Fibromyalgia and Me

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Hello Readers - I was using the new Cuil search engine and I found this article. It is sad that Reliv Distributors believe / think that they know more than doctors. While modern medicines do damage, this does not give a Reliv Distributor the right to contradict. I wish someone would sue Reliv for the damage it has done to people.

Fibromyalgia, Hormonal and Sleep Problems, and Soy

Posted on 03:11PM (EDT) on 2007-06-28

I have had FMS for 20+ years. I have severely disordered sleep, as well as hormonal imbalance, hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia, pain everywhere, and low energy. I was being treated by a very knowlegeable fibromyalgia expert for 4 years. However, after about 1 year, I had to have a transabdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. After that my health began to decline again.

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The symptoms of fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) are all over the map. Why would one condition cause pain, fatigue, binge eating, self confidence, and abdominal problems? It’s confusing and bewildering, not to mention way less than fun to live with!

But all of those seemingly random symptoms do have something in common - they all stem from low serotonin levels. And they’re not the only problems related to low levels of this substance, which is both a neurotransmitter and a hormone.

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I recently interviewed Rosalind Joffe for FibroAction and you can see the interview on the FibroAction website here.

Rosalind Joffe is author of the popular blog, ‘Working With Chronic Illness’, and co-author of the blog ‘Keep Working Girlfriend’. She founded the career coaching practice, cicoach.com, building on her experiences living and working with MS and ulcerative colitis, and is dedicated to helping others with chronic illness develop the skills they need to succeed in the workplace.

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