Tackling Pain and Depression in Fibromyalgia: Quetiapine Scores Some Benefits in Clinical Trial
Depression is common in fibromyalgia. In fact, with studies suggesting levels of ‘current depression range from 22-44% and lifetime rates of depression from 60-86%,depression in FM may be very common. This isn’t surprising: the presence of pain in any...
“Could This Really Be Happening”? One Year With Dr. Chia – A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patient Reports
Could this REALLY be happening? One of the hallmarks of ME/CFS I have discovered over the last 20+ years living with this illness, as well as the year I have finally been under treatment by an expert is its sometimes amazing unpredictability. After time, it seems...
Antivirals, Immune Support, the Pridgen Study and Testing: Kristin Loomis Talks Pt. II
Treatment Chimerix, the manufacturer of the herpesvirus drug, brincidofovir (formerly known as CMX001), recently went public and the guess is that they’re very confident about getting FDA approval. On your alternative treatments page you note brincidofovir...Major Antiviral Trial Underway in Fibromyalgia Could Open Up Treatment Possibilities
Fibromyalgia, not chronic fatigue syndrome, is going be the recipient of the first large, multi-center antiviral treatment trial. In an entirely new approach to FM, Dr. Skip Pridgen is using a novel two-drug approach, to smother the herpesviruses he believes are...FDA Puts the Squeeze on Pain Drugs – Some Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients To See Effects
The F.D.A. recommendation is likely to have a significant impact on the availability of the drugs. New York Times Last week FDA’s ruling reclassifying narcotic pain relievers such as Vicodin and Lortab which contain hydrocodone combined with acetaminophen as...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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