I'm glad it helped my friend, but for me, it was a total no-go. I could feel all the spots where the magnets were and it just felt really uncomfortable. After a month I decided I was actually sleeping worse (which I didn't know was possible...), so I gave this treatment the boot.Anyway, it got me thinking about all the advice I've gotten from well-meaning and often times informed (and some not-so-informed) people over the years, and I've gotta know...
What's the WEIRDEST piece of advice you've been given regarding your illness? What's the weirdest treatment that you've actually tried??
Too scared to try the wierdest ones!
ReplyDeleteI almost couldn't think of anything, but then I remembered I am actually doing something weird right now! Someone told me the best thing you can do is put your bare feet on the ground for a half hour every day to get in tune with the earth's natural magnetic fields or something. I don't know if it's doing anything but at least it gets me outside in the sun and a chance to do some reading.
ReplyDeleteYou read about the guy who told me to pinch my nose. I had a friend who told me that onion soup would cure my constant migraine -- I could never figure out how much of that was a joke and how much of it was real.
ReplyDeleteIn general, I find migraine medications odd. They have generally been developed for other things, mostly epilepsy, depression and blood pressure problems.
A good friend had success with someone who reads the electrical patterns in your body with a machine that (supposedly) tells you exactly what wrong with you. In her husband's case a month of olive-leaf tea fixed him right up after determining the cause of his issues (candida yeast overload). She has been very disappointed in me that I haven't tried it yet...
ReplyDeleteI heard about some guy who had gotten well, like completely well, from his M.E. by getting enough sun. Solarium sun mostly.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm trying that now x) sorta ridiculous, I don't think it'll cure me, but I get a nice tan and some extra vitamin D :) ♥
My sister tried the magnetic mattress, and magnet shoes liners. She paid a lot of money for them and it didn't help her. So she let my son try it who has chronic back pain from a football injury....didn't help him either. No one has ever given me advice on a cure for what ails me. No one knows what Addison's is, so I am generally spared from "friendly advice".
ReplyDeleteI have slept with a bar of soap in the mattress. A nurse in the hospital advised me to try it when I kept waking up with severe leg pains, as she had worked at another hospital where they lined up all chronic pain beds like that. Weird. I can't say it was a miraculous cure.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom does the soap under the sheets on her bed too!
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Much like the scene from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, I have indeed been instructed to "put some Windex on it!!!"
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I actually think the weirdest thing I've tried are the drugs - toxic compounds that tear my body up. These days I'm using natural means (some of them quite potent and toxic in their own right) to treat my CFS. A foremost expert on CFS, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, has just put out a new book called Beat Sugar Addiction Now: http://endfatigue.com/. It is written in a simple style and outlines his easy to follow, multi-step plan. He begins by identifying 4 main types of sugar addicts and then outlines a specific plan for each type of addict to follow. He explains how sugar plays into the problems suffered by each kind of addict and goes into detail when clearly and succinctly explaining how to beat the cravings. While Teitelbaum does not provide recipes or meal plans, he does give guidelines for healthy eating and lists of recommended foods as well as the glycemic index for many common foods.This book would probably be helpful not only to people attempting to lose weight, but also to those with illnesses such as Type II Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, just to name a few. Though Teitelbaum is a medical doctor and is clearly coming from a medical background, he writes in layman's terms and creates a book that will be easily understood by most people.
ReplyDeleteOne doctor told me to start JOGGING. Jogging! How idiotic is that?!
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Just wanted to leave a comment to let you know I've changed my blog address. It is now: http://forgetfulgirlblog.blogspot.com/ so might be a good idea to update any links you have!
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