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Guaifenesin. Guaifenesin protocol is an unapproved treatment for fibromyalgia suggested in the 1990s by R. Paul St. Amand, M.D.The protocol involves three parts: titrating the guaifenesin dosage, avoiding salicylates, and following a low-carbohydrate diet if the patient is hypoglycemic.
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The common denominator of these mechanisms is that effects are mis-attributed to the alternative treatment. How alternative therapies "work": a) Misinterpreted natural course – the individual gets better without treatment. b) Placebo effect or false treatment effect – an individual receives "alternative therapy" and is convinced it will ...
[3] [6] She also encouraged her clients to cure cancer by eating a low carbohydrate diet for six weeks. [ 6 ] [ 10 ] In late 2019, it was revealed that a Cook Islands man with stage four cancer had died after following O'Neill's advice, having declined medical intervention and attempting to treat his disease with bicarbonate soda, lemon juice ...
A 2004 review found benefit for fibromyalgia symptoms, with a reported number needed to treat of 4.8 (meaning that 1 person out of every 4.8 benefits from treatment) for pain reduction, but no change in fatigue or tender points. [36] A 2009 Cochrane review found insufficient evidence to justify its use in myofascial pain syndrome. [37]
Although two-thirds of patients will ultimately respond to antidepressant treatment, one-third of patients respond to placebo, [20] and remission is frequently sub-maximal (residual symptoms). In addition to post-treatment relapse, depressive symptoms can even recur in the course of long-term therapy (tachyphylaxis). Also, currently available ...
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In Switzerland, acupuncture has become the most frequently used alternative medicine since 2004. [145] In the United Kingdom, a total of 4 million acupuncture treatments were administered in 2009. [146] Acupuncture is used in most pain clinics and hospices in the UK. [39] An estimated 1 in 10 adults in Australia used acupuncture in 2004. [143]