Fibromyalgia Hormonal Supplements & Nonpharmacological Therapies

Studies of hormonal supplements for patients with fibromyalgia have had mixed results. One study of 9 months of subcutaneous growth hormone showed benefit in fibromyalgia patients who had low insulin-like growth factor levels. Because this medication is quite costly ($1500 per month) and because the study results cannot be broadly generalized (i.e., most patients with fibromyalgia do not have low levels of insulin-like growth factor), (more…)