Fibromyalgia

By Adam
 What is Fibromyalgia & What are the
symptoms of Fibromyalgia?
• The main symptom of fibromyalgia is pain. The pain can be in one place or all over the body. The exact locations of the
pain are called tender points. Fibromyalgia pain is often described as:
• Tender point pain that occurs in local areas. People who are diagnosed with fibromyalgia feel pain in at least 11 of 18
specific tender points. Pain starts in the muscles, usually in the neck and shoulders, and then spreads out from these
areas. The joints are not affected, although many patients feel like the pain is starting in their joints. There are no
lumps with the pain points, and no signs of inflammation (swelling). The skin also feels more sensitive to the touch.
• Widespread stiffness, burning, and aching pain. The pain also "radiates," or spreads, to nearby areas. Most patients report
feeling some pain all the time, but the intensity of the pain may increase or decrease. Many describe it as "exhausting."
The pain can vary with the time of day, changes in the weather, physical activity or inactivity, and stress. The pain is often
more intense when sleep is disturbed.
• Fatigue and Sleep Disturbances. Fatigue and sleep disturbances are almost universal in patients with fibromyalgia. Restless
legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) are also common. It is not clear whether fibromyalgia
leads to poor sleeping patterns or if the sleep disturbances come first.
• Many patients complain that they can't get to sleep or stay asleep, and they feel tired when they wake up. Some report
that their fatigue is more distressing than their pain, because it interferes with their ability to enjoy life. Some experts
believe that if a person does not have sleep problems, the condition may not be fibromyalgia.
• Researchers condtinue to investigate the link between fibromyalgia and sleep.
• Depression and Mood. Up to a third of fibromyalgia patients have depression. Disturbances in memory and concentration
are also very common. These conditions often go undiagnosed.
 Disease/Symptoms Cont.
• Other Symptoms. The following symptoms may also occur with fibromyalgia:
• Digestive problems, including irritable bowel syndrome with gas, and alternating diarrhea and constipation
• Dizziness
• Dry mouth
• Painful menstrual periods
• Problems with balance
• Tension or migraine headaches
• Tingling or numbness in the hands and feet
• Urinary frequency caused by bladder spasms
• Symptoms in Children. In general, children with fibromyalgia most often have sleep disorders and
widespread pain. They may also experience fatigue, stress, depression, and headaches.
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• Causes
• In the most common type of fibromyalgia, the cause is unknown. Physical injuries, emotional trauma, or viral
infections may trigger the disorder, but no one trigger has been proven to cause primary fibromyalgia.
• Many experts believe that fibromyalgia is not a disease, but is rather a chronic pain condition brought on by
several abnormal body responses to stress. Areas in the brain that are responsible for the sensation of pain
react differently in fibromyalgia patients than the same areas in healthy people.
• People with fibromyalgia have decreased activity in opioid receptors in parts of the brain that affect mood
and the emotional aspect of pain. This reduced response might explain why fibromyalgia patients are likely
to have depression, and are less responsive to opioid painkillers.
Many hormonal, metabolic, and brain chemical abnormalities have been described in studies of fibromyalgia
patients. Changes appear to occur in several brain chemicals, although no regular pattern has emerged that
fits most patients. Fibromyalgia may be a result of the effects of pain and stress on the central nervous
system that lead to changes in the brain, rather than a brain disorder itself.
• Serotonin. Of particular interest to researchers is serotonin, an important nervous system chemical
messenger found in the brain, gut, and other areas of the body. Serotonin helps create feelings of well-
being, adjusts pain levels, and promotes deep sleep. Lower serotonin levels have been noted in some
patients with fibromyalgia.
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• Stress Hormones. Researchers have also found abnormalities in the hormone system known as the hypothalamus-
pituitary-adrenal gland (HPA) axis. The HPA axis controls important functions, including sleep, the stress response, and
depression. Changes in the HPA axis appear to produce lower levels of the stress hormones norepinephrine and cortisol.
Lower levels of stress hormones lead to impaired responses to psychological or physical stresses. (Examples of physical
stress include infection or exercise.)
• Certain factors may inappropriately trigger a person's stress response and contribute to the development of fibromyalgia,
including:
• Infections (Epstein-Barr virus, Lyme disease)
• Physical trauma (such as a car accident)
• Emotional stress
• Hormonal changes (such as an underactive thyroid gland)
• Medications
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• Low IGF-1 Levels. Some studies have reported low levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in
about a third of fibromyalgia patients. IGF-1 is a hormone that promotes bone and muscle
growth. Low levels of growth hormone may lead to impaired thinking, lack of energy, muscle
weakness, and intolerance to cold. Studies suggest that changes in growth hormone likely stem
from the hypothalamus in the brain. Although researchers have not found a link between IGF-1
levels and fibromyalgia, growth hormone levels in the blood may be a marker of the disorder.
• Abnormal Pain Perception and Substance P. Some studies have suggested that people with
fibromyalgia may perceive pain differently than healthy people. Fibromyalgia may involve too
much activity in the parts of the central nervous system that process pain (the nociceptive
system). Brain scans of fibromyalgia patients have found abnormalities in pain processing centers.
For example, researchers have detected up to three times the normal level of substance P (a
chemical messenger associated with increased pain perception) in fibromyalgia patients.
• Some fibromyalgia patients may be oversensitive to external stimulation, and overly anxious
about the sensation of pain. This increase in awareness is called generalized hypervigilance.
Fibromyalgia patients have been found to have greater awareness of, or less tolerance for,
movement problems (such as tremor) that don't match their expected sensory feedback. This
mismatch in sensory signals might enhance the perception of pain. Fibromyalgia patients also
seem to be more sensitive to sounds.
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• Immune Abnormalities
• Fibromyalgia has symptoms that resemble those of some rheumatic illnesses, including rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
(systemic lupus erythematosus). These are autoimmune diseases in which a defective immune system mistakenly attacks
the body's own healthy tissue, producing inflammation and damage. The pain in fibromyalgia, however, does not appear
to be due to autoimmune factors, and there is little evidence to support a role for an inflammatory response in
fibromyalgia.
• Psychological and Social Effects
• Psychological and social factors are not primary causes of fibromyalgia, but they may contribute to the condition in three
ways:
• They could make people more susceptible to fibromyalgia.
• They may play some role in triggering the onset of the condition.
• They may perpetuate the condition.
• Studies have reported higher rates of severe emotional and physical abuse in patients with fibromyalgia compared with
the general population. Most often, the abusers are family members or partners. A history of sexual abuse does not seem
to be a risk factor for fibromyalgia. However, women who have been raped may face an increased risk for the disease.
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or chronic stress may play a strong role in the development of fibromyalgia in some
patients. PTSD, an anxiety disorder, is a reaction to a specific traumatic event. Some evidence indicates that PTSD actually
causes changes in the brain, possibly from long-term overexposure to stress hormones.
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• Muscle Abnormalities
• Some research has found muscle abnormalities in fibromyalgia patients, including:
• Biochemical abnormalities: Fibromyalgia patients may have lower levels of the muscle-cell chemicals
phosphocreatine and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). These chemicals regulate the level of calcium in
muscle cells. Calcium is an important component in the muscles' ability to contract and relax. If ATP
levels are low, calcium is not "pushed back" into the cells, and the muscle remains contracted.
• Functional abnormalities: The pain and stress of the disease itself may harm muscle function.
• Structural and blood flow abnormalities: Some researchers have seen overly thickened capillaries (tiny
blood vessels) in the muscles of fibromyalgia patients. The abnormal capillaries could produce lower
levels of compounds essential for muscle function, as well as reduce the flow of oxygen-rich blood to
the muscles.
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PATHOGENIC MYCOPLASMA
A Common Disease Agent Weaponized
There are 200 species of Mycoplasma. Most are innocuous and do no harm; only four or five are
pathogenic. Mycoplasma fermentans (incognitos strain) probably comes from the nucleus of the
Brucella bacterium. This disease agent is not a bacterium and not a virus; it is a mutated form of the
Brucella bacterium, combined with a Visna virus, from which the mycoplasma is extracted.
The pathogenic Mycoplasma used to be very innocuous, but biological warfare research conducted
between 1942 and the present time has resulted in the creation of more deadly and infectious
forms of Mycoplasma. Researchers extracted this mycoplasma from the Brucella bacterium and
actually reduced the disease to a crystalline form. They "weaponised" it and tested it on an
unsuspecting public in North America.
Dr Maurice Hilleman, chief virologist for the pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme,
stated that this disease agent is now carried by everybody in North America and possibly most
people throughout the world. Despite reporting flaws, there has clearly been an increased
incidence of all the neuro/systemic degenerative diseases since World War II and especially since
the1970s with the arrival of previously unheard-of diseases like chronic fatigue syndrome and AIDS.
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• The mycoplasma acts by entering into the individual cells of the body, depending upon your genetic
predisposition. You may develop neurological diseases if the pathogen destroys certain cells in your
brain, or you may develop Crohn's colitis if the pathogen invades and destroys cells in the lower bowel.
Once the mycoplasma gets into the cell, it can lie there doing nothing sometimes for 10, 20 or 30 years,
but if a trauma occurs like an accident or a vaccination that doesn't take, the mycoplasma can become
triggered. Because it is only the DNA particle of the bacterium, it doesn't have any organelles to
process its own nutrients, so it grows by uptaking pre-formed sterols from its host cell and it literally
kills the cell; the cell ruptures and what is left gets dumped into the bloodstream.
• According to Dr Shyh-Ching Lo, senior researcher at The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and one
of America's top mycoplasma researchers, this disease agent causes many illnesses including AIDS,
cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, Crohn's colitis, Type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's
disease, Wegener's disease and collagen-vascular diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and
Alzheimer's. Dr Charles Engel, who is with the US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland,
stated the following at an NIH meeting on February 7, 2000: "I am now of the view that the probable
cause of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia is the mycoplasma..."
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• Crystalline Brucella
• The title page of a genuine US Senate Study, declassified on February 24, 1977, shows that
George Merck, of the pharmaceutical company, Merck Sharp & Dohme (which now makes cures
for diseases that at one time it created), reported in 1946 to the US Secretary of War that his
researchers had managed "for the first time" to "isolate the disease agent in crystalline form".3
• They had produced a crystalline bacterial toxin extracted from the Brucella bacterium. The
bacterial toxin could be removed in crystalline form and stored, transported and deployed
without deteriorating. It could be delivered by other vectors such as insects, aerosol or the food
chain (in nature it is delivered within the bacterium). But the factor that is working in the Brucella
is the mycoplasma.
• Brucella is a disease agent that doesn't kill people; it disables them. But, according to Dr Donald
MacArthur of the Pentagon, appearing before a congressional committee in 1969,4 researchers
found that if they had mycoplasma at a certain strength--actually, 10 to the 10th power (1010)--it
would develop into AIDS, and the person would die from it within a reasonable period of time
because it could bypass the natural human defenses. If the strength was 108, the person would
manifest with chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia. If it was 107, they would present as
wasting; they wouldn't die and they wouldn't be disabled, but they would not be very interested
in life; they would waste away.
• Herbal Aids
• Marigold (Calendula officinalis); Flax oil, Milk Thistle extract, Alfalfa, Yarrow, Spirulina, Green tea,
Ashwaganda, Bee pollen, Black Cohosh, Blessed Thistle, Borage, Damiana
• Homeopathy
• Silicea
• Vitamins-Minerals
• Vitamin C, E, B15, Q10, Carotene, Antioxidants
• Other Sources
• Amino acids: Citrulline, Aspartic acid, Cysteine, Glutamic acid, Glutamine, DL-Phenylalanine, essential fatty
Acids (EFA's found in Borage seeds and Evening primrose), DHEA
• Notes
• The Milk Thistle extract is called Silybum marianum.
• Alfalfa, Flax oil and Spirulina will add needed nutrients.
• Yarrow speeds the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow.
• Astragalus and echinacea enhance immune function.
• Black walnut and garlic aid in removing parasites.
• Boswellia is excellent for morning stiffness and joint pain.
• Teas brewed from burdock root, dandelion, and red clover promote
healing by cleansing the bloodstream and enhancing immune
function. Combine or alternate these herbal teas, and drink 4 to 6
cups daily.
• Calendula or rosemary oil (or a combination of the two), diluted with
an equal amount of water or vegetable oil and massaged into the
skin, helps to relieve pain.
• Topical applications of cayenne (capsicum) powder mixed with wintergreen oil can help relieve
muscle pain. Cayenne contains capsaicin, a substance that appears to inhibit the release of
neurotransmitters responsible for communicating pain sensations. Use 1 part cayenne powder to
3 parts wintergreen oil. Cayenne can also be taken orally, in capsule form. Protein also helps
muscles heal and relieves muscle pain.
• Put 4 to 6 ounces of ginger powder into a moderately hot bath. This will induce sweating and help
remove toxins from the body. Drinking hot ginger tea will have the same effect.
• Ginkgo biloba improves circulation and brain function.
• Kava kava decreases anxiety and elevates the mood.
• Licorice root supports the glandular system, especially the adrenal glands.
• Caution: If overused, licorice can elevate blood pressure. Do not use this
herb on a daily basis for more than seven days in a row. Avoid it if you have
high blood pressure.
• Milk thistle protects the liver.
• Pau d'arco, taken in tea or tablet form, is good for treating candida
infection.
• Skullcap and valerian root improve sleep.
• White willow bark is good for relieving pain.
 Summary
• Physical
- Imbalance in HPA axis…. (remember the pineal too) causing imbalances of Serotonin, Dopamine,
Cortisol, Nor Epinephrine/Epinephrine. (also ACTH and GABA), Hypothyroid/Graves (please
review stabilizing endocrine protocol) consider also T3 T4 and TSH as well, Imbalanced ANS and
stress neuro-trans/hormones.

- Muscles and Joints imbalance regulation/utilization of Substance P (neuro-transmitter) and

Growth hormone particularly but not limited to IGF 1

- Infectious/Nosode include, weaponized mycoplasma/brucellosis, Epstein bar, Lyme, Borellia,

Cytomegalo, Prion, Spirochete, Brucella, Babesia, Bartonellosis, Rocky Mt.

• Emotional
Motor Conflict (feeling stuck) Separation Conflict (feeling separate or wanting to separate)