Hello Readers - I was using the new Cuil search engine and I found this article. It is sad that Reliv Distributors believe / think that they know more than doctors. While modern medicines do damage, this does not give a Reliv Distributor the right to contradict. I wish someone would sue Reliv for the damage it has done to people.
Fibromyalgia, Hormonal and Sleep Problems, and Soy
Posted on 03:11PM (EDT) on 2007-06-28
I have had FMS for 20+ years. I have severely disordered sleep, as well as hormonal imbalance, hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia, pain everywhere, and low energy. I was being treated by a very knowlegeable fibromyalgia expert for 4 years. However, after about 1 year, I had to have a transabdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. After that my health began to decline again. A friend introduced me to RELIV products, most of which are soy-based. I told my doctor and was told that the soy may affect the absorption of my Armour Thyroid medication. I decided that I would believe the extreme claims of the RELIV marketers, and went on the supplement (going off my doctor's recommended supplements). I began to feel really good for the first several months. I was using 2 double "shakes" per day. However, after a year+ I began to be more and more in pain again, and my thyroid T4 and T3 labs were coming out low all the time. I had to continually increase my dosage of thyroid meds. Then I was urged to go on 3 double "shakes" per day, which I did for about 2 months. That was the time when things started to go seriously wrong for me. My labs showed a very high cardio CRP, my thyroid (all tests) was bottoming out, my hormone tests were bottoming out, I contracted numerous chronic viruses, I was in bad pain all the time, I couldn't sleep even though I was on the same sleep meds, etc. I finally went off RELIV and back to taking Enzymatic Therapy's Daily Energy Enfusion, and I began to feel somewhat better. However, the damage is done, and I have had to take quite a few hormonal, adrenal, etc. supplements. I'm short of breath most of the time, putting on weight without changing my very small diet, and have been depressed a lot (once again).
I would urge anyone who has fibromyalgia to seriously consider NOT taking RELIV or any other soy product (soy milk, tofu, and the like) as they contain phytoestrogens and apparently really mess with an under functioning thyroid and low progesterone, estradiol, and estriol.
2 comments:
I to have fibromyalgia, I went on reliv, on November 4th,2008 within 3 to 4 days I could not sleep due to lots of flem in my throat, after 3 week of not sleeping one day I suddenly felt very dizzy, I was unable to walk without feeling like I was going to pass out. I sat on my couch all day, at about 6 in the evening my mother called to see how I was feeling, I told her what was going on, and she came to my house to pick me up. I called the hospital hotline and they hade me give the phone to my mom, they told her not to try to take me to the hospital herself, but to call 911 immediately. When they got there my pb which has always been fine, was at 154 over 90. I was rushed to the hospital, and on the way there my head started to hurt so bad, it caused tears to pour out of my eyes, the pain was at a ten or higher, I never want to experience that ever again. The dizzyness was so bad I could not even make it to the bathroom without help, how embarassing. I was in the hospital for three days. By the time I was let out of the hospital I had been off of the Reliv for 3 days, it took another 2 days for the dizzyness to go away, and after stopping the Reliv, the flem is gone. One week later, my friend who started Reliv 1 week after me, ended up in the hospital with the same exact symptoms, she was in the hospital for 4 days. I wish I knew what steps to take to go after Reliv, it is to strange that we both had the same problems after starting Reliv, and now that we are off of it we both feel better. Melody Rachidi
Hello Melody,
Thank you so much for taking the time to post your story for us. I am so sorry to hear about what Reliv has done to you. Thankfully most people don't have such a severe reaction.
I hope that our other readers will take careful note of this and think carefully before using these products.
Short of talking to an attorney I don't know what more to tell you about going after Reliv.
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