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Sarah (Somerset) on 05/21/2026: 
I see many people asking for updates on how the ACV is helping. Well, I've suffered fibromyalgia for 4 years now and I've had it quite bad and been seriously debilitated by it. I would only get relief if I swallowed dangerous amounts of codeine (i know, bad idea, but those of us who suffer chronic pain will understand that sometimes you get to a point where you just need a few hours without pain). After reading about the ACV here I decided I had nothing to lose and might as well try it. It's cheap and easily obtainable. I'm not sure who, but someone here suggested the ACV with baking soda (or bicarbonate of soda for us Brits, lol), as well as magnesium tablets, which are also really cheap and can be bought in any supermarket's medicines isle with the supplements and vitamins. I tried it and, crazy as it seems, it actually works! It's incredible! After using it for a month my pain level is down by at least 70%! I've still got all the other annoying symptoms of fibromyalgia (fatigue being the main one), but I feel that with less pain I can cope with those as minor annoyances. I have also been taking aloe vera juice so I decided to take it at the same time as my ACV mixture, all in one cup with a bit of water. I don't know if the aloe vera juice has played any part in this "miracle" (that's what it feels like, lol), but it's doing no harm so I intend to continue taking them together. I've also been reading up on cayenne pepper and I'm considering adding it to my regime too. I don't know how it works, but my opinion is that it has something to do with clearing toxins from the body.
So, for anyone interested, here is how I take the concoction:
- 2 magnesium tablets once a day
- 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with 1 teaspoon of baking soda (be careful and add this slowly as it fizzes A LOT! ). Add 30ml aloe vera juice and about 30ml water. This I take 3 times a day.
It isn't pleasant tasting but I just block my nose and swig it down and have a drink ready to wash away the taste afterwards. It does have an after taste which reminds me of the hops flavour in beer.
I'd love to know if this mixture works for other types of pain. I know it definitely made a difference to my period pains so who knows. I've got one friend trying it for colon pain similar to really bad IBS and another trying it for arthritis. I'll give updates to let you know if they have any good results.
Sounds too good to be true, but you'll be glad you tried it.
So, good luck to anyone who tries it. I really hope you have results like mine.
Youanna (Romania) on 11/14/2023:
It works wonders! Yesterday I took 5 Advils, and I could barely move my neck 1-2 cm. I could not sleep all night from all the pain. This morning I started taking ACV, BS, and magnesium, and I could feel getting better by the hour. I still cannot believe how much the pain subsided. It is still there, but it is bearable. I drank ACV with water, about 3-4 tbls in a glass of water, and had 3 glasses today. I also bought ACV pills from the health food store. No stomach pain. Aside from FM pain, I also have a hard time digesting carbohydrates. Today, after taking the ACV pill, 20 min before the meal, I noticed a huge difference in how I felt. I did not want to lay down after eating. I know there are many benefits from taking ACV, and I am very excited to feel them.
Jilly The Beans... (Nc) on 07/30/2018:
I could never take ACV before because the taste was too extreme for me. But with the addition of baking soda, the ACV is so much more palatable!!
Bill (San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines) on 12/21/2010:
Here is some research which confirms the positive effects of using malate (ACV) and magnesium to help cure Fibromyalgia (FM) and is yet more confirmation as to how alkalizing with ACV and baking soda (forming malates) plus taking Magnesium (as Mag Chloride or Mag Citrate or Mag Gluconate) can help FM.
Here are the summary and abstract conclusions from the research:
"Primary fibromyalgia (FM) is a common clinical condition affecting mainly middle-aged women. Of the etiologies previously proposed, chronic hypoxia seems the one best supported by recent biochemical and histological findings. We postulate that FM symptoms are predominantly caused by enhanced gluconeogenesis with breakdown of muscle proteins, resulting from a deficiency of oxygen and other substances needed for ATP synthesis. We present data supporting a critical role for magnesium and malate in ATP production under aerobic and hypoxic conditions; and indirect evidence for magnesium and malate deficiency in FM. After treating 15 FM patients for an average of 8 weeks with an oral dosage form with dosages of 1200-2400 mg of malate and 300-600 mg of magnesium, the tender point index (TPI) scores (x±) were 19-6±2-1 prior to treatment and 8±1.1 and 6-5±074. Respectively, after an average of 4 and 8 weeks on the magnesium malate combination (p < 0.001). Subjective improvement of myalgia occurred within 48 h of supplementation. In six FM patients, following 8 weeks of treatment, the mean TPI was 6.8 ±0.75. After 2 weeks on placebo tablets, the TPI values increased to a mean ± SE of 21.5 ±1-4(p < 0.001). Again, subjective worsening of muscle pain occurs within 48 h of placebo administration. A double-blind placebo control trial is currently underway."
Source:http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/13590849208997961
So, just taking two tablespoons of ACV with 1/2 tsp sodium bicarbonate in half a glass of water three times a day with split doses of between 300-600 mg magnesium per day is actually very beneficial against Fibromyalgia.
