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Raising Serotonin Lowers Fibromyalgia Pain
Posted by Margy Squires on 4/1/2025 to
Fibromyalgia
There are a number of nutrient deficiencies in fibromyalgia. Many of the deficiencies are behind the multiple fibro symptoms. Don't expect to feel better unless you supply your body with these missing pieces to support overall health.
5-HTP is one of those pieces that helps reduce pain in fibromyalgia and less pain is always a good thing!
Read more about how serotonin helps fibromyalgia and improves your sleep and mood, too, ion this month's Healthy Exchange.
Valerian, An Answer for Anxiety, Muscle & Nerve Pain
Posted by Margy Squires on 10/1/2024 to
Valerian
Herbs are amazing! Their ability to protect themselves against the environment they live in is due to their anti-viral, anti-microbial and antioxidant properties. These health protective benefits can be extracted from the herb and taken to your advantage! Case in point is valerian, a medicinal plant with a long history of use, especially for sleep, pain and anxiety.
Breathing Exercises ‘Real and Effective’ for Fibromyalgia
Posted by Margy Squires on 6/19/2018 to
Fibromyalgia
Just breathe...A new study from the April 2018 Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine reports breathing exercises produce "relevant benefits" on pain tolerance thresholds in a group of fibromyalgia (FM) patients. In layman's terms, doctors put pressure on their tender points at the start of the study, measuring how much pressure pain could be tolerated. The patients were split into 2 groups; one group performed the breathing exercises and the other group did not.
CoQ10 Regulates Serotonin in Fibromyalgia
Posted by Margy on 4/18/2018 to
Antioxidants
Over the past several years, TyH has been reporting on Dr. Cordero's studies with CoQ10 and fibromyalgia (FM) which lowers oxidative stress and improves energy. Another interesting study (which also includes Cordero) shows CoQ10 helps regulate serotonin, found low in FM, which may in turn help pain in this amplified pain condition.The small clinical trial reports that disturbances in serotonin function impact the classic FM symptoms as this important chemical modulates pain, fatigue, sleep, cognition and mood. The reason why this disturbance happens or how it plays in the pathology or disease process of FM is not agreed on by researchers. However, restoring normal function could potentially help FM patients. Measured comparison of FM patients to healthy controls showed "marked" lower levels of both CoQ10 and serotonin in blood platelets. Previous research suggests platelets are good models of serotonin levels as found in nerve cells.
Fibromyalgia, A Tarnished Reputation
Posted by Margy Squires on 9/15/2017 to
Fibromyalgia
I remember when the first drug was approved by the FDA in 2007 (Lyrica or 
pregabalin) specifically for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM). Everywhere there was a hope that this action could only mean that FM was officially "real". I did not share in the enthusiasm. My husband, David, has fibromyalgia. Having FM was a medical stigma and many health care professionals had the attitude that it was a psychosomatic disease, meaning, all in the patient's head. Would having a designer drug make a difference?
