Scot Dutchy wrote:My wifes PMR (Poly Myalgia Rhumatica). Is pretty bad just now but she is now down to 5mg pretneson which means her body is making about 5mg of cortizone again. It is good but she is very stiff in the morning. Her mood swings are something else.

Dawn wrote:Paul, I am glad you don't have to deal with the pain, but I know the fatigue and weakness are hard to cope with. Do you think that contributes to your rage or is it primarily the food connection?

Agrippina wrote:What do you guys think of this.
http://addfibro.com/fmsaddconnection.html

6. Seek God's guidance as you move forward. Prayer turned the tide for me.

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him;
and he will show them his covenant. Psalm 25:14

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. Psalm 103:11

In order to be treated with ADD medications, you must meet ADD criteria. ADD medications cannot legally be used to treat fibromyalgia, because currently they are only indicated for ADD or narcolepsy ("sleep attacks"). My suggestion is to do your homework and see if you meet the criteria for ADD. If you are not sure, get a good book on ADD, such as Driven to Distraction by Dr. Edward Hallowell and Dr. John Ratey. It describes some of the finer points of the disorder in a way that will help you to get a more accurate picture of ADD.

She believes in the power of prayer, and gives her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ credit for her miracle. Since her recovery, her passion has been to help others reclaim their health.

The CNC designation is for credentialing purposes only, meaning it gives your credibility with clients, professionals and the natural health field. It does NOT give anyone a legal right to practice nutrition. To find out about specific licensure requirements governing your state, contact your states dietetic association.

The American Association of Nutritional Consultants issues a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC) credential to persons who take an open-book test. The CNC credential should be regarded as bogus.

God delights in doing the impossible with the ridiculous.

Results: When compared with baseline evaluation a significant improvement [P < 0.05] was noticed for all the parameters with pirlindole whereas three parameters only [tender point score, psychological score, global evaluation by the patient; P < 0.05] were significantly improved by the placebo. Moreover, at the end of the four-week treatment period, pirlindole appeared to be significantly superior to placebo on four parameters [pain, tender point score, global evaluation by the patient and the investigator]. Side-effects were observed in 40% of the pirlindole-treated patients and 36.4% of the placebo-treated patients leading to 13.3% and 6.8% drop-outs, respectively. These differences were not statistically significant [P < 0.05].

Conclusion: This four-week double-blind placebo-controlled trial suggests that pirlindole [75 mg b.i.d.] might be a well-tolerated and beneficial treatment for FMS patients.

Agrippina wrote:I don't know. I don't think I'd like my ADD to be controlled. I enjoy being a chatterbox, busy, deep thinker, asking questions about everything all the time. Very tiring for my family though.