Fibromyalgia, Prolactin, (prolactinoma) Melatonin medical study done in 1996?
I suffer from Fibromyalgia and insomnia and also have a pituitary tumor. I recently started taking Melatonin to sleep. In doing research to find out dosage information, I read about this study http://www.afsafund.org/research_1996.html , where as far as I can tell, it was researched the connection between FMS, Prolactin and Melatonin. At the end of the article it states that the doctor is analyzing the results.
I tried to read some documents online about the results, but they are not in layman terms. Can someone please explain what the outcome of this study was?
I would like to know how Melatonin affects prolactin or a prolactinoma. Also if there is information about the connection between a Prolactinoma and FMS. And any other information learned from reading the findings that are written in doctor’s terms.
Thanks.
1) I did medline/pubmed searched for Muhammad Yunis: he either did not complete this study or was not accepted for publication in a reputable peer-reviewed research journal.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
I suspect that he did not find anything clinically significant and moved on to another project.
2) There has been research on the relationship b/w hormone disfunctions and fibromyalgia, but they are not at any breakthrough points yet.
“Evaluation and management of endocrine dysfunction in fibromyalgia.”
Geenen R, Jacobs JW, Bijlsma JW. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2002 May;28(2):389-404.
3. Melatonin suppresses prolactin production. It will not shrink a prolactinoma, but may cause modest reductions in prolactin levels. This has no direct relevance to FMS treatment , however
Facts On ADHD Meds – Latest News From Research Studies
A University of Buffalo study (led by William Pelham and Gregory Fabiano) has now confirmed that a correct use of behaviour therapy for ADHD could well avoid the necessity of taking ADHD meds and all the risks that go with those medicines. Analyzing the results of over 174 studies, the two researchers have also stated that behaviour modification could even be more effective that using psychostimulants. Fabiano was awarded the White House’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers which is the nation’s highest award for young professionals. This is just one of the facts on ADHD meds and ADHD itself which will probably get very little publicity.
Before we look at what ADHD behaviour therapy is and how it can it work effectively with ADHD children in helping them to control their impulsiveness, lack of focus and hyperactivity , we should examine the facts on ADHD meds.
The first of many facts about ADHD medications is that the FDA is constantly worried about the side effects of these medications and its website reflects this to a certain extent. We also know that there are black box warnings on these medications just like the black box warnings on a packet of cigarettes. Risks range from heart attacks, seizures, suicidal thoughts and oscillation of blood pressure.
We are dealing here with three types of drugs which are psychostimulants (mainly based on amphetamines or ’speed’), anti-depressants and non-stimulant drugs. All of these are not without significant side effects. Many parents are shocked to discover some facts about ADHD medications such as them being classed as Class II drugs by federal authorities. Parents are concerned that their children may grow smaller than normal children and very often their appetite is affected which together with insomnia makes for unhappy children.
It will come as no surprise at all that parents are now seeking out alternative medications and the most popular of these is an ADHD homeopathic cure which has no side effects and there are no risks at all for the child’s health. The drug companies will continue to praise the wonderful effects of these medicines which are just some of the biased facts on ADHD meds being touted to back an enormous industry.
So, how can behaviour therapy work and why is it more effective than the ADHD drugs. To answer the latter question first, one of the lesser well known facts on ADHD meds is that they do not and cannot cure ADHD. Neither will they teach or help the child to control his impulses and learn time management skills. In ADHD behaviour therapy, parents are shown how to react when children behave well by giving them rewards. When children display aggressive, violent or inappropriate behaviour, they are trained how to initiate a series of consequences. The links below will take you to sites which will show you how this behaviour therapy can and does work with ADHD children.
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