This should go without saying, but I thought that perhaps I should add a cautionary note here to remind everyone that nothing said here should be considered professional medical advice. Please don't take any advice from anyone here without doing your own homework, which may include discussing it with your physician. Forum members have not been vetted so even if someone should present themselves as a physician, nurse, or another medical professional, this may or may not be accurate, and any advice given may or may not be useful or valid. In saying this, I don't mean to disparage any of our forum members. There are some highly intelligent people here, some of whom may have a great deal of experience and knowledge of whatever topic they may be engaged in, but that also may not be the case. Take it for what it's worth, but certainly, research any possible dangers that might be associated with the advice that someone might give here. I have tried some of the supplements that various people have suggested here and continue to take a few, but I first looked into any dangers that might be associated with them, and I discussed them with my doctor. A couple, she agreed might be beneficial, and others she thought might be a waste of money but otherwise unharmful. Just because something is presented as being natural, it doesn't necessarily follow that it is beneficial or even safe. Consider possible interactions with other medications or supplements that you might be taking. There are dangers in nature, too. So anyhow, don't simply order a bottle of whatever it might be that someone is recommending here, or forego procedures that the medical professionals recommend, without doing your own homework, and that should include discussing it with a doctor or pharmacologist you trust.
Excellent @Ken Anderson I give the most credence to those that make posts that indicate they have knowledge of the condition, disease, or disorder that they are advocating a cure, therapy, medication, or regimen. Once that is established we must consider everyone is different. We must ask why did this regimen work for that individual. A good example is faith healing. It works but only in some cases. Why? In cases of illnesses related to stress, I have heard and read many stories of success. I enjoyed reading the Foxfire chapter on faith healing. Let me share this story by a small remote mountain town rural medical doctor. He was a country doctor that was a real healer. He knew when to send a patient to a specialist and when to treat them himself. Mrs. H, age 85, suffered unexplained stomach pain (no ulcer found) after the tragedic death of her husband. Over a year she visited the then young doctor saying she had a stomach tumor, probably cancer and wanted him to treat it. He did all the tests available at that time and found nothing as he expected he would. Mrs. H was becoming very ill over the stomach problem she knew was cancer and kept telling the doctor he was missing something. He was puzzled about what to do for Mrs. H knowing her condition was from her husband's death and her obsessing and stressing over a tumor that didn't exist. On her next visit knowing Mrs. H was a devout Christian, he asked her that instead of having the congregation pray for her, he needed her to have them pray for him that next Sunday morning. He needed God to guide his hands, but not being a churchgoer, needed her help. She obliged his request and it was quite a fervent prayer session. He called her the following Monday morning and others on the party line (snoopy ones that picked up recognizing Mrs. H's ring) heard him say, come in immediately Mrs. H, I have the cure. Do not use the bathroom just hurry in! Mrs. H, despite her disabling condition, beat cheeks getting into her old Oldsmobile and leaving her place with gravel flying. The nurse (the doctor's wife) met Mrs. H at the door and set her down. She told her to drink this special elixir that she and the doctor had formulated from mountain herbs after God guided them to the spot where these herbs grew. Mrs. H guzzled it down without question unknowing that it was a natural laxative. She visited the restroom and had that curing movement which she was instructed not to look at until the doctor had examined it. The doctor had sculpted a chunk of beef into a tumor and added red dye to it for effect. He tossed it in the toilet. He exited the restroom saying praise the Lord, the tumor has been expelled, come and see for yourself Mrs. H, God does indeed work in mysterious ways. From that day forward, Mrs. H lived happy and healthy and died at age 97. Another story is from my days on vestibular disorder forums. There was a guy that claimed to be a pharmacist and started a movement with his blend of herbs that would cure or control Meniere's Disease. One of the ingredients was St John's Wart, a big NO NO for anyone with Meniere symptoms. Many claimed they were helped or cured by his elixir. I asked my specialist about it and he gave me several pages from a medical and scientific text about why his elixir was harmful to anyone that had Meniere symptoms. I began questioning all that claimed success. I found that every one of them did not fulfill the criteria for a Meniere's disease label. Meniere's as-is Fibromyalgia is based on symptoms, and the underlying cause hasn't been diagnosed. Neither label is a diagnosis. They are called idiopathic. My specialist doctor's question was, "How can you treat a disorder effectively if you don't know what is causing it?" I concur with Ken that when you read someone giving advice or suggesting that you take certain herbs or vitamins on the internet, do your own research and consult your medical doctor or at least pharmacist. Herbs can heal and they can also kill. Don't take anything if you don't know and UNDERSTAND what is causing your disorder, disease, or disability. Knowledge is the first medicine everyone needs.