Thursday, April 30, 2009

Fibromyalgia and the Drug Makers

According to a February, 2009 Associated Press article, Lilly and Pfizer have donated more than $6 million in 2008 to non-profit organizations to publicize Fibromyalgia. Guess why. These companies have the only drugs that have been approved to treat this disabling condition. Cymbalta and Lyrica, the sales of which immediately jumped hundreds of millions of dollars. These drugs might help some with pain and depression that occurs with Fibromyalgia, but they have no impact on its cause. Much better long term results occur with an integrative approach that includes thyroid and adrenal support, yeast treatment, food allergy testing and treatment, and energy therapy such as acupuncture.

Associated Press (click here) by Mathew Perrone.

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