Current diagnostic dogma of "Fibromyalgia" is that the patient has nothing more than abnormal pain processing, and that there are no other physiological abnormalities whatsoever. Some diagnosticians claim it is nothing but depression. Many people with any number of "diagnosed" diseases get FM tacked on and get prescriptions for very expensive drugs such as Lyrica and Cymbalta which have many bad side effects.
Dr. Ignacio Blanco of Spain and associates found in their research studies that Fibromyalgia patients have mast cell proliferation in their skin and normals have much lower levels. Mast cells proliferate in bone marrow and are found all over the body- nerves,heart, brain, gut, connective tissue, etc..
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20428906
Dr. Blanco was forced to retire by the Spanish government. Big Pharma perhaps?
http://www.alfa1doc.blogspot.com
Ray Peat's approach goes right to the core of the problem suggesting cyproheptadine, benadryl and aspirin. I was on Loratadine and Zantac as H1 & H2 blockers, but RP thinks that these are too hard on the liver.
People don't have to be covered in hives to have mast cell which degranulates and gives off serotonin and histamine (estrogen goes with this and exacerbates the serotonin release according to RP). There are other symptoms such as flushing, rapid heartbeat, blood vessel spasms, faintness… (huge list of symptoms found in all "autoimmune disease.")
I try to keep learning and adjusting in hopes that my efforts will pay off with even good health.
Dr. Ignacio Blanco of Spain and associates found in their research studies that Fibromyalgia patients have mast cell proliferation in their skin and normals have much lower levels. Mast cells proliferate in bone marrow and are found all over the body- nerves,heart, brain, gut, connective tissue, etc..
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20428906
Dr. Blanco was forced to retire by the Spanish government. Big Pharma perhaps?
http://www.alfa1doc.blogspot.com
Ray Peat's approach goes right to the core of the problem suggesting cyproheptadine, benadryl and aspirin. I was on Loratadine and Zantac as H1 & H2 blockers, but RP thinks that these are too hard on the liver.
People don't have to be covered in hives to have mast cell which degranulates and gives off serotonin and histamine (estrogen goes with this and exacerbates the serotonin release according to RP). There are other symptoms such as flushing, rapid heartbeat, blood vessel spasms, faintness… (huge list of symptoms found in all "autoimmune disease.")
I try to keep learning and adjusting in hopes that my efforts will pay off with even good health.