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Summary: Highly recommend to anyone who has deep muscle pain/fatigue
Review: An excellent book on the mysterious fibromyalgia syndrome. Unless you've felt the deep muscle pain and unending fatigue, you have no idea how FMS can rob you of life. This book addresses the symptoms you might feel, possible causes (there are no "proven" causes), medical tests that can help your doctor narrow down the diagnosis (there are no medical tests to determine FMS), and a 7-step program to get relief. The program consists of a combination of therapies including complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, medications, stress management, exercise, ways to increase healing sleep and more.Having FMS for seven years, I'm always skeptical of the latest health books, but The Fibromyalgia Handbook is scientifically substantiated and extremely practical and rational--the program is something you can implement in your daily life without adding to your stress load. Buy the book. Give it to a friend with FMS. It is a superb read that can increase relief of pain, fatigue, anxiety and other annoying symptoms.
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Summary: END SLEEPLESS NIGHTS!
Review: From the same authors of the Unofficial Guide to Alternative Medicine - outstanding book with a great combination of alternative and traditional treatments for fibromyalgia. This book helps you find the combination that best works for you in relieving the symptoms of fibromyalgia. THE FIBROMYALGIA HANDBOOK moved up a notch in covering the breakthrough medicines as well as secrets that only a physician that has treated thousands of fibromyalgia patients would know. EXCELLENT - BEST BOOK ON THE MARKET.
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Summary: My wife said THANK YOU for this book
Review: I bought this book for my wife who has had FMS for 4 years. I wanted her to get relief and it seemed like no medication was working. She used to be so active but the past few years have been hard on all of us as she tires easily and has constant muscle pain. The book helped my wife!!! Not only did she learn about the various causes of FMS, she found relief with the exercises and lifestyle approach to treatment. My wife even made an appointment with the author (MCILWAIN) and saw him last month in his Tampa Florida office. He confirmed the diagnosis and helped her understand the program even better. She now is taking only one medication and does the exercises daily. She is managing her time better and not over extending herself. These are simple steps to take to get your life back--and they work. I recommend. WE RECOMMEND!
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Summary: Very detailed and presents surprising new findings
Review: If you have fibromyalgia, this book can change your life, as it did mine. The breakthrough medical information was highly interesting. The authors also presented surprising new findings on which foods and exercise programs actually decrease pain and inflammation--and which ones increase pain. The natural therapies presented by Dr. McIlwain were also revealing with 5-HTP and SAM-e having been found to resolve pain and depression and help aid in getting sound sleep. It was very helpful to me to hear I was not alone with these vague but high intrusive symptoms of FMS. I recommend this book to anyone with this syndrome.
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Summary: Help for Fibro Fog!!
Review: Of all my fibro symptoms, the fibro fog literally stole my life and career. The new info and HELPS to resolve fibro fog were excellent!! Good book for those who hurt and cannot focus because of FMS.
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Summary: Really helped east my fibromyalgia symptoms
Review: Superb read!! The book is an excellent resource for men and women with fibromyalgia syndrome and FINALLY, this doctor takes it seriously. Not only does the book evaluate the best medications for FMS, but it gives complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies that can ease pain and fatigue without the debilitating side effects of pain meds. I was doubtful at first--as to whether one more book could answer my questions--and ease my symptoms. But once I began the 7-step program--which is basically a lifestyle program--my symptoms subsided greatly. I've read four other books on FMS--this book far surpasses the others and gives new hope to sufferers. The suggestions for alleviating fibro-fog were incredible!! And--I esp. liked the ways to de-stress BEFORE symptoms became unbearable (as my FMS symptoms often coincide with chronic stress).
Buy this book!! If you know of someone with FMS, buy it for them. It's truly a gift of love and hope.
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Summary: Excellent resource to END PAIN
Review: This book is the best of all I've read on fibromyalgia. There is no hype--no false promises. The authors lay out a very doable lifestyle program, including medications, that help you get back in control of pain, stiffness, anxiety, sleep problems, and more. I recommend this book to anyone with FMS--and hope it gives you back your active life as it did with me!! CSilverfield
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Summary: Excellent guide on FMS. Sleep chapter is most helpful
Review: This is a superb guide for those with fibromyalgia syndrome. I found the information to be timely and scientifically sound. The chapter on sleep--why it's disturbed with FMS and how to resolve sleep difficulties--is very helpful. The natural strategies worked for me and allowed me to exercise more without pain. I highly recommend.
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