The New Fibromyalgia Drug : Lyrica

The New Fibromyalgia Drug : Lyrica

 

A new fibromyalgia drug called Lyrica has recently become the first FDA approved fibromyalgia medication and treatment. The new fibromyalgia (FM) medication also referred to as pregabalin is currently only available for people over the age of 18. However, currently research is being conducted on similar forms of the medication for those individuals under the age of 18.

Lyrica is thought to affect the nerve cells inside the fibromyalgia sufferer’s brain which oftentimes is what causes the amplified feelings of pain. This new fibromyalgia medication shows evidence of becoming the top drug for decreasing the effects of fibromyalgia as the only other alternatives would be pain relievers, sleep inducers, muscle relaxants, and more.

The new fibromyalgia drug has also shown amazing results in clinical tests in which the individuals who were tested experienced very effective results and successfully decreased their symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as pain relief and movability, substantially. If a person suffers from fibromyalgia, they know how huge this really is as in many cases, not even pain relievers can really do a whole lot in reducing the pain involved with FM. There were some side effects that seemed to occur in some of the individuals during the testing and those side effects included some dry mouth, dizziness, drowsiness, swelling, rashes, feeling off-balance to reportedly unusual feelings of happiness and having a hard time concentrating.

The other concerns involved with the new fibromyalgia medication also involve mixing the Lyrica drug with other types of medications. It is important that an individual speak with their doctor in order to discuss their possible issues involving the use of the FM drug.

There seems to be a lot of hope for new forms of treatment for fibromyalgia patients and more research is being done presently in order to find out more about the new treatments for fibromyalgia and more.

S. Michael Windsor is currently publisher and a writer for The Memory Foam Network. The MFN Online Memory Foam Product Guide is a premier memory foam information platform that provides individuals with a quality in-depth look at memory foam and the associated products, services and information available today. Visit us today at http://www.MemoryFoamNetwork.com and subscribe to our Free Member services.

Custom Memory Foam Products on the Market Today for Pets, Heavier Individuals and More

Custom Memory Foam Products on the Market Today for Pets, Heavier Individuals and More

 

Since the very first memory foam mattress produced by Tempurpedic hit the markets in the early 1990’s, memory foam products have rapidly evolved in order to fit nearly any person’s individual need…including your pets!

First, the memory foam material has different variations of firmness, tensility, density and so on. These options provide individuals with chronic pain or even issues with body weight to have a comfortable nights sleep while keeping their spine more aligned and less pain throughout their body. Now as for the pet beds, we are currently seeing a trend in which many households not only want a memory foam mattress for their family, but also their dog or cat. In addition to ‘pet-pedic’ products’ growing popularity, new innovations are always in the works. How would you like to sit in a memory foam seat in your vehicle? Now that’s what I call comfortable! Currently, manufacturers are developing plans to implement memory foam in car seats in order to improve their customers’ experiences with the brands. This actually brings us back to the early days of memory foam where the technology was developed by NASA in order to help relieve the astronauts of the massive g-force pressure during lift off. Would this same idea allow us to experience a much more comfortable road trip or long drive? Actually visco elastic foam improves circulation by relieving pressure points on the body through the temperature sensitive memory foam material. So theoretically, it may just improve our vacation experiences. Now, the only thing to be concerned with is getting a little TOO comfortable.

Another issue regarding visco foam mattresses with weight issues for the individual using the mattress. Manufacturers have indeed taken this into account and in order to provide a high quality and beneficial sleep experience, they have developed memory foam mattresses with much higher densities and firmness so that the material does provide the benefits manufacturers and their warranties ensure.

As for the pets, many more studies will need to be completed by dog whisperers from all over the world in order for manufacturers to fully develop their innovative pet products as demands have been surpassing many manufacturers’ expectations! Ok so the dog whisperer thing wasn’t true; however, manufacturers are researching what more they can do for your beloved family pet.

All in all, we are on the right track in regards to our sleep systems currently available on the market today. Will memory foam raise Starbucks stock price due to more coffee on the highways throughout the world? Who knows? But one thing is for sure, the benefits of this material are endless and I look forward to all of its many uses in the coming future.

S. Michael Windsor is currently publisher and a writer for The Memory Foam Network. The MFN Online Memory Foam Product Guide is a premier memory foam information platform that provides individuals with a quality in-depth look at memory foam and the associated products, services and information available today. Visit us today at http://www.MemoryFoamNetwork.com and subscribe to our FREE services.

The Health Benefits of Memory Foam Mattresses

The Health Benefits of Memory Foam Mattresses

What are the health benefits to sleeping on memory foam? Memory foam can help individuals by providing benefits such as pressure point relief and helping individuals suffering from sleep apnea. The secret of memory foam lies within its capability to conform to the person’s body using NASA technology released to the public only in the last decade.
First, the major component of memory foam is its ability to conform to the sleeper’s body. This is caused by the temperature sensitive material the mattress is made of which adjusts to your body in reference to body heat and weight. The memory foam material actually softens as it warms up creating a wonderful sleeping position. This sleeping position allows a person to achieve a better night’s sleep without as much pain or soreness as those areas tend to get more fevered than others, plus the memory foam material will displace the pressure through the rest of the person’s body. The sleep position this contouring also provides is an ideal position to assist with proper spinal alignment when lying down. When your back is properly aligned when sleeping, the results are less soreness and assisted prevention of any possible future back soreness.
Another great quality of memory foam is not just with the mattress itself but with memory foam pillows. Memory foam pillows have been associated with helping individuals with sleep apnea issues from the proper elevation that memory foam pillows can help provide in order to allow proper breathing when sleeping. If you or another individual currently use a device such as a CPAP device to allow proper airflow during a night’s sleep, many individuals using the device have said that memory foam pillows are a great addition as you can cut a ‘cove’ into the pillow in order to allow a place for the mask and tube to fall to the floor.
Memory foam can help provide much needed allergy relief. This is because memory foam is not made of organic fibers, but a polyurethane foam. This provides a terrible environment for dust mites to live in as there is no food for them to live on inside a memory foam mattress. Dust mites not only feed off of organic fibers such as cotton, but they also feed off of dead skin as well, which can be easily remedied through washing the sheets. But, when they are living inside of your mattress, there is a much more limited solution available as opposed to simply washing bed sheets.
Considering all things mentioned in this articles it is obvious that memory foam is the way to go in regards to your own sleep system. There are, however, many more benefits to memory foam such as those for individuals suffering from fibromyalgia and chronic pain from the temperature sensitive material and those can be discovered in more detail at our website. But, all in all, memory foam mattresses and sleep systems can provide you, the sleeper, with an all around better night’s sleep for many years to come.

S. Michael Windsor is currently publisher and a writer for The Memory Foam Network. The MFN Online Memory Foam Product Guide is a premier memory foam information platform that provides individuals with a quality in-depth look at memory foam and the associated products, services and information available today. Visit us today at http://www.MemoryFoamNetwork.com and subscribe to our free services.

Finding the Right Type of Memory Foam Mattress For You

Finding the Right Type of Memory Foam Mattress For You

Considering buying a memory foam mattress, but new to the memory foam product world? Don’t worry, in this article we will go through the more important things to consider when considering which memory foam mattress is right for you. When considering all of the options, it can be rather staggering from all the different choices. “How do they make so many different types of memory foam mattresses?” you may ask. Just like regular innerspring mattresses, memory foam mattresses do vary in firmness as well as other factors as well.
First thing a person would want to consider when looking for a good memory foam mattress is density. The reason for this is because many memory foam mattress consumers have had a few issues after purchasing memory foam mattresses of densities below 4 lbs. Four pound density memory four mattresses are our recommendation in order to avoid any avoidable sagging in the mattress. However, one exception would be memory foam toppers which can be placed on top of a regular mattress to give it a ‘feel’ of a real memory foam mattress, but these are not as thick as regular mattresses and could potentially wear out sooner than a regular mattress. more and more higher density memory foam mattresses are becoming available nowadays.
Second thing to look for would be a good ILD rating. The ILD rating on a memory foam mattress is the rating of the actual firmness of the mattress determined through a series of tests of the visco elastic material used in the manufacturing of the memory foam mattress. If you would like to compare ILD ratings to that of a Tempurpedic mattress, then an ILD rating of around 13 to 15 should be about right. Firmness is a very big issue for many individuals who experience back pain, fibromyalgia as well as other chronic pain related conditions and diseases. So make sure you get the right memory foam mattress with the firmness and density that best fits your needs. Also, be sure to take advantage of any free trial offers that many memory foam mattress manufacturers now offer!
The next things to consider after density and firmness would be resilience and tensility, if you would really like to go into detail. There are indeed more tests that are done on the memory foam materials in mattresses around the world including stretching the material as far as it can go. This test is the tensility test and this really does not apply to normal household usage of memory foam as the pressure of the body on top of it is about as far as the stretching will go in regards to the memory foam mattress.
When considering resilience, you may want to consider whether or not you would like a highly resilient, or HR, memory foam mattress which is more like an innerspring mattress as the whole benefit of memory foam is the fact that it is made of temperature sensitive material which conforms to the contours of your body. This ‘cradling’ relieves pressure in more injured and/or fevered areas of the body. The benefits of memory foam mattresses are enormous when considering how memory foam affects the body by relieving pressure points while providing spinal alignment, a better night’s sleep and more. So make sure you select your new memory foam mattress carefully as high quality memory foam mattresses can last for many years to come.

S. Michael Windsor is currently publisher and a writer for The Memory Foam Network. The MFN Online Memory Foam Product Guide is a premier memory foam information platform that provides individuals with a quality in-depth look at memory foam and the associated products, services and information available today. Visit us today at http://www.MemoryFoamNetwork.com and subscribe to our services free of charge.