BEMER
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 10:57 pm
So....a friend in my book club PMed me last month after I mentioned fibro. She said she had this machine and it helped pain and if I came over, she'd let me try it. Here is a link about it: https://deutschland.bemergroup.com/en
Short hand is BEMER - it used magnetic fields to increase blood flow. I took my husband and we both had a session. She said some people feel better with one session, while others it can take many sessions. Some of what she explained sounded very Woo-Woo.
Recently, either the results of the infusion are wearing off, disease has progressed, other meds have increased symptoms, or I augmented. No idea which, but the doc had me try an AD for the fibro and I used another medication for bladder urges that can make RLS worse, so I stopped both medications. It still seemed worse, so I switched to Neupro, which absolutely made it worse (that seems to happen when I augment - switching to other DAs never has helped). That seemed worrisome as I now had the increased intensity that - for me at least - is associated with augmentation.
I next stopped the Neupro a few days ago and was using only methadone. I had three rough nights - the first one I had almost no sleep. The next two I had some sleep, but not much. The next day, yesterday, I went to my friend's house to try the BEMER, as we had this scheduled. I was worried that I would be relaxed and would have symptoms, but I did not.
Last night was night 4 after stopping the Neupro. I took 5 mg less methadone than I had the two nights previously by accident. By midnight, I was in bed and sleeping (the first night I didn't sleep at all until 8 AM, the next two nights I got some sleep at 5 AM). I slept until 10 AM with only two awakenings. That is unheard of in the best of times, let alone after stopping a DA in what I am relatively sure was augmentation.
For some people, augmentation does improve in 3-4 days. And, it might have as I caught it early and immediately stopped the DA. But, then I started thinking about the BEMER and the claim that it increases blood flow and the research regarding the peripheral hypoxia. What if the BEMER increases oxygen?
I have no idea and the mat and equipment cost about US $5,000. I think you can get a refurbished one (who knows from whom) on ebay for only $3800, lol. I imagine my friend would let me come over regularly for awhile, but it isn't that close and would be difficult to do, I imagine.
If anyone gets the chance, might be worth it.
Short hand is BEMER - it used magnetic fields to increase blood flow. I took my husband and we both had a session. She said some people feel better with one session, while others it can take many sessions. Some of what she explained sounded very Woo-Woo.
Recently, either the results of the infusion are wearing off, disease has progressed, other meds have increased symptoms, or I augmented. No idea which, but the doc had me try an AD for the fibro and I used another medication for bladder urges that can make RLS worse, so I stopped both medications. It still seemed worse, so I switched to Neupro, which absolutely made it worse (that seems to happen when I augment - switching to other DAs never has helped). That seemed worrisome as I now had the increased intensity that - for me at least - is associated with augmentation.
I next stopped the Neupro a few days ago and was using only methadone. I had three rough nights - the first one I had almost no sleep. The next two I had some sleep, but not much. The next day, yesterday, I went to my friend's house to try the BEMER, as we had this scheduled. I was worried that I would be relaxed and would have symptoms, but I did not.
Last night was night 4 after stopping the Neupro. I took 5 mg less methadone than I had the two nights previously by accident. By midnight, I was in bed and sleeping (the first night I didn't sleep at all until 8 AM, the next two nights I got some sleep at 5 AM). I slept until 10 AM with only two awakenings. That is unheard of in the best of times, let alone after stopping a DA in what I am relatively sure was augmentation.
For some people, augmentation does improve in 3-4 days. And, it might have as I caught it early and immediately stopped the DA. But, then I started thinking about the BEMER and the claim that it increases blood flow and the research regarding the peripheral hypoxia. What if the BEMER increases oxygen?
I have no idea and the mat and equipment cost about US $5,000. I think you can get a refurbished one (who knows from whom) on ebay for only $3800, lol. I imagine my friend would let me come over regularly for awhile, but it isn't that close and would be difficult to do, I imagine.
If anyone gets the chance, might be worth it.