-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Interesting Phenomenom

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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