Any dead links will be corrected as time allows. Part 2 of 4 In America there is a clinical trial on biofeedback as a treatment for fibromyalgia please see: http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/a/122397.htm Betrayal By the Brain: The neurological basis of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia syndrome and related neural network disorders. by Dr. Jay A Goldstein http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mecfs/general/goldstein_summary.html Cooperate and Communicate for a Cure CFS/CFIDS/ME FM and Related Illnesses Forum Co-Cure offers a daily digest Or read the Co-Cure archives at: http://listserv.nodak.edu/archives/co-cure.html FIBROMYALGIA & SURGERY Guidance for Fibromyalgia Patients who are having Elective Surgery http://www.myalgia.com/surgery_guidance.htm *** thanks Maureen in Mukilteo *** FMS MEDICATION POTPOURRI :) Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Today Drug Guide 2004: Fibromyalgia http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/DrugGuide/about_fibromyalgia.asp Medications for Fibromyalgia (Dr. Pellegrino has FMS) Prescribed Medications for Fibromyalgia: By Mark Pellegrino, M.D. http://www.immunesup****t.com/fibromyalgia-medications.htm Devin Starlanyl - Medications for Fibromyalgia http://www.bedford.net/jelliser/meds.html Recently Published Fibromyalgia Drug News Articles: 1 - 10 (Total: 89) http://www.immunesup****t.com/articles/pastdrugnews.cfm?disease=Fibromyalgia Will MSM help you? http://users.rcn.com/ereshkigal/msm.htm A Guide to Fibromyalgia Medications (Information Provided by the National Fibromyalgia Research Association.) http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/fibro/fibro_meds.html Study Re****ts: ULTRACET (tramadolhydrochloride/acetaminophen) Effective for Treating Fibromyalgia Pain http://fmaware.org/media/june12release.htm Opioids/Narcotics: Who Gets Them and Why http://www.fmnetnews.com/pages/hottopic.html The Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Chronic Pain http://www.painmed.org/productpub/statements/opioidstmt.html ImmuneSup****t.com [Fibromyalgia News] Opioids Should be Considered for Relief of Chronic Lower Back Pain http://www.immunesup****t.com/library/showarticle.cfm/ID/3946/ The Pain Med's Information Page http://members.tripod.com/~EAT_2/PainInfo.html Fibromyalgia: Narcotics to be used in pain or not? http://www.fibromyalgia.md/viewtopic.php?p=56 FMS & Ultracet - Dr. Bennett http://fmaware.org/media/june12release.htm Fibromyalgia Treatment http://employmentlaw.articleinsider.com/40843_fibromyalgia_treatment.html Fibromyalgia Medications http://www.fibromyalgia.md/viewtopic.php?p=68 About.com Fibromyalgia: Information-Cause-Symptoms-Medications-Treatment http://arthritis.about.com/od/fibromyalgia/ Fibromyalgia - Medications - Information - Uses - Side-Effects http://arthritis.about.com/od/fmsmeds/ WebMD http://my.webmd.com/hw/fibromyalgia_cfids/hw196512.asp Treatment of chronic pain with antiepileptic drugs: a new era "gabapentin [Neurontin] shows the greatest potential - Abstract and appears to be well tolerated by patients" http://www.biopsychiatry.com/gabapent.htm Neurontin (gabapentin - A Treatment for Chronic Pain http://www.ic-network.com/iclifestyles/may03.html Gabapentin in the treatment of Fibromyalgia Clinical trial http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/a/122518.htm Neurontin - recurring discussions on AMF http://tinyurl.com/3l5hm Pregabalin - recurring discussions on AMF http://tinyurl.com/5sorg Note: You will find links to studies done for FMS & Pregabalin related to pain control and sleep. Whether Pregabalin is a better treatment for FMS or better tolerated than Neurontin, as far as *I* know, we do not know because no studies were done for FMS & Neurontin. Pregabalin Improves Pain and Fatigue Symptoms in Patients With Fibromyalgia - Presented Oct. 29, 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443761 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443761_print Pregabalin and the Future of Fibromyalgia - September 17, 2003 http://abclocal.go.com/wls/health/091703_hs_fibromyalgia.html Note: To my knowledge, as of this date Pregabalin has not been approved by the FDA for use in the United States. Pfizer submitted it to FDA ~October 2003 http://www.epilepsy.com/articles/ar_1068495353.html *****UPDATE Pfizer Statement on Regulatory Status of Lyrica September 2, 2004 - FDA approval but does it include FMS? http://www.pfizer.com/are/news_releases/2004pr/mn_2004_0902.html --- Dr.Weil.com - Guaifenesin for Fibromyalgia? http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html-command=TodayQA-questionId=10031 Scientific Abstracts - The Fibromyalgia Syndrome Presented at the Annual Meeting American College of Rheumatology and Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals October 18-22, 1996 - Orlando, Florida 2 Guaifenesin as a treatment for fibromyalgia: A 1 year double-blind, placebo-controlled study http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/fibro/fibro_florida.html Conclusion: Guaifenesin is ineffective in the treatment of fibromyalgia when evaluated in a rigorous placebo controlled study. Previously untested improvements are more likely related to cognitive restructuring. Furthermore this study failed to find the biochemical changcs that have been linked to the "guaifenesin hypothesis". MEDICATION CHECKERS/INTERACTIONS Discovery Health - Drug Interactions http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/checker/checker.jsp ***New 1/6/05 - thanks Melissa Drugs.com http://www.drugs.com/ Rx List http://www.rxlist.com INDIGENT DRUG PROGRAMS http://www.edhayes.com/indigent.html http://www.themedicineprogram.com/ [cont'd in Part 3 of 4]
