety tension state so they knew a century ago that the nervous system was the cause. I don’t buy the pain spinal cord feed back...
They are well reported in many medical journals- you may need to update your information http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/...
Chemical sensitivity baffles most doctors and many patients – I am amazed by this as it is so well documented in neuphysiology research. When we are under stress the blood brain barrier becomes more...
Michael I also had fibro severely – recovered for over 15 years and then it came back worse for the past 2 years. About people who “seem” to have no trauma onset. Dr. Robert Sapolsky at Stanford is...
The nervous system rules It is important to remember that the nervous system has complete control over how muscles and soft tissue feels and moves. Soft tissue by itself is just a piece of meat. It...
You are allowed a work trial to see if you can work. What you make is deducted from your SS check. Major warning - they will red flag your case for constant review and you are likely to lose your...
Myself I suggest you obtain a membership in PubMed and you find over 8,000 abstracts on fibro that proves what you have attempted to discount. You might also research the New England Journal of...
I know what started my fibro again - I was misdiagnosed with a life threatening condition that was not true - still I lived with the stress of the diagnosis for over 6 months. I was preparing to die...
David Yes those conditions are synonymous. The book gives you the reason for the condition - I found that the therapies did not work for me. I had to do muscle retraining and whole body CNS...
As some of you know I am a medical journalist and also was a medical/psychological professional...and I once recovered from fibro for 15 years and now have it back much worse....and guys I am a man...
The pelvic pain is called pelvic floor muscle tension - causes frequent urination, false bladder infections, pain extending to the rectum penile and vulva pain and much more. Read the book: Headache...
I get so fatigued in the early evening that I feel absolutely sick - is this a fibro symptom Also when I get up in the morning I am more tired than when I went to bed...
Fibro is not listed in the SS manual on "Top Rankings of Disability" you are much better off going for a panic and anxiety disability - they are high on the approval list and much easier...
The CDC stated that Lyme is the most over diagnosed illness they have ever tracked. I have seen many people who were falsely diagnosed with Lyme – endured months of powerful antibiotics which made...
If you read Stedman's Medical text on endocrinology it clearly states that the level of blood glucose is not the only determining factor in hypoglycemic symptoms. It is also based on the falling rate...
Don't now and never took drugs. You mean that rapid drops in glucose wont cause tremors - that is physiology 101 I just want to know if going from high levels of blood sugar from substantial carb...
The doctor I just saw is the one who told me what to stop eating. I am a psychologist. My blood sugar is 135 fasting and will go over 200 with a high carb meal...
I have had anxiety and hypoglycemic for many years – they seem to run together. Well I just passed into Type II diabetes so my doctors told me to stop chips and after dinner treats. I don’t eat tons...
They give steroids to elite athletes so they can play through the pain...and them suffer more damage later. Steroids seem like wonder drugs until you see the back side....
Many people take this drug thinking it is safe...and it is for OCCASIONAL use. It alters dopamine binding in the brain which has a direct effect on muscles. I have a friend who used Benadryl almost...
I also have the inner vibrations and shaking- it is totally from the central nervous system - if it were originated in the muscle they would fatigue and stop...
kskiska Are you now or have you been on medications - this can be a tolerance or withdrawal reaction...otherwise it is anxiety...
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FIBROMYALGIA. How stress becomes real pain and what to do about it [Kindle Edition] Manuel Martinez-Lavin MD (Author)...
http://www.amazon.com/FIBROMYALGIA-stress-becomes-about-ebook/dp/B00C01C64K/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364845665&sr=1-2&keywords=manuel+martinez+lavin Anyone read this book - I...
I am never able to sleep past 3:30 or 4:00 am and get up and start the day. When I sit down to read the newspaper I fall asleep for 20 or 30 minutes. Anytime during the day that I sit and get quiet I...
Rockon gave some very good information. A primary cause of fibro is a CNS stuck on sympathetic overdrive which burns huge amounts of glucose – the fuel for brains and muscles. Fasting makes the body...
After reviewing hundreds of medical journal pages this is the conclusion all the latest researchers have come to about fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue as well as comorbid conditions like IBS, pelvic...
The most common casue of vertigo is a virus that can take 6 to 8 weeks to fully resolve - hearing loss is one symptom that will remit...
I think the fact that so many people with fibro also have comorbid conditions: anxiety and other CNS conditions that have nothing to do with peripheral nerves is the go to explanation. An overused...
I am out all the time -just cant remember where.......
I am seeing progressive memory loss and also word recall. Especially short term – what did I have for breakfast yesterday...huh? What is really distressing is the word recall – I cant remember...
One thing yuo have to know about a stress response is that it often comes long after the stressor and in order to damage the stress response system all that is required is chronic low level stress....
I had 12 sessions at a clinic for foot pain - they got $2,300 and I got to keep my foot pain...
I have had fibro for many years but this last 6 months it has added a twist – feeling so sick when I wake up I think I am going to die –then it calms down in a few hours to low grade nausea. It is...
Your brother calls you lazy – I wish I could let myself be more lazy. I am about as far from a couch potato as it gets. Before fibro I ran 7 to 10 miles every day. I was a mountain climber and...
My wife who is totally mentally stable had them in her neck and shoulder after an auto accident. In a few weeks I found out she was planning her funeral right down to the music and clothes she would...
I think it is called Ataxia or feeling drunk when you walk. I have been a sure footed runner for many years - ran alpine trail races and now when I walk I can feel myself having uncertain footing and...
Physical injury can be huge stress both psychological and physical. The most damaging stress is chronic stress as we are designed to handle an occasional major stress event but not the drip – drip –...
There are no vitamins or minerals that are produced by man that have the exact same chemical structure as those found in food...even the basic chemical bonds are reversed. These supplements are...
I have had trouble with hypoglycemia for decedas - I know this is common with anxiety disroders. Now at age 66 I am borderline type 2 diabetic. I know that blood glucose swings can really whack the...
I spend summers in Oregon and winters in Arizona where we have been in the 70's and 80's all winter. I spent many winters in cold wet Oregon. I hurt just as bad in Arizona but my mood is better as we...
A lot of foot pain is caused by tight calf fascia - it pulls on all the muscles and soft tissue in the feet...
First off I am male and have been athletic all my life. In 1997 I came down with severe fibro for three years and then recovered 100%. Then in 2004 I had a 6 month flare and recovered again. Then in...
About 12% of the people in the USA are missing critical liver enzymes used to detox chemicals – it is genetic and can not be changed. I am one of them and have had two pharmacogenetics tests to...
Some thing for consideration Most of the current fibro research is centered on the central nervous system and how it enervates the fascia. I took these facts from a very complex journal on fascial...
social phobias and generalized anxiety...
Mid 80's here in Arizona...