Ted Hutchinson
11-04-2006, 09:46 AM
In order to keep the Vitamin D and Fibromyalgia thread on topic I'd like to use this thread for discussion of other possible useful vitamin/supplement suggestions.
Ninety-eight percent of the patients had used some type of CAM therapy during the previous 6 months. The 10 most frequently used CAM treatments were exercise for a specific medical problem (48%), spiritual healing (prayers) (45%), massage therapy (44%), chiropractic treatments (37%), vitamin C (35%), vitamin E (31%), magnesium (29%), vitamin B complex (25%), green tea (24%), and weight-loss programs (20%). (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15667030&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum) shows that most people with FMS get so frustrated with prescribed medications they are willing to try other Alernative/complementary therapies.
As there is good evidence suggesting FMS is associated with autoimmune response it seems to me all the basic vitamin suggestions made at Direct -ms supplement list (http://www.direct-ms.org/supplements.html) may have a place in helping FMS.
Anyone considering Vitamin C should be aware that there is a low take up rate from single large doses so it follows that a Ig Vitamin C tablet would be best quartered and each quarter taken every 6hrs.
It's also the case that once in the blood stream it's half life is measured in minutes, around 30mins, so another good reason for taking frequent low dose quantities or choosing a time release formulation, or just upping the quantity of fruit and veg you consume during the day.
Elsewhere on this site is a mrsdoubtfyre's MAGNESIUM information: (http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2742) thread leading to excellent magnesium info. More Magnesium & Fibro information and links (http://stuff.mit.edu/people/london/magnesium.html)
Total antioxidant capacity and the severity of the pain in patients with fibromyalgia. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16805968&query_hl=10&itool=pubmed_docsum) supports the use of both vitamin c and vitamin e.
Ninety-eight percent of the patients had used some type of CAM therapy during the previous 6 months. The 10 most frequently used CAM treatments were exercise for a specific medical problem (48%), spiritual healing (prayers) (45%), massage therapy (44%), chiropractic treatments (37%), vitamin C (35%), vitamin E (31%), magnesium (29%), vitamin B complex (25%), green tea (24%), and weight-loss programs (20%). (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15667030&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum) shows that most people with FMS get so frustrated with prescribed medications they are willing to try other Alernative/complementary therapies.
As there is good evidence suggesting FMS is associated with autoimmune response it seems to me all the basic vitamin suggestions made at Direct -ms supplement list (http://www.direct-ms.org/supplements.html) may have a place in helping FMS.
Anyone considering Vitamin C should be aware that there is a low take up rate from single large doses so it follows that a Ig Vitamin C tablet would be best quartered and each quarter taken every 6hrs.
It's also the case that once in the blood stream it's half life is measured in minutes, around 30mins, so another good reason for taking frequent low dose quantities or choosing a time release formulation, or just upping the quantity of fruit and veg you consume during the day.
Elsewhere on this site is a mrsdoubtfyre's MAGNESIUM information: (http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2742) thread leading to excellent magnesium info. More Magnesium & Fibro information and links (http://stuff.mit.edu/people/london/magnesium.html)
Total antioxidant capacity and the severity of the pain in patients with fibromyalgia. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16805968&query_hl=10&itool=pubmed_docsum) supports the use of both vitamin c and vitamin e.