by Cort Johnson | Oct 13, 2018 | Cannabis, Cymbalta, Dextromethorphan, Fibromyalgia, Homepage, Low Dose Naltrexone, Lyrica, Neuroinflammation, Supplements
“Finding an objective neurochemical change in the brains of people who are used to being told that their problems are imaginary is pretty important…” Marco Loggia Jarred Younger has believed for quite some time that the glial cells in fibromyalgia... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 19, 2018 | Gut, Homepage, IVIG, Low Dose Naltrexone, Mast cell activation syndrome, POTS, Xifaxin
“The dramatic response to therapy in this patient is remarkable and could help others who suffer from POTS and MCAS.” The authors This, the fourth and last of a series of blogs featuring IVIG, and in this case other treatments, was sparked by attending the 2018... 
by Cort Johnson | Mar 28, 2018 | Ampligen, Homepage, Lapp, Low Dose Naltrexone, Treatment
I think that my patients are some of the bravest, most stalwart individuals ever, and I admire them sincerely. Charles Lapp Dr. Lapp’s path to medicine and then into chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) was an unusual one. Lapp graduated from... 
by Nathalie May | Oct 23, 2017 | Antivirals, Exercise, Homepage, Low Dose Naltrexone, Treatment
A real go-getter, Nathalie hiked, biked and even modeled prior to getting the flu from hell. She tried just about everything she could, and a three year course of Valcyte did help, but when she had to stop the Valcyte she was in real trouble. Reaching outside her... 
by Cort Johnson | Sep 15, 2017 | Cannabis, Dextromethorphan, Homepage, Ketamine, Low Dose Naltrexone, Neuroinflammation, Propanolol, Sleep, Treatment
Sleep disturbances and severe stress as glial activators: key targets for treating central sensitization in chronic pain patients?Jo Nijs,Marco L. Loggia,Andrea Polli,Maarten Moens,Eva Huysmans,Lisa Goudman, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets Volume 21, 2017... 
by Cort Johnson | Jul 12, 2017 | Fibromyalgia, Homepage, Liptan, Low Dose Naltrexone, Opioid drugs, Treatment
“The most effective way to reduce spinal cord inflammation” Dr. Ginerva Liptan Dr. Liptan came to specialize in fibromyalgia after coming down with the disease in medical school. She employs an integrative approach to the disease which includes, as she...
