Advanced Treatment of Fibromyalgia (FMS)

Why can't excess phosphates be detected in blood tests?
Phosphate cannot rise in the blood because it is a reciprocal to calcium. If the phosphate rises, the calcium falls, and the parathyroids glands respond by restauring the calcium level. That is why phosphates are pushed out of the blood via the urine, or pushed back into our cells causing energy to form so poorly. Very sophisticated testing of the cells themselves, may show some excess phosphate ions. But it's intracellular, and not in the blood.

What is the risk if I do not have any treatment?
In the 21st century this is not a rational option. I know what you are going through, your disillusionment and loss of faith in doctors. I offer a safe and effective treatment for this debilitating condition. The natural course of FMS is to get worse if left untreated.

When should I start the treatment?
The sooner the better. Why wait? Patients of any age can follow the protocol, which is designed to reverse fibromyalgia in less time than it took to develop. The reward is freedom from pain, and improved well-being.

What does the term "cycling" mean?
"Cycling" refers to the cyclical nature of symptoms when reversing. Reversal cycles are generally intensified symptoms of whatever you have, followed by remissions, even short ones. Your symptoms will repeatedly increase then decrease in intensity as you cycle through them. The intensity of the pain depends on the individual threshold. The lack of cycles indicates that the effective dose has not yet been found. Depending on the sites that are left to be purged, the cycle will be shorter with a progressive decrease in pain until the patient becomes pain-free. The remissions become progressively longer, improving the quality of life.

I am concerned about the intensity of the first reversal cycle. Wouldn't it be better for me to start GUAIFENESIN when I am off duty, on holiday?
No. One needs to determine the proper dose for reversal. There is no way to know in advance the individual dose required for reversal, nor the length of time of the first reversal. The most difficult aspect of treatment is what patients must go through during reversal. This is unavoidable. The treatment is not for the weak of courage. If the patient is a quick responder, the response is a dramatic improvement in a short time.
Children, as opposed to adults, usually respond quickly. They havehad the disease for a shorter time. There is less disease to reverse so it will take less time to recover. It is sometimes wiser to delay the initiation of treatment until the start of school holiday. This is usually easier on parents and children as they do not need to miss school.

How long should I continue to take GUAIFENESIN after getting well?
GUAIFENESIN works only when you are taking it. The genetic defect that caused your symptoms is unchanged. When you stop taking GUAIFENESIN, the disease will eventually return. The dose producing the first reversal cycles with improvements on successive mappings, is the therapeutic dose.

Do you wait for the benefits of the diet before initiating the GUAIFENESIN therapy?
No. I see no reason for wasting time. Hypoglycemia must be treated concurrently or the patient will not totally recover despite reversal of fibromyalgia. The goal of the diet is simple: avoid repeated insulin release from the pancreas which promotes the reabsorption of phosphates. When you start the diet, you may feel more fatigue and irritability for the first several days. In a short time your energy and symptoms will start to improve. After two months, if you have followed the diet rigorously, you will have accrued most of the benefits. Some patients require a strict diet, others a more liberal one. I generally do not recommend a strict diet for more than two or three months, after which I allow a liberal diet.

How long should I be on diet?
The diet requires to become a way of life. Subsequently you need only worry about the fibromyalgia and the reversal cycles. Once you discover the beneficial effects of the diet, it is your responsibility to stay on it. No doctor or dietitian can predict what dietary restrictions will ultimately be necessary, but you will soon learn yourself. Only after a few months on a perfect diet, can you begin to experiment with unlisted foods. All you need is strict discipline for a few months. Approach the question of diet with a positive attitude as it has been designed to help you recover.

Should I continue my other medications when I start GUAIFENESIN?
You will be allowed to continue all other medications except those that contain aspirin. On the therapeutic dose of GUAIFENESIN, you do not need to take any other medications. Everything else, drugs or supplements, is optional. At the beginning of the protocol, you may need to keep the medications that are helping some of your symptoms of fibromyalgia. If you stop some medication and you decide it was helping you, you can always start it again.
If I take anti-depressor drugs, what should I do?
There is no question that the unrelenting nature of the disease, the cognitive losses, the fatigue, and pain resistant to all forms of therapy, are certainly reason enough to induce depression and even suicidal thoughts. Depression, at various degrees, is often one of the symptoms of fibromyalgia itself. Many of my patients have told me that they are not depressed by fibromyalgia, but they are depressed because they have never been treated properly, or because they have lost faith in doctors. Whether the fibromyalgic is depressed or not, anti-depressor drugs are used by most of the doctors in the treatment of fibromyalgia as they have nothing else to offer the patient. The reason for using these drugs is that they raise the level of serotonin, usually low in fibromyalgics. Sleep patterns may thus be helped or restored, pain perception decreased, and depression eased. But anti-depressor drugs, in addition to some side effects, have no lasting benefits for fibromyalgia, although initially some pain is masked and depression may lessen. What appears to help one patient may have no effect on another. Most of my patients have already taken a number of different drugs, always hoping for a miracle drug.My message is this: treat the cause of your disease instead of just the mental and physical pains. GUAIFENESIN has proved itself an effective treatment for thousands of fibromyalgics all over the world. Depression is normal because of the illness. I have found that for most of my patients, depression begins to lift as their other fibromyalgic symptoms begin resolving.
What about vitamins and supplements?
Vitamins with bioflavonoids from natural sources, including those from rose hip, block GUAIFENESIN. Minerals will not block GUAIFENESIN as they are not of plant origin. Most of the fibromyalgics I see are poly-medicated. My patients will never find themselves in the complex world of polypharmacy, because one single medication, GUAIFENESIN, treats all the symptoms of fibromyalgia, which requires to be given under proper medical supervision and follow-up.
What about other stimulants?
The problem with all the stimulants in fibromyalgics is that you cannot make energy properly. The stimulants will work, but they quite rapidly exhaust (deplete) your system more, like beating a dead horse. Stimulants do not do anything to rebuild the energy production capabilities of the body. All they do is over-stimulate the existing system that will eventually buckle more under the pressure.
Are homeopathic medications safe to use with GUAIFENESIN?
Yes. They are extremely diluted, therefore never strong enough to block GUAIFENESIN.
Can I exercise and do sport while taking GUAIFENESIN?
Most doctors recommend exercising to one's physical limit, or advise strenuous aerobic exercises as an important part of the established treatment plan for fibromyalgia. Many probably get worry that their patients may develop stiffness all over the body. What is obvious is that most patients cannot perform such physical exercises, or cannot tolerate them without paying a heavy price later. We have to keep in mind that fibromyalgia produces pain at rest. Each effort is painful and debilitates the patient. The pain cycle is self-sustaining. In addition, there is also the problem of fatigue after physical exercise.
Exercise is said to make patients feel better, but first they should feel well enough to exercise, that means well enough in their metabolic condition. The rule is simple: keep muscular workouts light and within a tolerable discomfort zone, and treat the underlying disease. As patients improve, they can gradually tolerate more exercise, and eventually more exercise will increase well-being. Suddenly, with effective treatment of fibromyalgia, the vicious circle becomes a road to better health and endurance.
It is important to start out modestly. Ambitious starts are the most common cause of defeat. You can begin by walking around the block.

Yoga, tai chi, and other disciplines are as individual as everything else in fibromyalgia is. You may keep trying until you find an exercise program you like, but do not overdo it.

For massage, avoid deep-tissue work, as this will increase the pain. A gentle massage can ease the pain in your muscles, but only from a massage therapist who understands fibromyalgia and does not use cream or oil containing salicylates.

A bodywork technique I have seen to benefit patients is known as the Feldenkrais Method. The movements are slow and gentle, and the individual instructions are helpful.

The Alexander Technique may also be tried.

Acupuncture may relieve pain for some patients, while others experience no benefit.

Patients should always remember that these therapies will, at best, only make them feel more comfortable while the GUAIFENESIN does its work. They are not a necessary part of healing.
What about the absorption of GUAIFENESIN if my digestive tract does not work normally?
Gastro-intestinal problems may affect your ability to absorb GUAIFENESIN, and determine the quantity which enters the bloodstreamand travels to the site of action in the kidneys. I will not discuss this here, nor the respective advantages of taking Long Action GUAIFENESIN or Quick Acting GUAIFENESIN.
Is GUAIFENESIN safe to take if I get pregnant?
I advise my pregnant women to stop, and with the permission of their obstetrician, resume treatment after the sixth month of pregnancy. The baby is fully formed by that time. This way the woman avoids the sudden burst of symptoms that quickly follow delivery which requires huge amount of ATP, including the surgical incision of a Caesarian section.
If I have fibromyalgia, should I worry about my children?
If you or anyone in your family has fibromyalgia, look as objectively as possible at your child. Fibromyalgia affects the same systems in childern as in adults, but children pay much less attention to the overall picture. Symptoms include: "growing pains" in the lower limbs begin before the great growth spurt of approaching puberty; fatigue in the mornings beyond what seems normal; spontaneous naps at times when other children are out playing; dizziness and exhaustion for no particular reason; eyes that do not always focus; difficulty with memory or concentration; abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea; young girls with bladder infections, painful urination, or pelvic pain; headaches.
We need to make the diagnosis of fibromyalgia in the young as soon as possible, and treat their disease. The swollen fibromyalgic lesions (lumps and bumps) are easily discovered with the mapping, which greatly facilitates making the diagnosis. This is especially valuable in the younger patients who are often unable to describe their symptoms. GUAIFENESIN is safe at any age. The road back from fibromyalgia is more easily traveled in the early stages. The parents are fortunate to have a medicine that can quickly restore their children to normal. Life would certainly have been happier with far fewer wasted years of suffering if, for themselves, the parents had had the opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment.
Is fibromyalgia an auto immune disease?
No antibody (globulins in the blood that react with specific antigens) is present in fibromyalgia. The immune system in fibromyalgia is somewhat underactive.
Can GUAIFENESIN cause kidney stones, or produce damage to the kidneys?
There is no connection between kidney stones and GUAIFENESIN. Most stones are calcium oxalate, some are sodium urate, and a smaller number are calcium phosphate. GUAIFENESIN has been used extensively over the past fifteen years with no known side effects, renal problem, and has never been shown to produce kidney stones. No side effects have ever been reported after using GUAIFENESIN in numerous preparations against cold or allergy during decades. There is also no connection between kidney stones and fibromyalgia.
Is there a link between osteoporosis and fibromyalgia? Am I at greater risk of osteoporosis when taking GUAIFENESIN?
No known link, except that both are common in women. The calcium excreted by GUAIFENESIN is limited to the inappropriate calcium surplusin your cells. There is no need to worry about the calcium excretion causing osteoporosis.
What effect has GUAIFENESIN on osteoarthritis?
Fibromyalgia is described as a non-articular disease. However, according to Doctor R. St. Amand, in California, on a study based on thousands of fibromyalgia over four decades, if fibromyalgia is allowed to progress unchecked for years, it will eventually lead to joint damage, contrary to current teaching. I have confirmed this observations in my own practice. The duration of the disease determines the extent of involvement. Although GUAIFENESIN reverses fibromyalgia and returns the cells to full energy production, it cannot repair damage. The damaged cartilage and the bony spurs of osterarthritis cannot be changed. This is a compelling reason to begin treatment with GUAIFENESIN as soon as the diagnosis of FMS is made.
You never talk about the 18 tender points that doctors usually check for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Why?
The official diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia is based on the ability of the examiner to find 11 out of 18 places in predetermined areas that are painful when pressed upon. When questionned, most patients describe tender areas throughout their bodies, located on or near muscles, tendons, or ligaments. These painful areas can move from one area of the body to another, causing the pain to vary from day to day, or can remain almost static in certain areas. The official diagnostic criteria insists on pain areas and not on lumps and bumps. The tender-point concept seems to Doctor R. St. Amand and to myself a bit too arbitrary. Pain also varies greatly depending on a person's ability to tolerate it. This seems to be an inherited trait, since I often see patients who are exquisitely tender to touch, whereas others can be prodded with impunity. The question is what does one do with someone with all the symptoms of fibromyalgia but who has only 9 tender points in the locations to be checked? Is the doctor supposed to ask him to come back in half-a-year with more tender points? What happens if the patient has 20 palpable sore areas in other places, but few among the predetermined sites? People with high pain thresholds may feel only a little aching, or even no pain at all over the tender-point areas, despite the fact that the doctor can palpate large swollen areas. These patients have all of the fatigue, cognitive, bowel, and urinary tract symptoms of fibromyalgia, but because they do not meet the subjective criteria of pain, they are diagnosed as "atypical symptomatology" or "mild pain condition", or as having chronic fatigue syndrome. One has to know as well that chronic fatigue syndrome has the same genetic origin as fibromyalgia, presents the same symptoms but with less pain areas, and responds effectively to GUAIFENESIN treatment.

The concept of tender-point seems unduly limiting. My examination finds large and small areas, sometimes entire muscle bundles, that are painful or swollen. For this reason, I prefer to call them the lumps and bumps of fibromyalgia, and I don't need to count them. I merely map them.