-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom
- From: Foxhillers@xxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:28:39 EDT
Read the book "From Fatigued to Fantastic" by Teitlebaum and the
Fibromyalgia Workbook.
The stuff I've suggested are what my rheumatologist (MD) put me on and it has
helped a great deal.
mjh
In a message dated 10/2/03 7:15:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rem41mag@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> I also look online about vitamins & I have a big book, tho a few years
> old...
> there is a natural food store near us, that makes all its own bread, bakery &
> grows it own organic veggies or has a co-op for that. they carry several
> lines of vitamins & herbals, as well as whole grains & seeds. I used to be
> able
> to get a lot of vitamin help from there, they had 2 trained nutritionists
> that worked there, but a little over a year ago, they changes hands & cut
> down
> on there brands & different stock of vitamins & herbals. But I did originally
> get my rubs from there..
> I now found them online at the vitaminshoppe.com at a lower cost, that is
> including there shipping cost, a flat 4.95, which every so often they waive
> if
> you spend a certain amount. you can find out about differnt things about
> vitamins & herbals & search by name oe brand. usually have at least 30% off
> of
> store list price & carry their own brand that is comparatively cheaper. but
> not
> in the rubs.
> I also rotate rubs with some found at the pharmacy, and a leg energizing
> cream from Mary Kay, that I found by accident works well at relaxing my back
> &
> neck spasms.
>
> I am always looking, but want to watch for conflicts with medications , plus
> I have many drug, seasonal & other allergies & have to take that into
> account.
> Fibro is put into the class of an auto immune disease, but mostly treated by
> rhuematologists.
> My rheumy is actually the one who found the bad disks in my neck & sent me
> onto a neurosurgeon for more tests.
> I still have to deal with the spasms in my neck, shoulders & back areas, but
> the fibro can trigger a lot of that too...
> I had nerve blocks, they did not help & trigger point injections that didn't
> help either, but that was before surgery... my trigger points were so bad,
> that the doc had to fight with it to get the needle in position, it actually
> pushed the needle out & he was a lot bigger & stronger than me !
>
> most chrios will not work on fusion patients, as they can do more harm...
> and therapy should start out easy & if you do have fibro it should always be
> esy, as otherwise it will just set you up for a flare ...
>
> at least they are doing more study on fibro & like conditions ( i.e. chronic
> fatigue, lupus, other rheumatic conditions, MS & ect) but the old school
> docs still do not believe in these 'conditions' since they were not taught
> them
> in school !
> silly ....
>
> I guess the best thing we can do is educate ourselves & ask our docs, &
> hopefully they are open minded to look into it themselves.
> My gyn works with a midwife & she is always researching alternative meds 7
> treatments to help their patients.
>
> you can always write me on my email to keep in touch about these things, as
> this is far from a computer problem & is probably boring everyone :-)
>
> hugs , Faythe
>
> >>there is a little pharmacy by me, and they actually still make some of
> their own concoctions! A friend told me to stop in there -that the pharmacist
> had recommended the fibro-malic to them and how much it helped.
> Can't say it has done a lot for me at this point - but there is still hope!
> I've also looked up things on the computer at vitamin world - it says what
> products are and what they supposedly help with.
>
> A lot of these problems go hand in hand with each other - just about
> everyone who has one tends to end up having the others! - the auto-immune
> problems.
>
> where do you get your rubs?
> Cris
>
MJH
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