Guaifenesin protocol: Difference between revisions

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The phosphate build-up theory explains the myriad symptoms present in fibromyalgia and provides an underlying cause, but remains strictly theoretical. There is no conclusive evidence that the phosphate build-up theory is correct, or that Guaifenesin protocol is effective.

Results of the only known randomized clinical trial were made available in 2003 (R. Bennett & P. Clark). It found that guaifenesin had no significant effects on pain, other symptoms, or leaboratorylaboratory measures over 12 months in a sample of people diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome, however, the study did not control the intake of salicylates absorbed throught the skin via cosmetics.

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