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Guaifenesin Medication in New Zealand
Written by Megan Parker
11 April 2002 - updated 1 February 2005


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The Following Information is Supplied

by the N.Z. 'Positive Living' Guai Support Group

www.voxau.com/fib/fibro/51guai

 

Guaifenesin Medication in New Zealand

Everyone who wishes to use Guaifenesin must read

"What Your Doctor May Not Tell you about Fibromyalgia" by Dr R. Paul St Amand
Another excellent book to read is "Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain" by Dr Devin Starlanyl
Both Authors are fibromyalgics and write from their own experience as well as their medical knowledge.

Basic Essentials for Dosage

  • Buy 300 mg or 600 mg capsules in New Zealand
  • New Zealand Guaifenesin is in gelatin (not vege) capsules and is lactose free
  • These caps have an immediate release followed by a sustained action which lasts approx.12 hours
  • Take medication 12 hours apart and always with food
  • Lowest starting dose is 2 x 300 mg per day - take 300mg in the morning again in the evening

Wait at this dose for 10 days or until exacerbation of symptoms

  • If not at your threshold, increase dose by 300 mg to 1200 mg daily
  • stay at this dose for the next 10 days

Again, wait at this dose for 10 days or until exacerbation of symptoms
  • Always increase dosage in an increment of 300 mg for the next 10 day period
  • You must exceed your threshold before you feel pain
  • When you reach your dose and your symptoms intensify, you will initiate reverse cycling.

This will be your dose for life.

  • Some people on high doses take 3 doses daily
  • Dosages do not need to be evenly divided e.g. for a total of 900mg, take 600mg morning & 300mg at night
  • Doses up to 1800 mg daily have proved to initiate reversal in 90% of people.
  • You may be a person who needs a higher dose than 1800 mg - we know of one person taking 4800 mg
  • Always keep a daily diary of how you are feeling to track yourself and ascertain your own cycles

 
Salicylate-free (sal-free) Products Megan Uses

Personal Hygiene Products

Simple Soap green and white packaging or Knights Castile - Original

Toilet paper/tissues no Aloe Vera or Eucalyptus oil

Dental floss no mint

Baking Soda for toothpaste - some people do not like using this and require manufactured toothpaste.

Grace FibroSmile with Baking Soda & Xylitol, No Sodium Laurel Sulphate or Saccharin -
Available in flavours - Citrus delite (Lemon/lime), Cinnamon, Pineapple, Frutti Tutti and Cranberry.
Grace Original FibroSmile is also available in Plain with fluoride & Potassium Nitrate for Sensitive teeth.
 
Soul Pattinson Plain Toothpaste with fluoride.  No added flavour, colour, sugar or artificial sweeteners
Obtainable from Australia - we are investigating the possibility of N.Z. made toothpaste.

Plain Vaseline for lips or
Grace FIbroSmile Lipbalm - 3 colourless flavours - vanilla, grape, passionfruit

Plain razors with no Aloe Vera strip

Mitchum Roll on Deodorant Unscented - in light greeen bottle

Alpha Keri Lotion as a moisturizer

Alpha Keri Oil for massage

Sunscreen and Hair Products

SunSense Ultra Sunscreen SPF 30+ (Orange & white pack)
Some of the products in the Sunsense range contain castor oil in the inactive ingredients, which shows once again how important it is to get the complete formulation and check it for yourself. This one is O.K. - see our website list - Jacqui

Wella Design wet gel "special effects" for hair

Kerastase Bain Satin 2 (Shampoo)

Kerastase Lait Vital Proteine (Conditioner)

VO5 Shompoo and Conditioner "Sheer Vitality" (green writing)
Some VO5 products have herbals in them, so be careful - Jacqui.)

Cleaning Products

Drive soap powder for clothes washing
(Alternatives are Fresh & Persil Sensitive Powders.
However, Claudia says that if the clothes are rinsed, there should not be any problems with any residues - Jacqui)

Palmolive "fresh green" dish wash liquid for dishes.

Jiff Power Spray for cleaning (green/yellow and white)

Plain white Jif for cleaning (white and green)

Makeup for Women

Grace FIbroSmile Lipbalm - 3 colourless flavours - vanilla, grape, passionfruit

Cover Girl Perfect blend pencil crayon - basic black (eye liner)
Cover Girl pressed powder (green compact)


L'Oreal Endless Lipcolour lipstick
Max Factor Lipfinity Paint for lips
Max Factor Lasting Performance Stay put makeup - true beige

There are salicylate free lists on the International Guai-support website, but they are American made products. It pays to have your Pharmacist check individual products for you. If you phone the 0800 number on the back of most products, companies themselves are usually very obliging. N.B. Ingredients can change without warning

 

Megan Parker 14 Belgium Terrace, Gisborne

Write to Megan Parker for all N.Z. & Australian inquiries
- dmsamparker@clear.net.nz