Entries by Dr. Rodger Murphree & Team
Fibromyalgia Patients Should Reconsider Cholesterol Drugs, Especially If They Are Diabetic
Many of my patients are struggling not only with fibromyalgia but elevated blood sugar levels. Some are pre-diabetic, others are full blown type II diabetics. What Causes Diabetes? Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin. It’s what lets your cells turn glucose from the food you eat into energy. People with type 2 diabetes make insulin, but their […]
Medical Myths of Heart Disease
Exposing the Top Five Myths Surrounding Cholesterol Every year over one million Americans dies from Cardiovascular disease. This is 41% of all the deaths in the U.S. annually. If you combine the deaths which occur from cancer, accidents, stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s, they still do not claim as many lives as Cardiovascular disease. For over […]
Fibromyalgia: Tips For Getting Better Sleep
Fibromyalgia is an extremely painful condition that is widespread throughout the entire body and can cause joint and muscle stiffness, sleep problems, and fatigue. Pain becomes a focal point in the life of a fibromyalgia patient, where every action and every thought is consumed by the debilitating effects and the need to fix the problem. […]
The Fibromyalgia Merry Go Round
Fibromyalgia is not due to a drug deficiency. Fibromyalgia is due to a breakdown in the body’s ability to be able to self-regulate itself. It’s a problem in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, which creates a medical condition called allodynia or low pain threshold. That’s brought on largely by stress – it can be chronic or acute […]
Unexpected Antibiotic Side Effects Can Mirror Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia
Antibiotics, as a whole, are beneficial, helping eliminate bacterial infections. However, antibiotics are not the best treatment for all infections, certainly not for viral infections. And many antibiotics, specifically a group known as fluoroquinolones, have serious side effects. In 2010, Levaquin (levofloxacin) was one of the most prescribed antibiotics in the United States, but by […]
Fibromyalgia: Covering Up The Symptoms Won’t Work You May Have A Stupid Doctor – Part 2
With fibromyalgia there are so many symptoms that if you try to cover up each of the symptoms with a different prescription medication, you run the risk that of creating more symptoms because of the side effects of the medications. A drug t put you to sleep. A drug to wake you up, a drug […]
Young Mothers with Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a widespread painful condition that is often diagnosed in the late teens and early 20’s, but does not show prejudice to this age group, and is more often found in women than in men. For those who get the symptoms early on, treatment could greatly affect pregnancy, delivery, breast-feeding, and child rearing. Furthermore, […]
Replay of 9/1/15 Teleconference
Good evening this is Dr Rodger Murphree, TheFibroDoctor.com, author of Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Thank you for joining me tonight for my weekly Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia teleconference. I look forward to your questions this evening. A little bit about me: I’m a board certified chiropractic physician, a board certified nutritional […]
Fibromyalgia and Brain Fog
If you are challenged with fibro fog I encourage you to listen to a past Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia Teleconference Recording where I go into detail about fibro fog. You can listen to the free replay by clicking this link at the end of this article. Fibro Fog If you suffer from fibromyalgia you may […]
Could a High Fat, High Sugar Diet Contribute To Fibro Fog?
New Study Shows Bacterial Changes From Fat and Sugar Lead to Cognitive Impairment When compared to a normal and healthy diet, those diets which are high in sugar or high in fat both cause changes to your gut bacteria according to an Oregon State University study. When these gut bacteria change it impacts your brain’s […]
Fibromyalgia and Pain
Prescriptions for painkillers in the United States have nearly tripled in the past two decades and fatal overdoses have reached epidemic levels, exceeding those from heroin and cocaine combined, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I understand that years of unrelenting pain can cause even the most stoic patient to look […]
With Fibromyalgia, Covering Symptoms Only Leads To More Symptoms
Doctors sooner or later have found through trial and error, that the drugs being promoted to treat fibromyalgia: Lyrica, Cymbalta, Savella, etc, offer little if any long-term improvement. Join Me for a Special Free Treating and Beating Fibromyalgia Teleconference Do You Have A Stupid Doctor? Register for free: EndFibroNow.com Does your doctor know […]
Fibromyalgia: Do You Have A Stupid Doctor?
Updated May 2020 Do You Have A Stupid Doctor Story To Share? Not a day goes by without me hearing horror stories from my patients sharing doctor stories of incompetence, arrogance, and or downright stupidity. You know what I’m talking about, doctors who tell you to simply “lose weight, start exercising, or change your diet.” […]
Fibromyalgia and RLS
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a disorder in which there is an urge or need to move the legs to stop unpleasant sensations. Restless legs syndrome may affect up to 10% of the U.S. population. It affects both sexes but is more common in women and may begin at any age, even in young children. […]
