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Female, 50, Seattle - WA, member since Dec 2007
I am just starting to navigate menopause and looking into better healthy options for HRT but the reason for my doing MedHelp is my quest to find answers to fibromyalgia that has taken my vivrant daughter down to the depths of pain, dispair and frustration. A year ago s...
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Fibromyalgia and infections
Jan 06, 2008 08:18PM
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This has been a long journey for my daughter Nicole and myself. Other family members have been involved as well but there is such a bond between mother and daughter, her pain in my pain. As I write she is sitting in her room frustrated and worried. At 26 and looking forward to lifetime of this pain, fatigue and questions I can't imagine what else goes through her mind.
A few weeks ago I found this site and posted a question about Fibromyalgia and antibiotics. Nicole had recently been on antibiotics for a sinus infection and had 10 glorious days pain free. That after 12 months of pain unless taking strong (addictive) pain medications. She had a brief reprive last spring when being treated for pnemonia which she will also have a chest xray for on Monday as it seems she has it again. I am anxious to find out if her reaction to being on antibiotics is the same.
The posted reply of a few days ago read -
Yours is a very interesting observation. Fibromyalgia is believed to be triggered by one or more stressors. One of the stressors, identified as a potential trigger, is infection. The citation that follows is for an excellent article titled Fibromyalgia: Update on Mechanisms and Management, which recently appeared in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 2007 April, Volume 13, Number 2, pages 102-109. I suggest you share your observation and the above citation with your daughter's physician.
I have requested the article from my library and am anxious to take it to the doctor.
A few weeks ago I found this site and posted a question about Fibromyalgia and antibiotics. Nicole had recently been on antibiotics for a sinus infection and had 10 glorious days pain free. That after 12 months of pain unless taking strong (addictive) pain medications. She had a brief reprive last spring when being treated for pnemonia which she will also have a chest xray for on Monday as it seems she has it again. I am anxious to find out if her reaction to being on antibiotics is the same.
The posted reply of a few days ago read -
Yours is a very interesting observation. Fibromyalgia is believed to be triggered by one or more stressors. One of the stressors, identified as a potential trigger, is infection. The citation that follows is for an excellent article titled Fibromyalgia: Update on Mechanisms and Management, which recently appeared in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 2007 April, Volume 13, Number 2, pages 102-109. I suggest you share your observation and the above citation with your daughter's physician.
I have requested the article from my library and am anxious to take it to the doctor.
4 common Routes to FMS - Viral, Abuse/Stress, Trauma, Physical Damage to Liver (Most often rear end car accident).
Bad Flu, mono, EBV, CFS often lead to FMS.
4 Versions of FMS - Overly Acidic, Overly Alkali, Thyroid/Temperature, Physical Damage to Liver.
The most common is Overly Acidic.
You can test saliva pH. It needs to be about 7.4 pH for all the chemicals in the body to work correctly. Any number lower is a problem.
For me, Celebrex caused low-grade previously undiagnosed FMS to go to Extremely Severe Fibromyalgia in just 4 days. That was 7 years ago.
My saliva pH is very low (very acidic). So I don't eat any acid foods or drink. No lemons, kiwi, oranges, even raisins, cranberries or grapes. No tomatoes in any form. No soft drinks. All just horribly acid.
I also put alkali in my drinking water to bring it up to 7.4 before I drink it. Our local water and bottled water are really acidic, so that keeps it from dragging me down. Before that, I used TUMS to help my body stay in the right range.
I check my saliva pH from time to time (maybe once per week) to make sure I'm as close to 7.4 as possible. At first you can check it often to see how you are doing.
I take a common decongestant and an expectorant, twice per day, to keep overly-thick fluids moving correctly, too.
Because FMS also brought these symptoms - depression, obsessive/compulsive, anxiety/panic, and procrastination, I take a small amount of an SSRI (for Serotonin) at night, which corrects that problem.
For sleep I wear an Eye Mask and Ear Plugs to block out all light and all sound - at my head.
Using this combination keeps me normal, without any pain. Joints are smooth, I can see, no headaches, etc. Strong, clever. Just normal. No pain pills either.
Hope this is helpful to you and your daughter.
Annie
Bad Flu, mono, EBV, CFS often lead to FMS.
4 Versions of FMS - Overly Acidic, Overly Alkali, Thyroid/Temperature, Physical Damage to Liver.
The most common is Overly Acidic.
You can test saliva pH. It needs to be about 7.4 pH for all the chemicals in the body to work correctly. Any number lower is a problem.
For me, Celebrex caused low-grade previously undiagnosed FMS to go to Extremely Severe Fibromyalgia in just 4 days. That was 7 years ago.
My saliva pH is very low (very acidic). So I don't eat any acid foods or drink. No lemons, kiwi, oranges, even raisins, cranberries or grapes. No tomatoes in any form. No soft drinks. All just horribly acid.
I also put alkali in my drinking water to bring it up to 7.4 before I drink it. Our local water and bottled water are really acidic, so that keeps it from dragging me down. Before that, I used TUMS to help my body stay in the right range.
I check my saliva pH from time to time (maybe once per week) to make sure I'm as close to 7.4 as possible. At first you can check it often to see how you are doing.
I take a common decongestant and an expectorant, twice per day, to keep overly-thick fluids moving correctly, too.
Because FMS also brought these symptoms - depression, obsessive/compulsive, anxiety/panic, and procrastination, I take a small amount of an SSRI (for Serotonin) at night, which corrects that problem.
For sleep I wear an Eye Mask and Ear Plugs to block out all light and all sound - at my head.
Using this combination keeps me normal, without any pain. Joints are smooth, I can see, no headaches, etc. Strong, clever. Just normal. No pain pills either.
Hope this is helpful to you and your daughter.
Annie
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