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.
Could an Oddball Multiple Sclerosis Drug Potentially Work in Fibromyalgia? The Dimethyl Fumarate Story
Talk about an oddball drug. Named after the earth smoke plant, dimethyl fumarate is an old compound used in industrial chemistry. Wikipedia reported that in 2012 you could get it for from $1 to $50 per metric ton (but you had to buy at least two tons of it)....
Is Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Actually Small Fiber Polyneuropathy?
Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) produce so many symptoms that diagnosing them can be difficult for uninformed doctors. While we know that small fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN) (or small fiber neuropathy (SFN) commonly occurs in both these diseases,...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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