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mersilkee

married, 2 kids, I have RSD and a fatal brain dementia.

posted 11/22/2009, comments (0)

flupirtine for fibromyalgia like symptoms and other neurogenic disorders

My doctor told my about a drug called Flupirtine that is being used in clinical trials in the U.S. for treatment of fibromyalgia. I haven't been diagnosed with fibromyalgia but I do have fibromyalgia like symptoms. Today I had the fm like symptoms and took my first dose of Flupirtine. After 45 minutes my symptoms were gone. ... Read more Chevron

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joanna

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I live in sunny CA in my own home.

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posted 10/25/2009, comment (1)

More Than I can Handle

I just got a copy of my last MRI done recently. Looks like I may have MS on top of everything else going on! Isn't that a great way to tell someone? Just send them their results and say guess what, you may have MS! I am beside myself. I don't know what to do, hhow to feel about this, what can be done. I know I will know more when I see a... Read more Chevron

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Karen Lee Richards

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posted 10/21/2009, comments (11)

Dr. Oz Doing Show on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

This Friday, October 23, one of the segments on The Dr. Oz Show is scheduled to be on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. His guest will be Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, who has battled these illnesses himself and has written two books about them. In the past, I've heard Dr. Oz say that it was Dr. Teitelbaum who first convinced him that... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/08/2009, comments (7)

Retrovirus Linked to ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to ME/CFS (also known as chronic fatigue syndrome), a debilitating disease that affects more than a million people in the United States. This is big news for the ME/CFS community. Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the National... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/03/2009, comments (8)

H1N1 (Swine) Flu Vaccine Risks

Every year the question of whether or not you should get a flu shot arises – especially if you have fibromyalgia or ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome). This year, with the swine flu pandemic making news headlines, there are even more questions about the controversial H1N1 vaccine. Below is a video in which Infectious Disease... Read more Chevron

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