Re:Connie H /AP

[Guest guest]

Connie thank you for the two sites for Dr Teitelbaum. I already had his

site... heard him on the news last week and he was very impressive... I am

going to buy his book tomorrow....

Hope you are enjoying the kids at home ( or did you say they already left?)

LOL see.... the brain fog is still there. LOL

I'm doing much better today... guess it just comes and goes huh? BUT.... I

also didn't eat any cheeseburgers today. LOL Promise I'll try to do a better

job...

know I'm thinking of ya....

hugs

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone :-)

.....just a quick note here. Our son and daughter both leave again

for college....life is rather hectic to say the least!

Yes .....it sure sounds like you are getting the Herxheimer

reaction to the Biaxin and we know that's a good sign. Keep it up

and no more cheeseburgers ;-) The herx usually lasts for weeks or

maybe a month or more......but it varies.

You are all welcome for the Roadback newsletter. I agree, the fibro

article was interesting. My fibro has definitely responded to the

antibiotic protocol as a side benefit. Following is also another

post that some of you might find interesting. Someone else

recommended it to me, but I really don't have any other information

on it. It does sound similar to Dr. Franco's approach and even uses

the antibiotics.

I'll check in with you all later. Take care and enjoy the trip to

Tulsa, all who are going.

~Connie

Here's the post and websites:

Groundbreaking Research Demonstrates Highly Effective Treatment for

Chronic

Fatigue and Fibromyalgia

Dr. Teitelbaums New Study in The Journal of Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome

Offers New Hope to Millions of CFS and Fibromyalgia Sufferers

ANNAPOLIS, Md., August 1, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- A recent breakthrough,

double-blind study shows that the previously untreatable diseases

Chronic

Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and its painful partner Fibromyalgia (FMS) can

now be

effectively treated following a unique integrative therapy developed

by

Teitelbaum, M.D

Dr. Teitelbaums research appears as the lead article in The Journal of

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (vol. 8 issue 2, 2001) and shows an average

improvement of 76% after 3 months of treatment, and a dramatic 90%

average

improvement after 2 years (p less than .0001 versus placebo) using his

unique

integrated approach. Close to 50% of those studied experienced a 133%

increase in energy and a 58% reduction in pain after 3 months. Overall

in the

active group, energy levels increased by 87% and pain decreased by 50%

after

3 months of treatment.

This is 25 to 30 times more effective than any treatment previously

shown to

be effective in long-term placebo controlled studies, says Dr.

Teitelbaum,

Director of the polis Research Center for Effective FMS/CFIDS

Therapies.

At any given moment, over 25 million Americans (11.9% of the

population)

have disabling fatigue thats lasted at least a month, says Dr.

Teitelbaum.

Over 6 million suffer from Fibromyalgia, making it one of the most

common

causes of chronic pain. Chronic Fatigue has steadily escalated in pace

with

rising stress levels, poor diet, increasing antibiotic use and

pervasive

pollution.

The most insidious aspect of this silent epidemic is that its

routinely

misdiagnosed and, unfortunately, sufferers are too exhausted to do

anything about it. Dr. Teitelbaum learned about the illness in 1975

when

his own bout

with CFS forced him to leave medical school for a year. Having

recovered

enough to return to his medical school training, he devoted the next

25

years

to researching and developing effective therapies for these

syndromes.

He found that CFS affects the hypothalamus, a master control center in

the brain, which is responsible for sleep, hormones, the immune

system,

and

autonomic functions. If you are exhausted, achy, prone to brain fog,

insomnia, recurrent infections, bowel disorders, weight gain and have

the

sex-drive of a rock, and if these symptoms occur together, its very

probable

that you have CFS, says Dr. Teitelbaum.

Fortunately, dramatic results can be achieved with this integrative

approach,

which combines the best of allopathic medicine and complementary

therapies

including nutrition, herbs, mind-body education and treatments.

Because

this

a complex syndrome, he explains, there is no magic bullet cure.

Treatment is

most effective if you address the whole process instead of individual

symptoms. In order to make this treatment available to everyone who

suffers from these conditions, Dr. Teitelbaum has developed a powerful

program on his

web site http://www.endfatigue.com that acts as an on-line

computerized

CFS

specialist.

Patients can securely enter detailed medical information and receive

treatment recommendations tailored to their individual cases. The

website

contains a network of patient support groups and over 700 health care

professionals who have requested to be on Dr. Teitelbaums referral

list.

Dr. Teitelbaums breakthrough book, From Fatigued to Fantastic has sold

over

200,000 copies since it was first published in 1996.

The new, fully revised edition (Avery Publishing Group, August 2001)

incorporates the most up-to-date findings from his latest research

study.

Dr. Teitelbaum is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and practices

in

polis, land.

For more information please visit http://www.draznin.fws1.com/ or

call:

Dean Draznin Communications: Tony Ellis Dean Draznin

ARC

ANNAPOLIS RESEARCH CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE FIBROMYALGIA & CFIDS THERAPIES

466

Forelands Road, polis, MD 21401, Tel: , Fax:

Teitelbaum, MD-Director Laurie Copeland Teitelbaum-Associate

Director

CONTACT: Dean Draznin CommunicationsTony Ellis Dean

Draznin

SOURCE: eNewsRelease.com