Low Dose Hydrocortisone: Flare Buster for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Cortisol, our body’s main stress hormone, has an amazing reach. Given the effects it has on our metabolism, inflammation, blood pressure, blood sugar, energy production and even the sleep-wake cycle, it’s no surprise that researchers early on latched onto...
CDMRP Grants Power New Muscle and Mestinon Studies in ME/CFS
New grants power studies into muscle functioning and the effectiveness of Mestinon in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Ivabradine – Could a “Wonder Drug” For POTS Work in ME/CFS?
Ivabradine appears to work quite well in POTS – but should we stop there? Ivabradine was approved for use in the European Union in 2005, but it’s pretty new to the scene in the U.S. It was FDA approved in only 2015. That means it doesn’t have much...
When Dr. Peter Rowe Speaks – We Should Listen: Dr. Rowe on ME/CFS at the Dysautonomia International Zoom Conference
A riff on Dr. Peter Rowe’s presentation at the 2020 Dysautonomia International Conference (note that I expand on many of Rowe’s points; i.e. not all the words are his.) Lauren Stiles, the founder of Dysautonomia International, has long believed that the...
How Nucynta – an Opioid Drug – Told Us Something About the Small Fiber Neuropathy in Fibromyalgia
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.Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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