and get this- I was watching a talk show this morning with wife complaining about the fact her husband in chronic, constant pain and yet no one wanted to give him anything for pain. The husband died but wife (along with others on the panel being quizzed) was stating the fact of his syndrome which they later determined him to have and I could not believe when the moderator asked the wife - well, are you a doctor- wife said no and the moderator then said- well let the doctor talked about this! Unbelievable in the fact that most of us MTs KNOW just how wrong doctors can be sometimes. I remember going up against the physician 1 time asking for Megace for now deceased husband, he was losing weight, not eating and I KNEW Megace would increase appetite - I had typed on AIDs patients as well as pts with cancer. Doctors do not know it all and I am more than glad you were able to suggest something this person with the pain/low energy might try. Good for you!