By: Dr. Alexa James When people ask me what I am or what I am doing, generally my typical answer is the same, “I am OK,” or “I am good,” or “I am OK,” or,…
FDA Warning on Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Understanding the Risk of Serious Breathing Problems
Introduction Gabapentin and pregabalin are widely prescribed medications used to treat a range of conditions, including nerve pain, epilepsy, generalized anxiety symptoms (in some regions and off-label use), and fibromyalgia-related discomfort. Over the years, they…
5 Patients Share Tips for Reducing Fibromyalgia Symptoms
1st Patient I am a by-nature problem-solver, so I obsessively investigated the best strategies for reducing fibromyalgia two years ago when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. There are no easy answers, I found out. Some…
Use of Fibromyalgia Flotation Therapy
Last month, for a 90-minute flotation therapy session, I finally got back a Christmas gift certificate. Flotation therapy (technically known as flotation REST–environmental stimulation reduction therapy) was developed by a neuroscientist in the 1950s and…
Using myofascial discharge for fibromyalgia, Lyme and related chronic pain
You probably are asking right now, “What’s the heck of myofascial release?” Yeah, it’s like massage, but it doesn’t really feel like massage. Myofascial release (MFR) is a bodywork that physical therapist John Barnes has…
How do you take pain from fibromyalgia, Lyme chronic and the like?
Exercise can be too much for people with autoimmune, Lyme and other chronic diseases, fibromyalgia and fatigue disorders, though. Out of my own practice, I know that. You can see that I have thyroiditis of…
Fibro Warrior Creates a Training Program for “Us Only”
The idea of a “Fibro Warrior training program” speaks to something deeper than exercise routines or structured plans. It reflects a desire for guidance, stability, and empowerment in the middle of a condition that often…
How to Reduce Discomfort with Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is often approached with the hope of eliminating discomfort entirely. That hope is understandable. When pain, fatigue, and sensitivity become part of daily life, the natural desire is to find something that makes it…
Here I Got 3 New Treatments to Improve My Symptoms of Lyme & Fibromyalgia
Here I Got 3 New Treatments to Improve My Symptoms of Lyme & Fibromyalgia Living with Lyme disease and fibromyalgia at the same time often feels like managing two overlapping conditions that don’t always follow…
10 Reasons to Throw Away Your Old Doctor! – Fibromyalgia Awareness
This blog based on “10 excuses to throw away your doctor.” The editor permits it to be republished here. I have used the word “he” in all of this article to encourage reading because I…