monitorp
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 My experiences - meds/supplements/foods
Meds:
Neurontin (gabapentin) - three 100 mg capsules taken before bedtime when I have a stressful day, is wonderful for me, relaxing my painfully "trigger-happy" nerves the next day so I can cope. OK, there's a bit of lethargy along with it, but who cares? I think it's its water-retention properties that's responsible for the effect, since growth hormone release increases extracellular water.
Soma - relaxed me, but eventually had to increase dose to have any effect. Whereupon I felt it was damaging my abdominal lining, so I quit.
Xanax - relaxed me but caused dry mouth
Ambien - did not relax me, rather caused grogginess & "ughy".
Flexeril - just left me feeling dried out & listless.
Unisom - dry mouth & awful feeling
Guaifenesin - strict regimen including up to 2400 mg. failed to help my FM
Dolobid, Orudis, Tolectin, elavil, desyrel, trilafon, buspar, meprobomate, Prozac, - no effect.
Vitamins/Supplements/Foods:
Worthwhile:
Lysine capsules mixed in hot water (feel it's healing), olive leaf extract, licorice, slippery elm, mullein, Celestial Mint Magic, Celestial Cherry Berry, GABA crushed w/hot water (relaxes pain), Garden of Life powdered: Primal Defense & Perfect Food, Xylitol, molasses, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, daikon, grape tomatoes, black cherry (healing), mayo, sauerkraut (unadulterated), yogurt (unadulterated), Bundig's cottage-cheese/flaxoil regimen, Pycnogenol (maybe - but still think black cherry superior), non-liquid Magnesium Citrate (maybe), E-Softgels (maybe)
Ughy, or no effect on me:
B vitamins, B12 injections, Chelated Magnesium, Body Support with Calcium, Gingko/Ginseng extract, NiteNite (with valerian), niacinimide, lecithin, cod liver oil, Colon Care, homeopathy (nosode, digestion, gentle drainage, milk thistle), chromium, magnetic bandage around wrist overnite, Bel-tone arm brace, Melatone, DHEA injection (high dose), Burdock (ugh), Fenugreek (gel-like but also a bit "tongue coating" - ugh), Intestinew, Paragone regimen (adhered strictly, yet ineffective), Cellfood, Master's Miracle Neutralizer, PHAZX phony "remedy", Cellutox, Thymex, Chinese bitters/coptis as liver detox (grueling, irritating & doubt it helped), Epson salt detox (ditto), L-Carnitine, Amino Night, Multi-Carotenes, CoQ10, New Life Colostrum caps, Source Natural Enzymes (ugh), Kirkmans "hypoallergenic" selenium (some genital soreness), VRP DMSA chelation, DMSA+ALA chelation, GABA-Calm orange-flavored sublingual didn't really melt under tongue & it caused me mouth sores. Also barely effective. I tried both Mountain Rose sodium bentonite & Terramin calcium-bentonite clay baths. Both were ineffective (there was no "drawing" sensation). Terrasilk worsened my facial acne.
Reactions from:
Cranberry juice (migraine), D-Mannose (Expensive derivative of cranberries, sorta like confectionary sugar, recommended for some UTI's, except it tested kineseologically bad for me, and indeed gave me migraine), Corn syrup (muscle pain/stiffness), butter & coconut oil - muscle stiffness, though maybe not as bad as hard cheeses? Concentrated starches (ditto) roast dandelion (bleeding), sarsaparilla (astringent), Terramin bentonite irritated throat & furry-feeling tongue, Mountain Rose Bentonite - ditto - but even worse, Citracal (irritated throat - due to its citric acid), Citrus (acne, bleeding, tongue/throat/other sores), Vitamin C (same as citrus/pineapple/kiwi - even the hypoallergenic Kirkman's), red grapes - acne, coffee/chocolate/caffeine - irritation/bleeding, onions/garlic (especially if raw, cause malaise & weeks-long sore throat/sinus drip), olive oil (even lite, is somewhat similar to onion reactions), excess sweets - acid & bleeding, zinc - painfully dry sinus & throat
Last edited by monitorp, 7/1/2005, 5:59 am
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