Nucynta, an opioid drug, was effective in reducing pain in fibromyalgia patients without small fiber neuropathy but was not effective in do so in FM patients with SFN.
Younger is studying a potentially more effective and side-effect free form of low dose naltrexone called dextro naltrexone. His botanicals study containing 9 plant compounds including resveratrol and cucurmin has wrapped up as well.
From Dr. Trescott’s lecture given to the Physician Partners of America: “Your Genes, Your Pain Drugs and You Or “Why Every Pain Physician Should be Testing Your Genes” When the patient says, “This doesn’t work,” or, “I’ve been too sensitive,”...
Opioid Painkiller Crackdown The news regarding opioids has been mostly bad for fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients. Restrictions on opioid pain killers could put these medications at risk for FM patients battling one of the most painful...
The FDA is clamping down harder and harder on opioid drugs, but it’s the Justice Department that’s probably sending the chills up some doctors’ spines. The Justice Department’s Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit, which operates in 12...
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