Vitamin D Deficiency and Fibromyalgia: Lessening the Pain and Depression

Yahoo ^ | March 12, 2012 | Sherry Tomfeld

[stillafreemind]

Two years ago, I started reading about vitamin D deficiency. In articles by Dr. Frank Lipkin and on Natural News, they explained the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. Guess what? To my surprise and curiosity, a lot of the symptoms were like fibromyalgia. I went back through my paperwork and saw that the nurse had indeed told me to take vitamin D.

[grey_whiskers]

Just for kicks, since one of you mentioned Lyme disease, check out the following site about a treatment from a Maryland physician (MD from Duke University):

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lyme-disease-support-forums/general-support/284154-shoemaker-lyme-protocol

The idea is, certain classes of diseases (Lyme disease, some specific toxic molds & algae, some venomous creatures) produce fat-soluble toxins which are not eliminated from the body. These toxins (in addition to the acute effects) play havoc with various signalling hormones and cytokines creating chronic illness.

For the molds, he has demonstrated a ~90% correlation with exposure to the mold and clinically significant problems with visual contrast sensitivity, confirmed by MRI testing of blood flow in the optic nerve.

Secondly, the presence of the cytokine storms only occurs in about ~25% of the population; there are known genetic markers in the HLA (human leukocyte antigen, which governs the human immune response) which make one especially susceptible.

The treatment consists of an off-label use of an old cholesterol-lowering drug, cholestyramine; it binds to the bile in the digestive tract, and in doing so leaches the toxin out of the system. (The bile is normally reclaimed lower down in the intestines, and, as it recirculates, so does the toxin contained in it.)

I've read several of his books: enough to know that he is not a quack.

Just for kicks, here are links to four of them:

Mold Warriors

Desperation Medicine

Surviving Mold: Life in the Era of Dangerous Buildings

Pfiesteria: Crossing Dark Water

I apologize if listing the books makes me look like a quack: but he does cover other things besides mold, such as Lyme disease, and his protocol actually compares the person's own reactions with and without the treatment, exposed to or away from the allergenic material. If you don't wish to buy the books, see if you can get them through inter-library loan, like I did.

Cheers!

[mcshot]

Thanks for information and link. I will look it over and hopefully have something to share with my local doc. He's not Lyme literate and says my symptoms are from permanent damage caused by Lyme i.e., neuropathy. He's willing to work on pain relief though.

[grey_whiskers]

If you wish to talk to your doctor, there is a better link:

http://www.chronicneurotoxins.com.

Two items of note:

The section on
lyme disease,
and the section
for physicians.

Cheers!

[old and tired]

I am going to pass that along! Thanks! Hey, is that something that requires a prescription..the iodoral?

Sorry, just seeing this now. You've probably already discovered that iodoral is available on Amazon - no prescription necessary.