Newbies Welcome Pkg Pt 2 of 4 - 2/1/07
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Part 2 of 4
In America there is a clinical trial on biofeedback as a
treatment for fibromyalgia please see:
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/a/122397.htm
Betrayal By the Brain: The neurological basis of chronic fatigue
syndrome, fibromyalgia syndrome and related neural network disorders.
by Dr. Jay A Goldstein
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mecfs/general/goldstein_summary.html
Cooperate and Communicate for a Cure
CFS/CFIDS/ME FM and Related Illnesses Forum
Co-Cure offers a daily digest
Or read the Co-Cure archives at:
http://listserv.nodak.edu/archives/co-cure.html
FIBROMYALGIA & SURGERY
Guidance for Fibromyalgia Patients who are having Elective Surgery
http://www.myalgia.com/surgery_guidance.htm
*** thanks Maureen in Mukilteo ***
FMS MEDICATION POTPOURRI :)
Arthritis Foundation
Arthritis Today Drug Guide 2004: Fibromyalgia
http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/DrugGuide/about_fibromyalgia.asp
Medications for Fibromyalgia (Dr. Pellegrino has FMS)
Prescribed Medications for Fibromyalgia: By Mark Pellegrino, M.D.
http://www.immunesupport.com/fibromyalgia-medications.htm
Devin Starlanyl - Medications for Fibromyalgia
http://www.bedford.net/jelliser/meds.html
Recently Published Fibromyalgia Drug News
Articles: 1 - 10 (Total: 89)
http://www.immunesupport.com/articles/pastdrugnews.cfm?disease=Fibromyalgia
Will MSM help you?
http://users.rcn.com/ereshkigal/msm.htm
A Guide to Fibromyalgia Medications
(Information Provided by the National Fibromyalgia
Research Association.)
http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/fibro/fibro_meds.html
Study Reports: ULTRACET (tramadolhydrochloride/acetaminophen)
Effective for Treating Fibromyalgia Pain
http://fmaware.org/media/june12release.htm
Opioids/Narcotics: Who Gets Them and Why
http://www.fmnetnews.com/pages/hottopic.html
The Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
http://www.painmed.org/productpub/statements/opioidstmt.html
ImmuneSupport.com [Fibromyalgia News]
Opioids Should be Considered for Relief of Chronic Lower Back Pain
http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/ID/3946/
The Pain Med's Information Page
http://members.tripod.com/~EAT_2/PainInfo.html
Fibromyalgia: Narcotics to be used in pain or not?
http://www.fibromyalgia.md/viewtopic.php?p=56
FMS & Ultracet - Dr. Bennett
http://fmaware.org/media/june12release.htm
Fibromyalgia Treatment
http://employmentlaw.articleinsider.com/40843_fibromyalgia_treatment.html
Fibromyalgia Medications
http://www.fibromyalgia.md/viewtopic.php?p=68
About.com
Fibromyalgia: Information-Cause-Symptoms-Medications-Treatment
http://arthritis.about.com/od/fibromyalgia/
Fibromyalgia - Medications - Information - Uses - Side-Effects
http://arthritis.about.com/od/fmsmeds/
WebMD
http://my.webmd.com/hw/fibromyalgia_cfids/hw196512.asp
Treatment of chronic pain with antiepileptic drugs: a new era
"gabapentin [Neurontin] shows the greatest potential - Abstract
and appears to be well tolerated by patients"
http://www.biopsychiatry.com/gabapent.htm
Neurontin (gabapentin - A Treatment for Chronic Pain
http://www.ic-network.com/iclifestyles/may03.html
Gabapentin in the treatment of Fibromyalgia Clinical trial
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/a/122518.htm
Neurontin - recurring discussions on AMF
http://tinyurl.com/3l5hm
Pregabalin - recurring discussions on AMF
http://tinyurl.com/5sorg
Note: You will find links to studies done for FMS & Pregabalin related
to pain control and sleep. Whether Pregabalin is a better treatment for
FMS or better tolerated than Neurontin, as far as *I* know, we do not
know because no studies were done for FMS & Neurontin.
Pregabalin Improves Pain and Fatigue Symptoms
in Patients With Fibromyalgia - Presented Oct. 29, 2002
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443761
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443761_print
Pregabalin and the Future of Fibromyalgia - September 17, 2003
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/health/091703_hs_fibromyalgia.html
Note: To my knowledge, as of this date Pregabalin has not been approved
by the FDA for use in the United States. Pfizer submitted it to FDA
~October 2003
http://www.epilepsy.com/articles/ar_1068495353.html
*****UPDATE
Pfizer Statement on Regulatory Status of Lyrica
September 2, 2004 - FDA approval but does it include FMS?
http://www.pfizer.com/are/news_releases/2004pr/mn_2004_0902.html
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Dr.Weil.com - Guaifenesin for Fibromyalgia?
http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html-command=TodayQA-questionId=10031
Scientific Abstracts - The Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Presented at the Annual Meeting American College of Rheumatology and
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
October 18-22, 1996 - Orlando, Florida
2 Guaifenesin as a treatment for fibromyalgia:
A 1 year double-blind, placebo-controlled study
http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/fibro/fibro_florida.html
Conclusion: Guaifenesin is ineffective in the treatment of
fibromyalgia
when evaluated in a rigorous placebo controlled study. Previously
untested improvements are more likely related to cognitive
restructuring. Furthermore this study failed to find the biochemical
changcs that have been linked to the "guaifenesin hypothesis".
MEDICATION CHECKERS/INTERACTIONS
Discovery Health - Drug Interactions
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/checker/checker.jsp
***New 1/6/05 - thanks Melissa
Drugs.com
http://www.drugs.com/
Rx List
http://www.rxlist.com
INDIGENT DRUG PROGRAMS
http://www.edhayes.com/indigent.html
http://www.themedicineprogram.com/
[cont'd in Part 3 of 4]