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For Oregon
businesswoman Gail Lind, allergy
season is so traumatic that she moves to Hawaii for three months of the
year to escape the pine and grass pollen.
"I don't just
get the runny nose and eyes. I become extraordinarily nervous and
fatigued," says Lind, 56, from Richland, Oregon. "The pollen
literally puts me to sleep. It knocks me out."
Lind
began taking MSM early in 1998 because she heard it helped allergies.
"It worked
big time for me," she says. "This is the first time in twenty
years I haven't had to remove myself from the pollen environment. I have
had absolutely no symptoms. And this has been a very high pollen
season."
Lind's story
doesn't end there. Not only did she get total allergy relief, but the MSM
erased the severe pain of fibromyalgia
she had been battling for a year.
"I couldn't
believe what happened," she recalls. "I wasn't expecting any
pain relief, but overnight my pain was knocked down 50 percent. I
literally jumped for joy because I could actually jump! As I continued to
take the MSM, the pain became less and less. And now there is hardly any
pain at all."
As her pain level
decreased, Lind experimented with the level of MSM she required for
complete relief. She found that thirty grams a day (there are
approximately 5 grams per level teaspoon) worked best for her.
Lind's experience
is quite common. Lower levels of MSM frequently result in rapid
improvement but to eliminate the most resistant pain you may have to raise
the dosage appreciably. When you increase the dosage, always do so slowly.
Mixing the crystals in water or other liquids is the most convenient way
to take more of the supplement. Take it in divided doses during the day,
preferably with meals. Always be comfortable with what you take. If you
experience any gastrointestinal discomfort, reduce the dosage. See Chapter
3 for more details on how to take MSM.
"The
fibromyalgia was something new," she says. "It came on like a
Mack truck in 1997 and just crushed me. I couldn't believe how severe it
was. I am a pretty tough person but by three or four in the afternoon I
was crying from the pain. It was wearing me out. It started in my neck,
went down into my shoulders, and then within two months enveloped my
elbows, wrists, hips, and my whole body. It was like something inside was
twisting, pulling, squeezing, and crushing my body.
"The pain
came and stayed and got worse with any movement. If I tried to lift my
arms and rotate my shoulders it was as if thousands of little knives and
pins were stabbing me. It was so bad I couldn't walk up the stairs. I had
to think twice about driving anywhere because getting in and out of my car
was excruciating. I am a very active busy person. I exercise a lot. This
just completely put me out of commission. The pain took over all my
thought processes. All I could try to do was work through the day."
Lind says she
doesn't like to take medication, but out of desperation she got a
prescription for Vicodin, a popular painkiller. It didn't help her. It was
around this time that she started taking about five grams of MSM a day in
an attempt to head off her annual allergy ordeal.
"I need to
keep my dosage at a high level, because if I don't I notice the
difference," says Lind. "Some pain creeps back in. But I'm
grateful because the MSM is really keeping the wolf from my door and
giving me time to find the cause of the problem. I am out walking and
jogging five miles a day now plus keeping up with a very busy business
life. I am really amazed. I got a two-for-one deal with the MSM. Both my
pain and allergies . . . gone."
You or a loved one may have
fibromyalgia. You owe it to your self to at least give MSM tablets and MSM
lotion at try! MSM is the least expensive treatment available today for
your relief from the pain associated with fibromyalgia.
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