ArthritisCentral News and Views #12 -- 06/01/05

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ArthritisCentral News and Views #12 - 6/01/05

• Off-label medication usage in fibromyalgia syndrome.
• A combination approach to fibromyalgia with anti-depressants, sleep medicines, analgesics, muscle relaxants along with other forms of therapy.
• The use of Lyrica (pregabalin) in fibromyalgia.
• Cymbalta and milnacipran anti-depressant medications in fibromyalgia.
• Thalidomide, which had caused prior congenital birth defects, may now have a role in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
• The buoyancy and resistance of water can be used to your advantage in aquatic therapy.
• Dr. Rutstein discusses the benefits of aquatic therapy and offers advice on how to get started with an excellent aquatics program.
• If you ever had problems with your thinking and memory when you have been under a great deal of stress, we have news about an important brain substance that may be responsible for this.
• The pervasive problem of chronic and under treated pain in the U.S. is discussed. Physician fear of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) may play a role.
  
  
• To find more information on treating chronic pain, visit www.stoppain.org; www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy; or www.usdoj.gov/dea
• The interrelationship of a lack of sleep and weight gain is discussed. The signals to turn your appetite on and off are affected by the number of hours that you sleep.
• A study of people, who were able to lose about 73 pounds and then keep it off for an extended period of time, is reviewed. Successful weight reduction was associated with lower caloric intake (approximately 1800 calories). Also these individuals were burning up about 374 calories daily. This can be accomplished by walking approximately four miles per day.
• For more information about the National Weight Control Registry, visit www.nwcr.ws or telephone them at 1-800-606-6927.
• Gambling losses appear to be taking their toll on senior citizens. Approximately one in ten individuals over age 65 is wagering more money than he or she can really afford to lose. One concern is that the cash that these people are losing in the casino is money needed for medication costs or other vital needs. If you believe that you have a gambling problem, you should get in touch with Gamblers Anonymous and ask for help.

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