Specifically L-Arginine and L-Citrulline. After years of going to doctors and refusing to believe my problems had to do with fibromyalgia, I finally realized it was time to accept it and look for some relief.
I came across an article online about researchers finding that fibromyalgia patients had lower nitric oxide levels than non-fibromyalgics. So I looked online on how to raise nitric oxide levels.
The nonessential amino acids L Arginine and L Citrulline was the response. So then I searched for where to obtain these two amino acids. The Vitamin Shoppe in my town.
So I bought some, not because I had great hope it would work, but because I decided to leave no stone unturned.
Nothing happened until the third day, when I got up, and instead of heading for the sofa, decided to clean the kitchen.
Every day I just kept getting more energy and less pain and fibro fog.
It's been three months since I started taking the amino acids and I'm stunned, actually in disbelief, that it's working.
Let's get this straight, I still have fibromyalgia. But I feel 80% better, even more than that some days.
Friends and family say it's like Lazarus. I've risen from the dead.
I don't know why it works. All I know is that it works for me. Gone is the fibro fog. But after suffering from fibromyalgia for at least 10 years, I do feel as if it's caused some type of brain damage. There are many things, events, conversations that happened that I just don't remember.
So I am working on brain exercises. Maybe some connections are dead, but I'm determined to make new ones.
I'm taking 500 MG of L-Arginine and 1000 MG of L-Citrulline (free form) both from The Vitamin Shoppe in California. Because I don't feel completely rid of fibromyalgia symptoms, I am thinking about upping the dosages after six months.
If anyone else decides to try them, please post here as to whether they are effective for you. It's working for me. The question is, will it work for others?
For those wondering if I've told any of the doctors I went to, I haven't yet. Also waiting for the six-month mark. I should also say that none of the suggestions that I got from doctors about reducing fibromyalgia symptoms did any good. In fact, they were useless and actually made me feel worse. Unless a doctor has fibromyalgia, they have NO idea what's it's like to be told to exercise more even though you exercise as much as you can without falling down dead.
Looking forward to see if this helps anyone else...
