Guaifenesin

Many people are having success with this inexpensive non-prescription drug available online or at any drugstore. I can say because of Guaifenesin and Dr. St. Amands protocol I am Fibromyalgia FREE!!! But it wasn't easy at first.

Just knowing that there might me a cure I was willing to try this medicine. It has no known side effect except as part of the protocol you will feel worse before you feel better because Fibromyalgia can be caused by an kidney enzyme deficiency that blocks absorbtion of phosphates. This causes a build up of phosphates that cause pain and fatigue. ATP is the building block of energy in the body ATP is made up of Adnosine tri-phosphate, which has three phosphate bonds. When the body is unable to absorb phosphates it has difficulty making energy. Thus the severe fatigue associated with Fibromyalgia. I had severe fatigue and muscle weakness, as well a full body pain. But I can honestly say that I have been able to manage the Fibromyalgia with the medication guaifenisen, and the protocol and diet prescribed by dr. St. Amand.

About five years ago I received a message from a woman telling me about this drug that she said had made a big improvement in her fatigue. My first thought was, "OK. What's she selling?" But as I read on I saw she wasn't selling anything. She referred me to a web-site by an MD. He was recommending a drug that could be ordered at any drugstore. He was selling a book, but the site actually had enough information to make the book optional.

The web-site was by Dr. Paul St. Amand, M.D.. I was intrigued.

I know of many people who have both CFS and fibromyalgia. According to Dr. St. Amand, these are really two variations of the same condition, something that made a great deal of sense to me. Many people including myself who have CFS don't actually have fibromyalgia, but they do have bad backs and necks. I believe this is really a mild form of fibromyalgia. Dr. St. Amand believes both fibromyalgia and CFS are caused by a retention of inorganic phosphates. He has found that guaifenesin is effective helping to eliminate these from the body.

I have had a great deal of success with vitamin D. Lack of vitamin D has a major effect on the levels of phosphates in the body. When vitamin D is low, the body does not absorb calcium from food. The body then starts to produce parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH causes the body to take calcium and phosphate from the bones.

According to Dr. St. Amand's site, the patient must avoid a long list of medications and even skin creams containing salicylates, a common ingredient. Many patients must also stick to a low-carb Atkins type diet because of the Hypoglycemic association to Fibromyalgia. many people who suffer from fibromyalgia have hypoglycemia. managing their blood suger is of utmost importance!

But before I continue, let me warn you about the bad news. One study did seem to show that guaifenesin was not effective for fibromyalgia, however, Dr. St. Amand believes he can explain this. He believes it is because the study did not use a low-carb diet and the patients did not avoid salicylates.

Guaifenesin Sources

Guaifenesin is found in small doses in many cough medicines. Do not use these. To get an adequate dose of guaifenesin would require an overdose of the other ingredients, some of which can be quite dangerous and even deadly.

Guaifenesin can be obtained at most pharmacies. The requird dose varies but Dr. St. Amand recommends starting out with 300 mg daily two times a day with food 12 hours apart. You should feel worse before you feel better as the phosphates are disolved in the body. If this doesn't happen in one week increase the dosage to 600 mg twice daily.

My Own Experience:

I started taking guaifenesin about five years ago. I saw some significant improvement from guaifenesin. It was certainly not a cure, but it did help almost completely relieve my pain and fatigue. When I would feel worse I would discover that some thing I was using had salicates or mint in them. As soon as I stopped them I got better as long as I stayed on the guaifenesin. The Phosphates began to leave my body from the feet up. Within three days of starting the guaifenesin my feet felt very heavy and painful to walk. I wouldn't let this discourage me because I knew I would feel worse before I would feel better. So I continued. By day 7 The pain had subsided and I had more energy. I was so excited at the prospect of feeling better that I have continued to take the guaifenesin religiously and avoid the NO NO foods and products. I feel like a new person! T.R.

I started taking guaifenesin in the beginning of April, 2000. I noticed no difference for about ten days. Then I woke up one morning with a very stiff neck and fatigue that was much worse. My neck hurt from the base of my skull down to the mid-shoulder blades. This stiff neck lasted a week, but the increased fatigue lasted only two weeks. Dr. St. Amand's site warned that I would feel worse before feeling better, but I was getting really concerned. I wondered if I hadn't made a terrible mistake. Well, the fatigue finally went back to what it was before. It was not improved, but no worse either.

Nothing happened for two more weeks. I decided to increase the dosage to Dr. St. Amand's second level, 1200mg per day. A week later, my neck improved quite a bit and so did my fatigue. My fatigue and my neck started slowly improving.

Three Month Mark

I upped the dosage to the third level of 1800mg per day in the hopes of speeding things up. I am pleased to say that at the three month mark I suddenly had some more improvement. Hey! This was working. L.M.

Officially, according to the Physician's Desk Reference, guaifenesin has no known side effects, but in reality if you try guaifenesin, you will feel worse at times. You may feel MUCH worse. And it does take a long time to work. It takes approximately two months for every year you have had chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia. For these reasons, I strongly recommend that you read Dr. St. Amand's book before starting and work with a practitioner who has experience with the protocol. The online support group is also helpful.

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