Lyrica, Cymbalta, Savella for Fibromyalgia

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Shingles and Fibromyalgia

Check out the latest Bella article: Shingles Linked to Fibromyalgia

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The FDA Approves a Third Medication for Fibromyalgia

Well, it doesn’t work on dopamine, but it’s making fibromyalgia more real to unbelieving doctors and to the public. The medication is called
Savella or Milnacipran. We’ll see what the public has to say about it. When the FDA approves a drug that addresses dopamine, I’ll applaud then!

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New Bella Articles posted

Visit the Bella site for the latest articles:
Grieving What We Lost to Fibromyalgia
The 5 Stages of Grief- Which stage have you reached?
Medical Insurance Issues: Pay or Not
How do you know if a medical bill should be disputed? Continue reading for a few tips on handling questionable claims…
Emotional Freedom Technique Relieves Pain
Release your emotions to relieve [...]

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New article posted on Bella

I reviewed the SHIN Protocol on the Bella site this week. Check it out.

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Wonder why pain meds don’t work?

A Bella reader sent this interesting article.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070927131357.htm

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Lyrica Approved for Fibromyalgia

I recently read that the FDA has approved Lyrica for the treatment of fibromyalgia. It is a positive step in the right direction. At least, doctors, now, have something to prescribe. However, I will be posting an article on Bella Online soon discussing this drug and why it may or may not [...]

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It Maybe Dopamine Afterall

Here is a tidbit of research from Dr. Blair Lamb’s newsletter.
Pain is Just Dop..amine
Researchers at University of Michigan studied the effects on the brain
after inducing pain upon normal subjects. The researchers induced pain
for 45-65 minutes by injecting a tracer into their jaw muscles.
They scanned their brains with a PET scan measuring dopamine receptors
in the [...]

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Fibromyalgia Study

One of our readers sent this information a few months ago. If the study is still going on, and you’re in this area, you may want to call for more information.
Not all studies are bad, I participated in one a few years ago that is receiving national attention now. And I hear of [...]

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