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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The Revolutionary Treatment That Can Reverse the Disease

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This book is a must have for people suffering from FMS. It is the only book on the market today that offers a step by step treatment for reversing Fibromyalgia. It also offers information about the disease itself and the cluster of symptoms that come along with it such as: fatigue, IBS, skin irritations, vulvodynia, hypoglycemia, ect... This book will help you understand your body and how fibromyalgia affects it. It will also provide solutions for coping and controlling your symptoms until the guaifenesin makes them go away. I can truly say that Dr. St. Amand's protocol has not only changed my life, but it has saved my life. Ten short months ago (Feb. 1999) I was in the hospital fighting for my life from an overdose of pain medications & antidepressants given to me by a rheumatoligst, who claimed that these medications were the only way to deal with fibromyalgia. Today I have been on Dr. St. Amands treatment for 11 months and 8 days. I no longer need or take any pain medication and my family doctor is now weaning me off of prozac. I am happy and have the will to live again. Please do yourself a favor, read this book, and start the protocol. It's not easy but it works!

Two years ago I heard about the guai protocol in Dr. Devin Starlanyl's book. I was intrigued with the first information I saw about how to reverse this lousy illness. Unfortunately the information was limited. Some more digging on the internet and I was able finally get started on the guai protocol. I WISH I HAD THIS BOOK WHEN I STARTED. I live across the country from Dr. St. Armand and had to figure out things more on my own. If I had this book I would have had a great resource to turn to. Even after nearly two years of following this protocol, I still learned alot from this book. I am so much better today than I was two years ago. I sleep better, my TMJ pain is gone, headaches are gone, energy level is better, digestive problems are better, overall pain level is lower, disabling wrist pain is gone....I could go on and on, but instead if you have fibromyalgia and ever want to have hope of getting well again....BUY THIS BOOK! It is well worth every penny.

For the last ten years I have become increasingly ill with a series of seemingly unrelated complaints: disabling fatigue, allergies, chemical sensitivities, severe muscle pain, headaches, depression, itchy skin,etc. I have shuffled from one diagnosis to another with no relief in sight. I found this book and realized finally, I WAS NOT ALONE! These are symptoms we all share as people who suffer from a very real and debilitating disease called fibromyalgia. This book is the first I've read that offers a protocol that has been successful for many people. I found a Dr. and started the protocol one week after reading it and have already reaped some of the benefits promised. This treatment is not,as Dr. St. Armand says "for the faint of heart", but there is a support group of people just like you who have started on the road to wellness and will help you on your journey also. We share ideas and focus on getting well. Many of us have. I promise you this book will not disappoint you and reading it will give you an immediate benefit: HOPE.

After having tried for ten years to regain my vigorous health, this book, recommended to me by my hairdresser who learned of it from clients, has truly changed my life. I had been to countless doctors, naturopaths, accupuncturists, and chiropractors, but my prayers were answered when I read this book. I consider myslf well-read on Fibromyalgia. Dr St Armand's explanation of the condition and his theory for reversing the disease struck me as honest and workable. I called my Naturopath, and we both dove into the cure. Four months later, I feel I have reversed the disease to the stage it was seven years ago. I no longer am fatigued, 75% of my pain is gone, and many other minor symptoms have disappeared. I have gone back to school to study to be a landscape designer, and aced all my classes the first term. (yes, the fibro-fog is gone!). The best part of reading this book is the courage it gives you to finally rejoin the world of active human beings by taking control of your own health care.

I've read What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia. At first it seemed like the protocol would be too difficult, but it really isn't. I've been on 600 ml. of guai per day and have experienced a great reduction in pain already. Some of my other symptoms have exacerbated, but I know I'm finally on the right path. Before starting the guaifenesin, I made the rounds to myotherapists, physical therapy, took herbal supplements, just about everything. I even used to have a TENS unit. Relief was always short-lived. I've had fibro for 25 years and this is the best book written about it, in my opinion. It does work. Being careful to not block the gaui is important. I took (accidentally) vitamin C with Rose hips in it for three days. I got worse and thought I was in a cycle. Soon as I stopped taking the Rose hips, I was significantly better again within three days. Salicylates really are a significant blocker and once I had that downpat, I feel like I'm on a journey to getting well, for the first time in 25 years. I can tell you from 25 years of suffering that fibro does only get worse, so this has offered me my first real hope in years. No one needs to further convince me, as my back is feeling so much better and it hasn't even been a full two months yet. The only thing that has been a little difficult is finding more products that are not only salicylate free, but fragrance-free. I also have MCS (multiple chemical sensitivities) and fragrance products make me ill.

Dr. St. Amand's use of analogies and ability to explain complex concepts using clear, straightforward language make this book a joy to read! Its readers will understand the "mysteries" of fibromyalgia (and the hypoglycemia that often accompanies it) as never before. Best of all, they will be handed the tools for re-creating optimum health, vibrancy, and a sense of well being. A victim of fibromyalgia for many years, I've been on Dr. St. Amand's protocol for only five months and have already experienced amazing results! Patients, doctors, and medical students need to become intimately acquainted with this treatment plan, which is the result of over 40 years of careful research. Finally we have a solution that actually reverses the disease and allows fibromyalgia patients to lead normal, active lives.

I have suffered from fibromyalgia most of my life but in 1998 the pain and fatigue became so unbearable I just didn't want to live anymore. I had been to numerous doctors, rheumatologists and psychiatrists but none of the medications they gave me helped so I decided to take my own life (at age 32). While I was in the hospital I thought to myself there must be a better way to handle FMS and I wasn't going to let this disease get the best of me any longer, so I searched and searched until I found Dr. St. Amand via a co-worker. I started Guaifenesin on Jan 25, 1999, ten months later I am almost pain free, I can get out of bed in the morning and go to work, run with my dogs, play with niece, and most important I have the will to live again. I urge everyone with fibromyalgia to try Guaifenesin, you must get this book--the entire protocol and all the information you need is in it. Dr. St. Amand and Nurse Claudia gave me my life back and I love them from the bottom of my heart for helping me and so many other fibromyalgia sufferers live a better life.

I am a massage therapist who sees and feels many patients with fibromyalgia. I can feel it in the patients body, associated with a lot of pain during a massage. I have patients who have started the guaifenesin treatment and recieve regular massages. One patient has been on the medicine for 8 months, I mapped her before she started the medicine and have mapped her every month since, her map has improved 50-75%. She feels better, she sleeps better, her attitude is better, she can tolerate a massage now with much less pain and she has visual results of her improvement via her maps. The book is wonderful! I don't know where she would be if she hadn't read the book. She is only one example of the many I map/massage with positive results from the guaifenesin protol. You have nothing to lose, try it. All it takes is your willingness to change the products you use on your body and feel the disease reverse! Feel free to e-mail me at BTEMISON@aol.com.

This book explains the cause of FMS and the only treatment available that will reverse the disease. The book explains all the whys and hows of the treatment and also contains encouraging advice and help for patients already taking Guaifenesin.

If you want to get get better and stop FMS symptoms then you must read this book. It is easy to read and everything is explained clearly. A section at the back describes in more medical detail the treatment process. I wish all doctors who treat FMS patients would read this book too. Prescribing pain killers, anti-depressants, muscle relaxants all mask the symptoms of FMS and will never reverse the disease itself.

This book is a real breakthrough in FMS research and gives hope to all FMS sufferers.

This book is invaluable to me, as I am sure it will be to many others. I have been on guaifenesin for 31/2 years. I have had Fibromyalgia for as long as I can remember. I also have had every FM symptom that Dr. St. Amand and Claudia discuss in the book, but I would say that the worst one was vulvar pain. That particular symptom began 8 years ago and was unbearable. I tried everything I heard of to releive the pain. Not until I began taking guaifenesin and stayed on the protocol, did I begin having relief. The one thing I wish I had during the last 3/12 years is this book. It is a comprehensive guide to the guaifenesin protocol and explains Fibromyalgia so clearly. It shows those of us with FM the way back to a normal life. Dr. St. Amand and Ms. Marek answer all of the questions one may have while taking guaifenesin. And in the process, explain to us how and why it is working! My life has definitely changed for the better. I am back at work, doing things with my family and just plain enjoying life. For anyone who has Fibromyalgia and especially those women who have vulvar pain that has not repsonded to anything else and have other FM symptoms, I highly recommend reading this book and beginning the guaifenesin protocol as soon as possible. Many thanks to Dr. St. Amand and Claudia Marek for all of their dedication and work for those of us suffering with Fibromyalgia.