The doctor who is treating me for my Fibromyalgia (and I have EBV and other viruses) suggests that I try nutrient IVs that her office administers. It uses high doses of glutathione, magnesium, B-vitamins and some other things that I can't remember. Has anyone had this done before and did it help you feel better ( Read more... )

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I ran across a product called Nerve Shield at the nutrition store this week and it looked interesting enough to pick it up. The lady who runs the store is very knowledgeable and also suffers from CFS so she's been very helpful in the past. I asked about this product and she couldn't really tell me much as it's new and she hadn't gotten any ( Read more... )

In September, I was chatting with a nurse who works in my neurologist's office, and she said that I would probably benefit immensely from taking a vitamin D supplement every day, approximately 1,000 IU. She said there were peer-reviewed studies that showed how therapeutic doses of vitamin D can help relieve some fibro symptoms, like musculoskeletal ( Read more... )

Hey Everyone, I checked the archives, and while many of us have sleep disturbances I didn't notice this particular problem ( Read more... )

While browsing around, I came across the following ( Read more... )

I think I've found a way to fight the fatigue and fog, personally: Yerba Mate. Specifically, Guayaki Organic Energy Shots (the Chocolate Raspberry flavor). I love the shots so much that I went with friends to Whole Foods and bought a whole 12-pack case. Yerba mate seems to boost my energy levels enough to where I can push past the pain, without ( Read more... )

So, it's been about a month since I started taking the herbs Rhodiola Rosea and Yerba Mate in capsule form, every morning when I wake up. I wanted to report my experience here, because I am very very pleased.
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I was reading up on herbs for fibro, and I came across some sites on Maca Root, like this one ( Read more... )

MSM and Hyaluronic Acid: These are two supplements that are extremely important to me -- and since I was diagnosed with fibro, they've becom even more important. I recently found, through Google searching, that both MSM and hyaluronic acid have been used in studies with fibromyalgia patients, which made me happy. Today, I was looking around and ( Read more... )