FibroAction has got an article discussing a recent journal article from Fibromyalgia Syndrome (Fibro) expert, Dr Roland Staud MD, and EB Koo, an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, discussing whether cannabinoids are a new treatment option for Fibromyalgia Syndrome. This is in light of the study by Skrabek et al, who carried out what was apparently the first randomized, controlled trial to assess the benefit of nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, on pain reduction and quality of life improvement in patients with Fibro.
FibroAction is a new organisation, basd in the UK, which aims to make accurate, up-to-date information about Fibromyalgia Syndrome (Fibro) readily available, as well as raise awareness of the condition.
September 3, 2008 at 10:32 am
This might have nothing to do with the research or anything, but cannabis is one of the only non-addictive pain relief I can seem to find out there… I live in Florida and so its not exactly the easiest thing to find and I wish it was legalized very badly, or at least for medical usage. Good luck on future research!
January 4, 2009 at 4:27 pm
I have a good feeling that the other post from a Lindsey from Florida might be me, but with the beautiful benefits of fms, I cannot remember. Since I was a young girl my parents always called me a space cadet because I could not remember simple things, so the memory is not due to the side effects of smoking the best medicine out there, its an early sign of what was to come. The benefits of this personally is that eating doesn’t cause me to get sick, it actually lets me eat. It numbs my pain, more then prescription pain killers, which can be very addicting, helps with headaches, and aids in falling asleep. The drawback is that it is illegal, and it makes my eyes dry and I have to wear my glasses, but its something I’m willing to put up with!
June 12, 2009 at 4:09 pm
south africa
awareness here is the problem,the country is also not in a controlled situation where this could be administered