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Comments (29)I'm not really familiar with the empirical evidence on this issue. But some research has been done that suggests it may be a factor. It is not clear if this gets to the root cause or merely treats some of the symptoms. "Preliminary studies suggest that the synthetic cannabinoid nabilone might be an effective therapy in patients with fibromyalgia." from Are cannabinoids a new treatment option for pain in patients with fibromyalgia? "Fibromyalgia is now conceived as a central sensitization state with secondary hyperalgesia. Cannabinoids have similarly demonstrated the ability to block spinal, peripheral and gastrointestinal mechanisms that promote pain in headache, fibromyalgia, IBS and related disorders." in Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD): can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions? "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to determine the benefit of nabilone in pain management and quality of life improvement in 40 patients with fibromyalgia...this is the first randomized, controlled trial to assess the benefit of nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, on pain reduction and quality of life improvement in patients with fibromyalgia. As nabilone improved symptoms and was well-tolerated, it may be a useful adjunct for pain management in fibromyalgia." from Nabilone for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia. "This pilot study demonstrated that a generalized statement that delta-9-THC is an analgetic drug cannot be made. However, a sub-population of FM patients reported significant benefit from the delta-9-THC monotherapy." from Delta-9-THC based monotherapy in fibromyalgia patients on experimentally induced pain, axon reflex flare, and pain relief....See MoreTulsi Tea
Comments (3)it wouldn't matter I'd still be up all night if I drank hot anything after 6 pm....See MoreIt's not an eating disorder!! What is it???
Comments (17)Many thanks to everyone that gave feedback! Sorry that it has taken so long for me to follow up. Sorry it's going to be a bit long. I tell you, it's been a very long year! I did take my son to the endo doctor and she was great, ran many many tests and was also very concerned with the last doctor not following up to find out what was really going on. Well all of her blood work (10 different types) came back OK She said #'s were a "little" on either the high or low ends of "normal" range, but not pointing to one thing for sure. Told us to follow up with 3 new specialists. Best of all he started gaining weight yea!! Except for the fact that all or most all of the other symptoms were still there. Doctors that the Endo sent us to couldn't even see my son for at least 6-8 weeks. So I waited and prayed...I was very thankful he had put on about 10-12 lbs, but why???? I know I should just be happy but really what had changed??? I was ready to call up ol Dr. House :) Really, I just wanted to be sure he was ok. Then 3rd week in August he started complaining of a stomach ache. It was on a Tues night, he just said "Mom my stomach hurts" I asked him the fun questions Moms get to with a statement like that, do you need to use the bathroom (poop)Do you have diarrhea, does it burn when you pee, does your back hurt, is everything ok at school, anything bothering you??? I got the same answer every time, "My stomach just hurts, I don't feel sick like I am going to throw up, it just hurts, but not "that" bad I'll be OK." Now you have to understand that my son doesn't really complain about not feeling good, never really has been one to miss school from "belly aches" So with that said I sat and watched, of course wondering and worried. Next day and day after I asked him when he got home from school how he was doing, it was OK hurts a little but "Mom really I'm fine, can I go play" Now keep in mind a lot of these conversations were in the kitchen while he was make a "snack" before bed. So the child was eating and I was asking him if he was still as hungry as usual . I also took his temp. every night, no fever. I was thinking appenidix. Well next morning, Friday he told me he didn't want to go to school, I check temp, asked all questions felt stomach. He said that he just didn't feel like walking from class to class. I called the doctor and tried to get him in, was told every time that someone would call me back never did. I then on my gut just took him to the ER, my insurance requires me to get approval from dr first, so that's what I was trying to do. After six and a half hours in the ER waiting room and a few arguments with my son that he was "fine" let's just leave he was hungry, we were taken back. A couple different doctors looked at him, and then after looking up his long history thought just to be safe they would do a CT. I had two different doctors tell me outright not to worry that it couldn't be his appenidix, he would have a fever, throwing up or at least sick to his stomach doubled over in pain and definitely wouldn't want to eat. That is really all that seemed to bother him after the first hour, he was hungry last thing he ate was at 2:30 corn dogs and onion rings, that's all we heard all night. Well needless to say, after they finally got the CT back (a hour later).The doctor came in to tell me that it looked really "ugly" appenidix looked very inflamed and had blockage, as well an abscess behind it. A surgeon would be over in 20 min. to speak with me. Poor guy had been planing where he wanted to stop on the way home to eat:). They were prepping him for surgery and I was signing papers right then. Maybe a good thing it was so quick I knew I couldn't get upset and nervous for his sake. Didn't have time anyway The last thing he said on the way to the OR was " let's get this over with so I can eat. During the waiting for the CT the doctors there were very surprised that any doctor would or could think this child had an eating disorder. He was really hungry:) Well I'm very happy to say that he now is doing fine, as for as appendix. Funny when he finally woke up a day later he said Mom are you there, oh I hurt,...I'm hungry:) During surgery the nurse told me that it had been ruptured and had been for some time, one of the worst the doctor had ever seen. Which of course brings on a whole new set of problems. He NEVER before or after surgery had any sign of an abnormal white blood count. Which made it really hard to see if they had the infection under control, it was in his bloodstream at this point. After 6 nights in the hospital they sent him home and of course we were back within 2 days with the incision infected. The surgeon said the surgery team "knew" it would become infected, just not sure when. They brought student doctors in so many times to hear his "case" He never had the normal signs of appendicitis. Hopefully all the infection is out of his body, he just finished up loads of antibiotics, through an IV in the hospital and 3,000 mgs a day at home. He still has a pretty hard knot on his stomach that I'm watching. I did ask many many times if they thought this had to do with his other problems, never really got a straight answer. I intend to see how his weight does, of course he lost about 12-13lbs in the hospital. The scary thing is that as far as blood work I really don't have anything to compare it with as far as what is normal to my son and what is showing that something may be wrong. I can't say it enough, I'm so thankful that I listened to my gut, something WAS wrong! I'm also so very thankful that I didn't give in to him and leave that night. This could have killed him, and hopefully we caught it in time that it hasn't damaged his other organs. The doctors told me a few times to watch him because his pain tolerance must be very high...that he may be a dare devil. That's what every mother wants to hear, anyone want a skateboard :) Sorry that this is long, but I really wanted to share an update, and say we KNOW our children the doctors need to start listening to parents and look outside their "list" of symptoms. My "gut" still has me wondering if everything is now ok. I pray for the best, as well as, tell my son over and over listen to your body you know what is going on tell me!!! He said he didn't tell me all the time, every time because the doctors wouldn't believe him anyway. Again, thanks for all the feedback!!!...See MoreWin10 laptop sleep problems
Comments (2)Seems there have been chronic problems w/the sleep function forever. Even a rather new HP desktop I had w/Win10, had issues w/that and also monitor power-save & I just disabled those things in the power settings & put it to sleep manually (right-clicking the bottom-left window button & choosing sleep). Puppy Linux had problems w/sleep on the same computer too. How to deal w/your problem, I dunno....See MoreAndierut
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