Good for you for taking charge and looking at alternatives that treat the whole person! I hope you get a lot of great information!

Hi pjn119,

Please let us know how it goes. This is something I have been considering for some time.

I am highly allergic to meds and have some serious reactions from them so I depend on natural remedies. Good luck on there being some safe natural remedies for you :) I always tell others whether it's meds or natural remedies to search out their safety and for any side effects even though natural remedies are safer some of them are risky enough I wouldn't take them, either.

I have. So far he has put me on progesterone, inositol, and avipaxin. If anything my anxiety is a little better, and I have more of a calming effect at night. I hope you gain a lot of insightful information that helps.

Just watch out for all the dinero outlay. Question whether paying for whatever they recommend will be worth it. Most remedies work for a few weeks due to the placebo effect only.

Hi! I'm new here...I have been to a holistic doctor--that's how I managed my fibro for the last 12 years without medicines! I hope that you have a good experience.

Hi. I use an integrative medical doctor and she has helped me tremendously. An integrative medical doctor is a regular medical doctor who is also trained in natural medicine. Integrative medical doctors do more comprehensive testing than conventional medical doctors and attempt to find factor contributing to your illness, rather than just masking symptoms with prescription medication. I had in-depth testing done that looked at adrenal function, vitamin deficiencies, gut health, nutritional deficiencies etc. These tests are generally out of the scope and sequence of conventional medicine.

My treatment plan addressed adrenal fatigue, candida overgrowth, vitamin deficiencies, nutritional deficiencies, food intolerances, leaky gut, immune dysfunction, etc. Addressing these issues along with body work, aqua therapy, heat therapy, herbs, supplements, and other natural medicines (low dose naltrexone and medicinal cannabis) have improved my fibromyalgia symptoms greatly. My daily pain levels used by 7-10 and I was on FMLA and now they are 1-3 with occasional flare-ups and I'm working full-time again. My major problem now is my sleep disorder, which we are constantly working on. Best Wishes to you!

I have an MD who is focused on health-through-natural methods (he hates meds almost as much as I do), so good luck and keep us posted!