I understand stress makes FMS worse. Does it interfere with guaifenesin?
Stress does not block guaifenesin. It does make everything worse, including FM. It can slow the process of reversal also. Dr. St. Amand describes it in this way. “I think the best way to look at the problem of slowed reversal at times is the analogy to a checking account. One must have reserves in order to write a check. The process of FM reversal is to build energy (ATP) back up in out energy bank. Any expenditure of energy will draw on the account, at times in excess. Thus, as we all know, someone with FM cannot handle heavy exercise until such time as the bank is at a safe level. Emotional stress is not much different. The brain burns more energy ounce for ounce than any other tissue even though muscles by sheer bulk burn a lot more. Stress will draw on the account and, if one is at a marginal reserve level, that person could draw down below a point wherein symptoms are precipitated and the reversal process slowed.” Back To Top I’m in good shape, but I get sore after a massage. Is t
