| > | | | | with the situation. It's as though if the doctor told |
| Fibromyalgia is not one single condition with one | | | | you it was incurable, you should just accept that |
| underlying cause and therefore it is highly unlikely | | | | and not bother to question "THE DOCTOR"? |
| that any one treatment will work for even a small | | | | Unfortunately, there are so few healthcare |
| majority of fibromyalgia sufferers. | | | | practitioners who do know what to look for, how |
| Fibromyalgia is not one single condition. It does not | | | | to look for it, and how to fix it when they find it, |
| have just one underlying cause. Because of this it | | | | that the vast majority of fibromyalgia sufferers |
| is extremely improbable that any one treatment | | | | are being managed by doctors who really don't |
| approach will be successful for the majority of | | | | know much more about it than the patients |
| fibromyalgia sufferers, regardless of what the | | | | themselves! |
| makers of Lyrica want you to think. | | | | The good news is that you don't necessarily have |
| "Fibromyalgia" is simply a set of symptoms that | | | | to find a doctor to help you - although assistance |
| can be caused by any number of underlying | | | | from certain healthcare providers is usually very |
| conditions. And while fibromyalgia is still considered | | | | helpful. You can take a "shotgun" approach to the |
| to be untreatable for the most part (Lyrica works | | | | problem using a combination of natural |
| well for a few people, but it is far from what it is | | | | approaches. Unlike using medication, using multiple |
| being advertised as, and the side-effects rule it | | | | natural treatments at once (within reason) isn't |
| out as an option for many people who try it), the | | | | hazardous (you wouldn't want to take medication |
| underlying conditions that are causing the | | | | for every possible cause of fibromyalgia because |
| symptoms are usually quite treatable. The | | | | you probably wouldn't survive the side-effects!). In |
| problem is that most doctors are making the | | | | fact, the "side-effect" of the approach I'm about |
| diagnosis of fibromyalgia and not looking any | | | | to recommend is that other health problems |
| further. Even when they do look further, they | | | | usually improve at the same time as the |
| often still miss a problem that's very important, | | | | fibromyalga symptoms! The biggest downside is |
| and usually pretty easy to correct. | | | | that using multiple natural approaches |
| In most situations, the majority of potential | | | | simultaneously can be somewhat costly, but costs |
| causes of fibromyalgia are not even checked for | | | | can be kept down the more you learn to do for |
| by the doctors who propose to diagnose and | | | | yourself and when you use approaches/products |
| treat it. Of those, such as hypothyroidism and | | | | that "kill two (or more) birds with one stone". |
| hypoglycemia, that are typically tested for, the | | | | Specifics of treatment are beyondwhat can be |
| standard testing procedures may not be adequate | | | | discussed here, but in most cases, a combination |
| to uncover subtle or "subclinical" problems that can | | | | of exercise, diet, nutritional/herbal |
| be more than enough to produce rather severe | | | | supplementation, body work (such as massage, |
| symptoms. | | | | chiropractic, etc.), reducing systeic toxicity, |
| People with any combination of symtoms that fit | | | | handling allergies and infections, and working to |
| the "pattern" (widespread pain, sleep problems, | | | | restore bioelectrical balance to the body is |
| fatigue, digestive disorders, etc.) all get lumped | | | | required. With this multi-tiered approach, which is |
| together under the fibromyalgia diagnosis. Worse | | | | different to some extent for every person, most |
| yet, fibromyalgia sufferers are typically told that | | | | fibromyalgia sufferers will put their symptoms into |
| there is nothing that can be done to cure them | | | | remission. Although this approach is not a "cure" in |
| and the best they can do is manage the | | | | the sense that it is necessary to continue the |
| symptoms with medication. | | | | program for life to keep the symptoms from |
| In fact, many of the people I have seen with the | | | | returning, it is a far superior approach for most |
| fibromyalgia diagnosis have told me that their | | | | people than trying to manage fibromyalgia with |
| doctors actively discouraged them from "wasting | | | | medications that are usually minimally effective at |
| their time" trying to find a better way to deal | | | | best. |