My fibro started about a year after our 16 year old son Jeremy was murdered. Emotional upheavels are a frequent cause of FMS from what I've read. I also have Osteo-A in the C 6, 7, L 4 & 5 disc, and arthritis setting in in the index finger of my right hand.
I can't take Estrogen because of the gastro-intestinal side effects it produces, the natural as well as the chemical produce the same side effects.
About the silver. . I know I'm probably going to be flamed, but hear me out. Back during the Y2K scare, we went to a sort of market/expo where various people were selling all kinds of Y2K supplies and fixes. I noticed the guy who was selling the colloidal silver products and machines, and who claimed to take it in serious amounts. He looked absolutely GRAY with bags under his eyes and dark circles all round his eyes. His hair was very gray and his skin was very gray (as much of it was I could see) particularly his face and neck. Then I read "Rosemary's Story" on the internet about having used colloidal silver nosedrops many years ago and having had it turn her gray (there is no cure for it). I know a lot of people claim it has done wonders for them and hasn't turned them gray; but there is absolutely no way to know where the metal is going to settle in the body. All I know is what I saw with the guy selling the products, and he definitely was abnormally gray.
I realize that when people start taking something or using (and selling) a product, it is very difficult for them to admit it even when things aren't looking too good.