[mensch]

I have been recently diagnosed with
1. Fybromylagia
2. Transient Osteoporosis / Bone Marrow Edema in my Left Knee.

I am taking pain remedies, (Oxycontin, rx by my MD) but would like to know about vitamin supplements and what to stay away from. Intuitively I know that white breads and yeast is not good, cut down caffiene, alcohol, sugar, which I am doing. Im in very good health except that I am in pain every day from the above ailments. Male, 54 years of age.

I welcome feedback and the suggestion of seeing a good nutritionist in 91367.

Thank You.

[mrsD]

I would get tested for B12 and Vit D. Fibro patients have been found to be low in B12 in Cerebralspinal fluid in the spinal cord.

Get the actual results, numbers, and don't accept "normal" from your doctor because ranges used by labs are out of date in US.

For B12 you should be above 400, and for Vit D you should be at 50-80ng/ml.

Some patients report more stamina with fibro when using d-ribose. This is a 5 carbon sugar that is part of ATP which is the energy portion in our mitochondria.

Here is a link with some links in it :

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ghlight=ribose

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/495866_3
(if you don't belong to medscape yet, you can join for free-- they don't allow full quoting of their copyrighted material, but here is a brief quote):

Ribose has been shown to improve the energy recovery time in skeletal muscle and to relieve fatigue, soreness, and stiffness after intense exercise.[12, 13, 17] It also has been reported to have a beneficial effect after high-intensity exercise in sports medicine. One study concluded that ribose accelerated the replenishment of ATP after intense muscle contractions,[18] and bodybuilders and sprinters have reported subjective and objective benefits during exercise after the administration of ribose.[18-20] However, other reports have shown inconsistent results for ribose in relation to improving short-term anaerobic exercise performance, muscle strength, endurance, or body composition during cycling or resistance training.[20, 21]...Patients with fibromyalgia may experience an alteration in physiologic muscle metabolism. It has been found that they reach the anaerobic threshold in their muscles earlier, thereby using less of the available energy-rich phosphate metabolites at maximal work capacity.[25] In another study, patients with fibromyalgia were reported to have a potential abnormality in high-energy phosphate metabolism, as evidenced by significantly lower levels of ATP and ADP in affected muscles as compared with patients without the disease.[2]

and:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/37399.php