What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by poor sleep quality, extreme fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and hair loss. Patients often experience brain fog, poor concentration and focus, depression, and anxiety. Many may also develop irritable bowel syndrome.

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Muscle relaxants, pain medications, and insomnia medications like Ambien are used in conventional treatment for fibromyalgia. Some may also recommend trigger point injections. Many patients find the above treatments not very effective. They continue to miss work and lose productivity. Quality of life is very poor because of the symptoms caused by fibromyalgia such as increased pain sensitivity and hair loss.

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A Functional Approach To Fibromyalgia Treatment

  • Allergy Elimination Diet: Avoid gluten, dairy, soy, corn, citrus fruits, and food additives. Avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates. Avoid caffeine and alcohol.  Start an anti-inflammatory diet.  Don’t forget to take apple cider vinegar and lemon juice to alkalinize your body.  
  • IV chelation treatment for heavy metals such as mercury and lead. Once the body is cleared of heavy metals, Fibromyalgia symptoms resolve completely most of the time.
  • Gut Repair: Intestinal permeability is tested, and if positive, proper nutrients and probiotics are utilized to heal the gut lining.
  • IV Vitamin Therapy: Myers cocktail and Vitality drips are prescribed on a weekly basis, followed by IV Glutathione. Many patients see the resolution of their symptoms within 4-6 weeks of beginning treatment.
  • Adrenal Function test:  Cortisol levels are balanced throughout the day with the use of supplements and IVs. 
  • Hormonal Optimization: Balancing thyroid hormone, Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, and DHEA is also very helpful in the treatment of Fibromyalgia.

Learn more about Fibromyalgia Treatment in Los Angeles

Dr. Shiva Lalezar will treat the underlying causes of your Fibromyalgia treatment.  She employs an integrative approach, combining the best conventional therapies with the latest techniques and treatments in Functional Medicine for optimal results.

Call the Health & Vitality Center at 310-477-1166 or click here to schedule an appointment. We are one of the leading Functional Medicine centers in Los Angeles.

Testimonials

I suffered from fibromyalgia for a decade.  Doctors urged me to take way too many prescription pain killers, antidepressants and muscle relaxers but I got no relief, just a bunch of horrible side effects.  I even did an experimental treatment for many years but nothing helped.  I ended up taking myself off all drugs and just dealing with the pain and fatigue the best I could.  (A lot of baths, yoga, cussing and wine.  Lots of wine.)

A friend told me about Dr. Lalezar and I decided to give her a shot.  She was the first doctor who didn’t just try to fix the symptoms by throwing drugs at me.  She actually tested everything (blood, urine, stool sample, saliva sample, etc.) to see what was going on.  Through the testing, she discovered I had high levels of mercury.  I did chelation to get rid of it and I feel COMPLETELY BETTER.  All of my fibromyalgia symptoms are gone.  Gone.  I never had fibromyalgia, I had mercury toxicity but Dr. Lalezar was the first doctor to correctly diagnose me.  In ten years.

I am super grateful to have found a doctor like this, a doctor who actually listens to you and pulls out all the stops to help.  My only regret is not finding her earlier, before the ten years of needless drugs and dealing with pain for no reason.

If you have a health issue, trust Dr. Lalezar.  I’m really glad I did.

Kendra P. – Los Angeles, United States

Kendra P. – Los Angeles, USA

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