What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Pediatric Fibromyalgia The Program that Helps Boost Your Child's Energy Level by R. Paul St. Amand, Claudia Craig Marek, R. Paul St. Amand
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Book Description

FINALLY - THE FIRST FIBROMYALGIA PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN!

Your child suffers from a myriad of symptoms - anything from persistent aches and pains to mood swings to irritated eyes. The problem may be fibromyalgia. Now Dr. R. Paul St. Amand, endocrinologist, assistant clinical professor at UCLA, and one of the foremost experts on this disease, offers the first comprehensive guide devoted to understanding - and possibly reversing - fibromyalgia in children. In this groundbreaking book parents can discover:

• Why pediatric fibromyalgia is often misdiagnosed
  
  
• The most powerful clue that your child has fibromyalgia
  
  
• How an inexpensive and safe medication called guaifenesin-which has eliminated symptoms and restored normal living in an astonishing number of patients-can help your child
  
  
• How to determine the proper pediatric dose of guaifenesin
  
  
• How to help your child feel better before the guaifenesin takes full effect
  
  
• Why some common products, including mint toothpaste, gum, and aspirin, must be avoided if children are taking guaifenesin
  
  
• The link between fibromyalgia and hypoglycemia-how the right foods can become the best medicine for your child… and much more.

If you've picked up this book, you're probably worried about your child-things just don't seem “right.” This comprehensive guide enables parents, children, and their doctor to identify and treat this often difficult-to-diagnose disease. Know the facts:

• The younger the child is when he or she develops fibromyalgia, the more likely both parents have fibromyalgia.
  
  
• A diagnosis of attention deficit disorder could be a red flag for fibromyalgia.
  
  
• While there is an equal proportion of boys and girls suffering from pediatric fibromyalgia, most boys will outgrow the disease after puberty.
  
  
• After children attain most of their adult height and weight, the danger of fibromyalgia, at least for girls, becomes progressively greater with each passing year.
  
  
• It's crucial to find a physician, massage therapist, physical therapist, or chiropractor to examine and “map” your child before starting guaifenesin.
  
  
• An observant parent can identify the disease and get treatment for a child before symptoms become debilitating.

IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE, IT'S TIME TO LEARN…
WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT PEDIATRIC FIBROMYALGIA

About the Author

R. Paul St. Amand, M.D.

R. PAUL ST. AMAND, M.D., is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine. He has been on the teaching staff at the Los Angeles Harbor/UCLA Hospital, Department of Endocrinology for over forty-three years. He is currently an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. St. Amand discovered guaifenesins use as a treatment for fibromyalgia, and his work is cited wherever the substance is mentioned.

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Claudia Craig Marek, M.A.

CLAUDIA CRAIG MAREK, M.A., is a medical researcher tutored, trained, and taught on the job as Dr. St. Amand's assistant. She has co-written medical papers with Dr. St. Amand and has counseled fibromyalgia patients on the use of guaifenesin for the past seven years. She, too, is a former fibromyalgia patient, and is a leading patient advocate..

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