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Has anyone else tried Clair Davies book on trigger point therapy?

I have apparently had FMS since I was a child. I had a set of symptoms

then. I had another set in teens, another in my 20s and another in my 30s.

In my late 30s, it got a whole lot worse. I have been in a bad way for five

to six years.

About a month ago, I was put on yet another antidepressant, this one was

Wellbutrin. It nearly killed me. At one point, I had gotten paranoid, had

hallucinations and thought I had overdosed. I didn't know if I had or not.

I got off after about 12 days and coming down was dropping into a pit of

pain like I had never known.

I have had flares, but mostly I have coped just fine. I was no longer

coping. The extreme body pain eased, then I got a cluster migraine (which I

now see is FM related), then another episode of hard body pain. I really

wished I had overdosed!

I have some Ultracet that I can use, but it didn't do anything. Skelaxin

helped for a few hours. Bextra took the edge off. It was about this time

that the doctor finally said the word " fibromyalgia " to me. It was about

time.

Being who I am, I immediately researched and bought Starlanyl's book and

Davies' book. I read the first one totally on Saturday. I delved into

Davies Saturday evening.

Would you believe that identifying and treating a set of masseter muscle

trigger points ended a week long migraine? Would you believe it took about

three minutes to clear that headache?

I am in the process of mapping the trigger points in my body, some of which

I really had no clue about. I have begun regular treatment of them (short

massages of 1 minute, four to six times a day) and I am finding more relief

than I thought would ever, EVER be possible.

I consider the money I spent on Davies' book to be amongst the best I ever

spent and I recommend getting the book, mapping the trigger points on your

entire body and consistently, systematically treating them.

The masseter trigger points...here is one for you: It has eased my nasal

stuffiness, helped to clear YEARS of blurry vision and changed the way my

eyes are seeing colors (they are more clear and intense like I remember. I

am a trained artist and having color back is just awesome). Also, it no

longer hurts to move my eyes, just a bit of an ache which I think will go

away.

Between this and the guaifenesin therapy I will start soon, I think there is

a light at the end of the tunnel.

Who else has tried guaifenesin therapy?

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