Posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 8, 2004, at 8:37:54
In reply to Guaifenesin - anyone tried this or even heard of ?, posted by Jaynee on January 7, 2004, at 20:24:06
I gave guaifenesin a try for fibro and personally received no benefit, though I have heard of it used successfully in quite a few patients. Definitely worth a try, but you only mentioned SSRIs -- have you tried Elavil, Flexeril, Effexor, Robaxin, Skelaxin, Soma, narcotic analgesics (i.e. Ultram, Avinza, Duragesic, Demerol, Dilaudid)...? If not, you have (statistically speaking) a better chance with any of these more orthodox treatments than with guaifenesin. On a side note, I found complete relief from debilitating fibromyalgia recently when I read that aspartame (Nutrasweet, Equal) is a potent toxin (it turns into wood alcohol, formaldehyde, and ant poison and gets stored in your fatty tissue) and that it commonly is the catalyst of many, many disorders -- fibromyalgia and CFS included. I switched to sucralose (Splenda), also calorie-free, and found a ton of sodas and such that are sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame-K. They taste a hell of a lot better than aspartame-sweetened beverages too. I have a fairly lengthy post re: aspartame and its many detriments on PB-Alternative, and I highly suggest you check it out.
As MelD said, guaifenesin is an expectorant, often used in combination with dextromethorphan (a cough suppressant) in Robitussin, Vick's, and the like. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to use a medicine that stops you from coughing along with one that causes a more productive cough, but then pharm companies make the majority of their money through public ignorance. :-)
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