I have fibromalagia, Does anybody know any treatments or even better a cure. thankyou.?

Answer 1

I "cured" myself by avoid temperature extremes and keeping the house temperature as close to 70 as posible. It will reduce your pain levels and fatigue immensely. I found avoiding hot baths and saunas helped too, and I also dressed warm in the winter, but not too warm. I had fascia (deep, deep skin pain) that feels exactly like muscle pain. I also take the drug topamax which got rid of the last of all my pain. I have no pain now. A few years ago, my body felt like one big bruise and I couldn't even touch my arms without crying and I was on morphine for six months. I also found that lotions and oils on the skin made me feel fatigued.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, fibromyalgia is a genetically predispositioned disease, which means that there is no way to permanently cure it. There are techniques for treating genetic problems presently being researched, but they are not available for medical treatment yet, and probably won't be for many years.

Here's a website about gene therapy:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/genetherapy/

However, there are things people do to treat fibromyalgia. Many drugs, such as milnacipran and gabapentin, are used to treat pain and other symptoms. Gentle exercises has also been shown to help with fatigue and pain.
Some people also follow what is called the Guaifenesin protocol, which has not been proven effective yet but is still widely used. It is explained here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaifenesin_Protocol

Answer 3

No, there are really no known cures for this affliction, only symptomatic treatment. That means, only when a symptom arises will be when the fibromyalgia will be treated. Like, bone pain, is treated with pain killers, when it subsides then the pain relievers can cease to be taken. The physical fatigue seems to be the worst symptom to come across, and the Irrritable Bowel Syndrome too, just playing it by ear and by the patients account of events is the only way to treat it as the symptoms vary person to person.

Answer 4

I would suggest seeing a rheumatologist if you haven't already. Or at least talking to your primary care doctor. They can prescribe medications such as SSRIs (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors) or tricyclic antidepressants or others. These medications have had some success in treating the symptoms of fibromyalgia.

Answer 5

The first thing you need to do is get rid of all of your toxic household cleaners and laundry products and replace them with all natural ones. Often times it is the chemicals that aggevate the condition. Be sure you are taking a good multivitamin and antioxidant supplement daily. If you drink diet soda be sure it does not contain aspartame. Use a pain relief rub that contains tea tree oil.

Answer 6

New treatment for fibromyalgia
Study demonstrates effectiveness of the antidepressant duloxetine for improving symptoms and relieving pain
Fibromyalgia is a chronic, incapacitating musculoskeletal disorder. Nearly six times more common in women than in men, fibromyalgia is marked by widespread body pain and muscle tenderness, often accompanied by headaches, sleep disturbances, and fatigue. While its cause remains a mystery, fibromyalgia has been linked to abnormalities in the brain's neurotransmitters, serotonin and norepinephrine--chemicals key to mood and widely recognized for their role in depression. Not all patients with fibromyalgia, however, have depression or respond to antidepressants. Treatment studies of the other types of antidepressant drugs, including selective serotonin uptake inhibitors and tricyclic agents, have had mixed results.
A new and different antidepressant, duloxetine, works by inhibiting the reuptake of both serotonin and norepinephrine. In a recent clinical trial conducted for the treatment of fibromyalgia--one of the largest ever--duloxetine was shown to reduce pain and improve a range of disease symptoms, significantly and safely. The results, published in the September 2004 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, offer the promise of relief for women with fibromyalgia.

"Our results suggest that duloxetine improves pain and tenderness, the hallmark characteristics of fibromyalgia," states Lesley M. Arnold, M.D., who coordinated the research at 18 centers, including the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Indiana University Medical School, and Harvard Medical School. "The effect of duloxetine on the reduction of pain," Dr. Arnold further notes, "appears to be independent of its effect on mood."

To test duloxetine's effectiveness on the range of symptoms, researchers recruited 207 patients, all meeting the American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia. Like the majority of those with this disease, the majority of the participants--89 percent--were women. 87 percent of the subjects were Caucasian and the mean age was 49. Just over a third of the patients--38 percent--had been diagnosed with depression. On a random basis, the patients were prescribed one of two treatments for a course of 12 weeks. About half, 104 individuals, received 60 milligrams of duloxetine twice a day. The remaining 103 patients were given a placebo. Both groups were evaluated and scored, using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and other standard measures, for improvements in their condition.

In various measures of disease--from pervasive pain to tiredness to tenderness--the female fibromyalgia patients treated with duloxetine improved significantly over those treated with a placebo. One of the most dramatic changes was in the reduction of the number of tender points--places on the body where it hurts to touch--and the increase of pressure pain threshold. Women with or without depression receiving duloxetine benefited emotionally and physically, reporting improvements in general mood, ability to function, and overall enjoyment of life.

For the study's 23 men, however, duloxetine did little to change their condition. Although researchers reported some evidence of improvement in tender point measures among duloxetine-treated men over their placebo-treated counterparts, it was not statistically significant. "The reasons for the sex differences in response are unclear," Dr. Arnold observes. "Because the male subgroup was small, reflecting the much higher prevalence of fibromyalgia in women, the results of the study may not be generalizable to all men with fibromyalgia. There may also be sex differences in fibromyalgia that affect treatment response."

As Dr. Arnold notes, further research is needed on larger samples of not only men but also other groups with fibromyalgia to evaluate duloxetine's effectiveness.

other sites pls click here:

http://www.immunesupport.com/fibromyalgia-treatment.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/DS00079/DSECTION=8

http://fibromyalgiatreatment.com/GuaiProtocol.htm

http://www.fibromyalgiasupport.com/library/fmtreatment.cfm/id/2816

http://www.fmaware.org/patient/research/fmtreatment_detail.htm

http://www.4fibromyalgia.com/

Answer 7

I know that many times, conditions like yours can be treated with proper nutrition. Maybe you can talk to a naturopathic doctor?