Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
December 2021
Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia (CFS/FMS) affect 2.1% of the world's population and ~10-25% of people who have had COVID-19. Previous clinical data suggested that a unique (C.
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June 2019
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J Altern Complement Med
November 2006
Objectives: Fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are debilitating syndromes that are often associated with impaired cellular energy metabolism. As D-ribose has been shown to increase cellular energy synthesis in heart and skeletal muscle, this open-label uncontrolled pilot study was done to evaluate if D-ribose could improve symptoms in fibromyalgia and/or chronic fatigue syndrome patients.
Design: Forty-one (41) patients with a diagnosis of FMS and/or CFS were given D-ribose, a naturally occurring pentose carbohydrate, at a dose of 5 g t.