Dec. 4, 2020 fibromyalgia and Lyme news

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Lyme Disease Association: IDSA announces new Lyme disease guidelines

From the article: “Among the treatment recommendations, the guidelines recommend oral antibiotic therapy for most patients with Lyme disease. The recommended duration of therapy is 10 to 14 days for early Lyme disease, 14 days for Lyme carditis, 14 to 21 days for neurologic Lyme disease and 28 days for late Lyme arthritis.”

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Business Wire: Aptinyx reports third quarter 2020 financial results and recent highlights

From the article: “In September, Aptinyx announced the re-activation of study sites and recommencement of patient recruitment in its Phase 2b clinical study of NYX-2925 in patients with fibromyalgia. Enrollment in the study had been suspended in March 2020 due to the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.”

Click here to read more about NYX-2925, the drug that Aptinyx is studying as a potential fibromyalgia treatment.

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LymeDisease.org: All 8 insurance companies settle in Lyme patient lawsuit against IDSA

From the article: “The suit essentially charges that the six [authors of the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Lyme treatment guidelines] have been in cahoots with the insurance companies to deny appropriate medical treatment to patients with Lyme disease.”

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Pain News Network: COVID-19 vaccines may be risky for people with chronic illness

From the article: “The vaccine trials have been run with volunteers, who may be more health conscious and healthier than the population at large, and people with specific disorders are excluded. As a result, safety issues for people in treatment for active cancer, people with autoimmune diseases and people with rare genetic disorders are unclear.”

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Pain Medicine: Ingestion of a THC-rich cannabis oil in people with fibromyalgia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

From the study: “…the cannabis group presented significant improvement on the ‘feel good,’ ‘pain,’ ‘do work’ and ‘fatigue’ scores. The placebo group presented significant improvement on the ‘depression’ score after intervention. There were no intolerable adverse effects.”

And an extra…

GlobalNews.ca: Montreal researchers make chronic fatigue syndrome discovery

From the article: “But researchers from the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine, led by Professor Alain Moreau, have found a blood biomarker that can help identify patients with ME. The findings could lead to better treatment for the disease, including early detection, according to Moreau.”

This week on FedUpwithFatigue.com

I covered a few of Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals that might be useful for those of us with fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme and similar illnesses. Cyber Monday is obviously over, but some items included in the list are still discounted. Check it out!

Amazon's Cyber Monday deals for fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme and similar illnesses | Fed Up with Fatigue

Free Lyme book

For the next few days, Dr. Bill Rawls is giving away his best-selling book, “Unlocking Lyme” – just pay shipping of $3.95. “Unlocking Lyme” is one of the better Lyme books that I’ve read over the years, so it’s definitely worth the shipping cost. Grab your copy by using the code LYMEFREE20 at checkout.

Trailer for new Lyme documentary

The official trailer for “The Monster Inside of Me,” a new Lyme documentary, is now available on YouTube. I will update you guys when the film is released.