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Dr. Peter Attia

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The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

That's interesting. So you can't study it. I would assume you couldn't study it with federal dollars because of the federal DEA restriction. I would have assumed because it's legal in California, if you were using non-federal dollars, you could study it in a state like California.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

That's interesting. So you can't study it. I would assume you couldn't study it with federal dollars because of the federal DEA restriction. I would have assumed because it's legal in California, if you were using non-federal dollars, you could study it in a state like California.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

I see. Because it's Schedule 1, the laboratory. It's actually more demanding than how you would study cocaine.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

I see. Because it's Schedule 1, the laboratory. It's actually more demanding than how you would study cocaine.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

If for no other reason to study it with less friction. Which you said. Perfect. Okay, there's a condition you've already alluded to today that I am sure everyone has heard of, and yet if you asked most people to define it, they wouldn't be able to define it. And so we're going to start with what it is, why someone might have it, what is the prevalence, are there false positives?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

If for no other reason to study it with less friction. Which you said. Perfect. Okay, there's a condition you've already alluded to today that I am sure everyone has heard of, and yet if you asked most people to define it, they wouldn't be able to define it. And so we're going to start with what it is, why someone might have it, what is the prevalence, are there false positives?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

I'm talking about none other than fibromyalgia.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

I'm talking about none other than fibromyalgia.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

What's the prevalence according to the current definition?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

What's the prevalence according to the current definition?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

But by the way, this is a boy-only thing. I can't imagine girls did this. But yes, of course, this is what little boys do.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

But by the way, this is a boy-only thing. I can't imagine girls did this. But yes, of course, this is what little boys do.

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

Is there a high overlap with depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia? And if so, which is the arrow of causality?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

Is there a high overlap with depression, anxiety, and fibromyalgia? And if so, which is the arrow of causality?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

So what is the management for these patients? Is this a curable syndrome or is it a syndrome that is meant to be managed like HIV?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

So what is the management for these patients? Is this a curable syndrome or is it a syndrome that is meant to be managed like HIV?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

That's caused by what?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

That's caused by what?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

Silly question. Why not five? Like 4.5 has a lot of specificity to it. Was there some reason why it came in at such a dose?

The Peter Attia Drive
#345 ‒ Chronic pain: pathways, treatment, and the path to physical and psychological recovery | Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

Silly question. Why not five? Like 4.5 has a lot of specificity to it. Was there some reason why it came in at such a dose?