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Does your Muscles feel like they are burning, like acid running through them?
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Posted 1/3/2013 4:08 PM (GMT -5)
A few years back I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia By a Rheumatologist it was at the time that they were only giving Elavil(Amitriptyline) and the medication was making me feel terrible in the mornings like I did not know if I was coming or going. So I quit seeing the Rheumatologist and tried to just live with the symptoms. Now I was diagnosed with diabetes 2 and the doctors gave me this medication called Janumet so I took it for a month and then I was having trouble getting my prescriptions filled my HMO was denying them. So I changed HMOs to Blue cross which is a good HMO. Then they started giving me Janumet again then I seen a commercial with quit a few lawsuits of diabetic meds and Janumet was one of them so I had to wait a whole month to go back. I think the HMO will not pay for two different kinds of medications for diabetes in one month. Well when I went back again the doctor gave me another medication that was on the list on the commercial for a lawsuit. So I tell people check your meds on -line before you take them especially the newer ones. Anyway I had to tell you this for your safety.

Well back to my fibromyalgia in the morning I feel like there is some kind of acid(burning) in my muscles I was wondering if this is how all those who has fibromyalgia feel in the mornings? You do know that the manufacturers are putting arsenic in cereals, rice yet I do not know which ones I used to get a magazine called Consumer Reports well they sent me a pamphlet with 11 pages in it. On the first page it shows the front page of consumer reports for Nov 2012 and in the top right hand corner it says

HEALTH alert: Arsenic in your food surprising results from our tests of Cereals, rice and more.
I also know that they are putting arsenic in the chicken feed that the ones they put in the market.
I'm wondering if I buy the magazine again if they will let me purchase back issues? That way I can find out what foods they are putting that poison in. That is why I'm wondering if I truly have Fibromyalgia or it is just a symptom of Arsenic poisoning. I feel so terrible after waking up feels like my muscles is on fire. Please can you tell me if that is how Fibromyalgia feels. One of the symptoms of arsenic poison is severe muscle pain.


Signed Worried in Los Angeles
Posted 1/3/2013 4:44 PM (GMT -5)
Hi, Amber. and welcome.  First of all, no one is putting arsenic in our food supplies.  Arsenic is found in soil and also in some pesticides.  The arsenic seems to be mainly in rice that is produced in certain areas.  Here is a link to the Consumer Reports article you metioned. 

 

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-in-your-food/index.htm

 

Here is what WebMD has to say about this. 

 

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/arsenic-food-faq

 

Here is yet another article about this topic.  I do think you would have to ingest quite a bit to have health problems with this.  Arsenic is even in the air we breathe.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/09/20/5-things-should-know-about-arsenic/

 

I'm not going to worry about this.  Golly, we ate dirt when we were kids and had lead-based paints, too, on our toys, in our homes, etc.and I haven't croaked yet.  turn   I just think you need to be mindful of things and if you are really worried, don't eat these foods that had traces of arsenic in them. 

 

Now to fibro.  You can have burning muscles with fibro and many on this forum have that problem.  Please read Fibro 101...the first thread on the forum.  There are links to good info about fibro and you will learn a lot there.  Good starting links for you are called Symptoms and A Thorough Explanation of Fibromylagia.  You just might see yourself there.

 

I am also a Type 2 Diabetic.  I don't take the new medications.  I always ask for the older meds that are proven.  I use glyburide.  But now they are saying that after 65 years of age the insurance companies want a doctor's OK to give glyburide.  I've taken it for years and am now 65 and I will continue to take it because it works well for me.

 

I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.  Don't hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you.  Hope to hear more from  you soon.

 

Sherrine 

Posted 1/4/2013 2:50 AM (GMT -5)
I am also diabetic. Over the years I was given 2 different meds that was thought to be harmful with lawsuits against them. Luckily my dr was one that kept up on things. I now take glyberude and metformin (seperately not as 1 med combined into one). Blue cross blue shield will pay for 2 different diabetic meds if the dr says you need them. I know that cigna also does.

I always ask for generic and most times that means the drugs that have been on the market long enough for the patents to be expired.

The drugs i stopped taking was januvia and avandia.

 

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