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The Fibromanual: A Complete Fibromyalgia Treatment Guide for You and Your Doctor by Ginevra Liptan
antidietleah's review
3.0
Informative. Nice to hear from a doctor that also had fibro. Disliked how focused it was on prescriptions to manage it. Much fewer natural alternatives mentioned, or just given a brief mention.
lisaeirene's review against another edition
2.0
It was ok. It was very heavy on medications and pain pill for management. There were some tidbits in there that were like "oh! That's why I experience X,YZ" but overall not that helpful for me.
katkinney's review
4.0
Great resource on fibromyalgia with both natural treatments and traditional medicine-based treatments. Lots of resources on diet, exercise, allergen testing, various drugs and therapies and other treatment options.
literarybear's review
informative
3.0
There are some aspects of this book that felt really validating and helped put into perspective a lot of seemingly random symptoms. I had not seen fibromyalgia described as a hyperactive stress response before and that has really changed my understanding of the condition. This perspective helps inform why fibromyalgia affects so many women who’ve experienced trauma. It also explains why fibro patients don’t feel rested, even after having been asleep for a full 8+ hours. It’s described in the book as “sleeping with one eye open” and that rings really true for me.
Unfortunately, these medically-based realizations are only about a third of the book. A lot of the treatments seem to be focused in homeopathic or alternative medicines. I’m okay with hearing about possible supplements, but the author lost me with energy healing (yes, really). It is really difficult to have an illness that can’t be diagnosed through regular tests and it makes you really start second-guessing yourself and what you’re feeling. Suggestions to treat that illness with questionable methods makes me feel even more confused about the validity of the sensations that I experience. I found several sections really exasperating and disappointing because of the largely unfounded treatments suggested.
Unfortunately, these medically-based realizations are only about a third of the book. A lot of the treatments seem to be focused in homeopathic or alternative medicines. I’m okay with hearing about possible supplements, but the author lost me with energy healing (yes, really). It is really difficult to have an illness that can’t be diagnosed through regular tests and it makes you really start second-guessing yourself and what you’re feeling. Suggestions to treat that illness with questionable methods makes me feel even more confused about the validity of the sensations that I experience. I found several sections really exasperating and disappointing because of the largely unfounded treatments suggested.
joymarie's review
5.0
This is hands-down the best book for fibromyalgia sufferers that I have ever read. All the other books have different theories about the underlying cause, and there is always something about them that doesn't seem quite right. This is the only one where every symptom clicks and every treatment and experience I have had so far fits exactly into what the author describes. There is a lot to take in, but the author does her best to keep it simple for us non-medical types, while also providing hard evidence for everything she says. I highly recommend this book!