Re: Fibromyalgia, CFS, etc...

Posted by Norma Ennis on 04/30/02 at 10:14 AM

I am a FM suffer of about 15 years. Sorry, there\' really no cure. I have recieved considerable relief with antidepressants ie Prozac or Celxa {seratonin uptake drugs}I have tried many times to stop these drugs and try homeopathics,with no results. I always end up barely able to move. Pain meds. don\'t relieve this kind of pain. You have to take such large doses you end up disfunctional, only to need more meds. in 4 to 6 hrs. No-one seems to know why the Peozac or Celxa works but Hey! I can move! I still feel this [FM} is causesd by some kind of toxins built up in the muscles but have read no research on this. Got an e-mail just yesterday about heating foods in the microwavw causing a build-up if dioxins {whatever that is} any way they recomended heating foods in the microwave only in heat resistant glass. Small price for maybe one less poision in our systems. I feel addaitves and preservatives in our foods also could be in someway related to FM suffering,as this seems to be a fairly new ailment, and soooooo many people are suffering. Hard to go all natural in this day and age but as much as possible avoid chemicals and preseratives in your foods and drugs. Norma Ennis RN {disabled by FM}