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		<title>Response to AP Article on &#8216;Murky&#8217; Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I knew it might happen: I stopped writing for a bit. Winter hits and I hit the couch.
While I am going to work to get back to writing here frequently, right now I need to share news with you all.
Last week, the Associated Press ran an article about Fibromyalgia suggesting that it was possible [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=111&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Testing Neurontin Relative for Restless Legs Syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neurontin making a comeback? Kind of. GlaxoSmithKline is on the cusp of beginning a Phase III clinical trial of a “novel prodrug of gabapentin” (brand name: Neurontin) for the treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome and related sleep disturbances. While not every Fibromyalgia sufferer experiences RLS, it’s a common component of the syndrome.
Neurontin was highly prescribed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=107&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying Fibromyalgia Subgroups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life with Fibromyaliga]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Fibromyalgia patients all have at least 11 trigger points of centralized pain, body aches and stiffness, we all experience symptoms to varying degrees. Some can be predisposed to anxiety, IBS or migraines. (The latter used to be a significant challenge for me, but I learned to keep it at bay via Biofeedback.) So, it’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=104&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Considering Another Drug for Fibromyalgia Treatment</title>
		<link>http://fibrospot.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/fda-considering-another-drug-for-fibromyalgia-treatment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like we may have a third option for “official” Fibromyalgia drugs. A San Diego-based biotech company, Cypress Bioscience, and its lab partner Forest Laboratories put milnacipran up for FDA approval, and expect to get a green light by the end of the month.
Milnacipran has been used outside the United States to treat depression. That [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=95&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Poem Reminds Fibro Sufferers We&#8217;re Not Alone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you wake with stiffness in the morning and Fibro fog clouds your mind, it can be easy to forget you&#8217;re not alone. I read a poem posted over at Gather.com, and this writer&#8217;s simple words may reflect some of your daily struggle.
Here&#8217;s the first few lines:
I wake up to feel the pain,
It&#8217;s presence numbs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=92&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin D With Fish Oil, Magnesium May Bring Fibromyalgia Relief</title>
		<link>http://fibrospot.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/vitamin-d-with-fish-oil-magnesium-may-bring-fibromyalgia-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have continued to experience improvement of my Fibromyalgia symptoms from increasing my Vitamin D levels. I&#8217;ve heard of a few others who have gone the same route and experienced relief. However, I came across this item today suggesting that taking a combination of Vitamin D, fish oil and magnesium works well.
Has anyone tried this?
Considering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=88&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Commercials Promote Fibromyalgia as Real Disease</title>
		<link>http://fibrospot.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/commercials-promote-fibromyalgia-as-real-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When commercials for the Fibromyalgia drug Lyrica started airing on network television, my friends and coworkers started saying, &#8220;Hey, I saw a thing about that condition you have.&#8221; At first that doesn’t sound like much, but when people can’t see your illness and dismiss it as hypochondria, simple things like this help.
There are even some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=84&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Massage Techniques for Fibromyalgia Relief</title>
		<link>http://fibrospot.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/video-massage-techniques-for-fibromyalgia-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are times where getting a massage makes an immense difference in my Fibro pain, other times it just makes it worse. I discovered this video showing massage techniques that help people with Fibromyalgia. I suggest getting a loved one to watch it, and then convincing them to employ a technique or two when trigger [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=80&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still Encountering People Who Don&#8217;t &#8216;Believe In&#8217; Fibromyalgia</title>
		<link>http://fibrospot.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/still-encountering-people-who-dont-believe-in-fibromyalgia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across an item about Pfizer&#8217;s commercials for the Fibromyalgia drug Lyrica on the Schwitzer Health News Blog, written by Gary Schwitzer of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism &#38; Mass Communication. He was commenting on how the women in the commericals appear to have a very mild case of Fibromyalgia. I was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=76&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Disclosing a Chronic Illness to Employers</title>
		<link>http://fibrospot.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/tips-for-disclosing-a-chronic-illness-to-employers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before getting into this post, let me apologize for the break in items. I had a significant Fibro flare-up, and started a new job. Let’s just say my body has been overwhelmed. However, all of this had me thinking about how much to share with my employer about my Fibromyalgia.
Once I was offered the job, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fibrospot.wordpress.com&blog=4597826&post=72&subd=fibrospot&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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