Guaifenesin and Hypoglycemia questions

April 27, 2002

Hello everybody

I just have a couple of thoughts/questions that I've come across in some

reading...

Have any of you ever heard of or tried Guaifenesin treatment? I just got

done reading a book called " What your doctor may NOT tell you about

fibromyalgia " by Dr. St Amand and his theory is that fibromyalgia is a result

of not enough energy being produced due to a phosphate retention which in

turn leads to excess calcium being stored in our cells (the lumps and bumps

of fm). His 'cure' is guaifenesin which somehow clears the cells of the

phosphates which in turn gives the body more energy to get rid of the calcium

deposits and then on to 'normal' functioning ... more energy, no pain. This

sounded interesting but I'd never heard of it before and was just curious if

any of you have any info or experience with it???

Also in the book he talks a bit about fm and hypoglycemia and fibroglycemia

(both disorders combined) and was wondering if any of you have been diagnosed

with both and what you do for it??? According to this book almost half of fm

women also have hypoglycemia.

Just wondering...

Jen in Iowa

April 27, 2002

Mommy@... wrote:

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> Have any of you ever heard of or tried Guaifenesin treatment?

They did an independent study that didn't back up Dr. Amand's claims BUT

some women have tried it and gotten good results with it. Others do not

have any results with it, even when they avoid all aspirin. It's one of

those things that can't hurt to give it a try. I know I'd never be able

to avoid aspirin, so I've never tried it.

As far as the hypoglycemia, I've never been officially diagnosed as

such, but I do have tendencies in that direct. I've been like that for

years before developing fibro, and my mother also had tendencies towards

hypoglycemia. She never had fibro. I don't know that they are

necessarily related.

Darcy

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