Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 I can't remember the name of the medication but it starts with an m. I did read the entire contract closely and I can drop out at anytime during the study. I will watch for side effects closely but thanks for the tip! I go back on Monday and they should have made a copy of the contract that I signed and it has the name of the medication on it. I wioll let you know. wrote: Good luck. I work in managing clinical trials for pharm companies. Do you know the name of the drug or is it just a number?Just remember to read the informed consent form and that you can drop out of the study at any time that you choose. OH-Make sure you report any and all side effects or changes in meds or supplements you take to the study coordinator.I have Fibro/Lyme's and it is good to see there are more Fibro studies going on. In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , Matus wrote:>> I was just wondering if anyone has ever taken part in medication research trials before? I just recently signed up with one in southern California. It is a new medication strictly for fibromyalgia. It is a medication that is not on the market yet but hopefully will be in about a year or so. The trial will take 8 months to complete and it is a double blind study where noone in the testing facility or yourself knows if you are getting the actual medication or a placebo.> You are provided with an electronic diary to answer questions on a daily basis-very simple! You do have to go off any antidepressants during the study because it could interfere with the trial medication. The medication will elevate the levels of serotonin and another chemical in the brain that I can't remember the name(sorry, a little foggy!). > From talking to the people running the tests, they say they can actually tell by the way the patients are responding--that is less pain, less fatigue, clearer thoughts,-- which is which. They have also said the only reported side affect from anyone is a little nausea. If this is true and I hope to find out for myself, it would be a real breakthrough for all of us fibro sufferers.> Say a prayer for us all! If any one in the Orange County area of Southern Calif. is interested let me know and I will furnish you with the information to get in touch with the research facility.> Thanks for listening,> Matus> > > > > ---------------------------------> Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!> Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hi and !! I believe the medication that is in a clinical trial for is Milnacipran. Cypress Bioscience Inc is currently being evaluated for FMS and preliminary analysis has shown improvement in pain and fatigue. Here is an article with more info: www.fibromyalgiasupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/4155 I hope this information helps ! Fibro Hugs ** Matus wrote: I can't remember the name of the medication but it starts with an m. I did read the entire contract closely and I can drop out at anytime during the study. I will watch for side effects closely but thanks for the tip! I go back on Monday and they should have made a copy of the contract that I signed and it has the name of the medication on it. I wioll let you know. wrote: Good luck. I work in managing clinical trials for pharm companies. Do you know the name of the drug or is it just a number?Just remember to read the informed consent form and that you can drop out of the study at any time that you choose. OH-Make sure you report any and all side effects or changes in meds or supplements you take to the study coordinator.I have Fibro/Lyme's and it is good to see there are more Fibro studies going on. In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , Matus wrote:>> I was just wondering if anyone has ever taken part in medication research trials before? I just recently signed up with one in southern California. It is a new medication strictly for fibromyalgia. It is a medication that is not on the market yet but hopefully will be in about a year or so. The trial will take 8 months to complete and it is a double blind study where noone in the testing facility or yourself knows if you are getting the actual medication or a placebo.> You are provided with an electronic diary to answer questions on a daily basis-very simple! You do have to go off any antidepressants during the study because it could interfere with the trial medication. The medication will elevate the levels of serotonin and another chemical in the brain that I can't remember the name(sorry, a little foggy!). > From talking to the people running the tests, they say they can actually tell by the way the patients are responding--that is less pain, less fatigue, clearer thoughts,-- which is which. They have also said the only reported side affect from anyone is a little nausea. If this is true and I hope to find out for myself, it would be a real breakthrough for all of us fibro sufferers.> Say a prayer for us all! If any one in the Orange County area of Southern Calif. is interested let me know and I will furnish you with the information to get in touch with the research facility.> Thanks for listening,> Matus> > > > > ---------------------------------> Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!> Yahoo! MailUse Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Yahoo! Travel Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 You are right about the medication. I finally started on the trial medication itself yesterday. You take 2 in the a.m. and 2 in the p.m. with food. It can cause nausea(most common side effect). They gave me a "goody bag" to go with it. It was a little canvas bag that contained a box with saltines, pretzels, cookies, fruit roll ups, Tylenol.Pepto-Bismol and Tums. It also included a heat pack that can be heated up in the microwave. They start you off on a very low dose and each week get a lettle higher until you get to the control dose (about 3-4 weeks). I sure hope it works! Spelock wrote: Hi and !! I believe the medication that is in a clinical trial for is Milnacipran. Cypress Bioscience Inc is currently being evaluated for FMS and preliminary analysis has shown improvement in pain and fatigue. Here is an article with more info: www.fibromyalgiasupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/4155 I hope this information helps ! Fibro Hugs ** Matus wrote: I can't remember the name of the medication but it starts with an m. I did read the entire contract closely and I can drop out at anytime during the study. I will watch for side effects closely but thanks for the tip! I go back on Monday and they should have made a copy of the contract that I signed and it has the name of the medication on it. I wioll let you know. wrote: Good luck. I work in managing clinical trials for pharm companies. Do you know the name of the drug or is it just a number?Just remember to read the informed consent form and that you can drop out of the study at any time that you choose. OH-Make sure you report any and all side effects or changes in meds or supplements you take to the study coordinator.I have Fibro/Lyme's and it is good to see there are more Fibro studies going on. In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , Matus wrote:>> I was just wondering if anyone has ever taken part in medication research trials before? I just recently signed up with one in southern California. It is a new medication strictly for fibromyalgia. It is a medication that is not on the market yet but hopefully will be in about a year or so. The trial will take 8 months to complete and it is a double blind study where noone in the testing facility or yourself knows if you are getting the actual medication or a placebo.> You are provided with an electronic diary to answer questions on a daily basis-very simple! You do have to go off any antidepressants during the study because it could interfere with the trial medication. The medication will elevate the levels of serotonin and another chemical in the brain that I can't remember the name(sorry, a little foggy!). > From talking to the people running the tests, they say they can actually tell by the way the patients are responding--that is less pain, less fatigue, clearer thoughts,-- which is which. They have also said the only reported side affect from anyone is a little nausea. If this is true and I hope to find out for myself, it would be a real breakthrough for all of us fibro sufferers.> Say a prayer for us all! If any one in the Orange County area of Southern Calif. is interested let me know and I will furnish you with the information to get in touch with the research facility.> Thanks for listening,> Matus> > > > > ---------------------------------> Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!> Yahoo! MailUse Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Yahoo! TravelFind great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations! Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Good Luck and keep us posted !!!! Fibro Hugs Matus wrote: You are right about the medication. Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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