By Erin K. Costello ![]() You can find a support group on Facebook for just about anything you can imagine, providing it isn’t illegal. You can even find these support groups for illnesses that aren’t recognized by the medical community or by the CDC. Support groups for Morgellons disease is just one of those illnesses. For those unaware of what Morgellons disease is, according to Health Line it is described as, "a rare disorder characterized by the presence of fibers underneath, embedded in and erupting from unbroken skin or slow-healing sores." Wikipedia describes it as, "a self diagnosed, unconfirmed skin conditions in which individuals have sores that they believe contain some kind of fibers." Is Morgellons disease real? I am not writing this blog post to challenge nor confirm the existence of Morgellons disease. I am not someone who believes I am suffering from Morgellons, nor am I a medical expert qualified to challenge or confirm the existence of any illness. The overwhelming consensus in the medical community regarding Morgellons is that the disease is not real. The CDC does not recognize Morgellons as an actual illness described by those who claim to suffer its symptoms. It is largely believed by those in the medical community that those who believe they are suffering from Morgellons are in fact actually suffering from delusional parasitosis; a mistaken belief that parasites have infested the body. Since people suffering from a delusion are not likely to believe they are delusional, those who believe they have Morgellons are unlikely to accept this diagnosis. As a result, those who believe to have Morgellons disease are often left to their own devices. Those devices now include social media, specifically in this case, a Facebook group called Morgellons Support Science. Morgellons Support Science is a closed Facebook group with just over 8,300 members. The group description states, "Chronic Disease Research pictures! A collection of photographs and information about chronic disease and the pathogens which cause these diseases." One of the treatments regularly suggested in this group is known as “fenben.” Fenben is short for fenbendazole, which is an animal deworming medication. This medication if often given to farm animals. It has been known to cause abortions in cattle and death in sheep. This medication is not recommended for use in humans. There was a study released in 2018 that suggests this medication could be repurposed as an anti-cancer agent for humans but that is all that has been suggested thus far. Trio is another animal deworming medication that is often suggested in this group as a Morgellons treatment. Trio is Ascatryl Trio Dog Wormer by Biocanina. In the precautions of use section concerning trio it states, "Do not administer Ascatryl Trio Dog Wormer Biocanina 4 tablets to pregnant bitches during the first four weeks of gestation." Now that we have covered the basics, let’s look at the comments. In the first screen shot pictured below, the pregnant member announces her pregnancy and asks if "fenben" is safe to take while pregnant. In the second screenshot she is assured that fenben is safe to take while pregnant. She is told this by another group member and by a group admin. In the third screen shot another member encourages her decision to continue with this treatment by stating that she wishes she had also been on a protocol while pregnant with her daughter. She then claims that Lyme was passed through the placenta and had caused her daughter's autism. Lyme is believed to be the cause of Morgellons according to this YouTube video. I want to really draw your attention to the following screen shots. In the first screen shot featured, she is again assured that fenben is safe to take while pregnant. The pregnant woman asks, "The trio is safe then too?" One admin responds with, "I wouldn't take trio while pregnant." The next admin responds with, "Fenben during pregnancy is safe. We don't reccomend trio if pregnant." The last screen shot is most heartbreaking. The pregnant woman posts, "Not convinced that fan been is safe during pregnancy. I had cramping the day after taking it and now just found out that I miscarried. I don't know if it was the fenben or the morgsor what but not something I would try again." Another group member responds with, "Sorry for your loss. No one can say for sure what causes such things." I can not say for sure what caused this woman's miscarriage. I am not qualified to give a medical opinion on such matters. That being said, I think most people would agree that it's quite possible this miscarriage was caused by taking an animal de-worming medication known to cause abortions in cattle. Regardless of cause though, what exactly qualified the admin of this group to assure a pregnant group member that fenbendazole was safe to take while pregnant?
According to one website, the Steve Beddingfield associated with this Facebook group Morgellons Support Science, is a microbiologist. According to LinkedIn Steve is a photographer who studied agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences at Fayette Institute of Technology, and studied microbiology at Blue Ridge Community College. Blue Ridge Community College is a two-year college. Considering that microbiologists are required to at least have a bachelor's degree in microbiology, and Steve studied microbiology at a two-year college, it's safe to say that Steve is not a microbiologist. However, even if he were a microbiologist, this still wouldn't qualify him to give medical advice to a stranger on Facebook. Why is this group still allowed on Facebook and why is this Steve Beddingfield allowed to give such medical advice on Facebook's platform? Though I doubt this is, I hope this is the first and last miscarriage to happen as a result of this group and as a result of Steve's medical advice. I also hope there haven't been any worse outcomes as a result of such advice.
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Shay OShea
9/19/2019 02:05:39 pm
I Admin in another Morgellons Facebook Group. I started the group just to be able to refute Steve Beddingfield and the very dangerous protocols he is selling and promoting. Several of my members who were on Steves protocol had miscarriages. Some suffered liver kidney damage and so ended up in the ER and one in ICU. I have a medical nursing background and have certifications in parasitology. I also have a science/research background Over the years I have watched in horror the things that have been promoted on his site. He is making money off the sale of these products that are making people very ill. I have challenged him many times over the years about the dangers and the ridiculous psydu science he is peddling. He once told me "There is a sucker born every minute.". He is a con man extraordinaire a vulture feeding of those who are so ill and desperate for answers. Folks who are to sick or don't know enough about science or medicine to question what he tells them. Those that do know and question are made fun of and booted out of his group. He cares nothing for their well being only their money.
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Erin K Costello
9/25/2019 05:43:54 am
I am so sorry to hear there have been other victims of this dangerous protocol, though I am not surprised. These con-men/women all follow the same script and sadly it’s an effective one. Thank you for the work you do to combat their lies and manipulation tactics. At least some people won’t be taken in by Steve and potentially harmed by his advice thanks to you!
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Beullah
12/7/2019 02:28:02 am
If you are a parasitologist then why aren’t you curing these
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12/16/2019 07:03:53 am
Morgellons is a symptom of a bartonella infection. Bartonella alters DNA and causes a lot of mutations. The fibers are mutations of an existing cell fiber called the KIF. Bartonella also shuts off the immune system so it can survive inside a person. The way to cure Bartonella and also Morgellons is to turn the immune system back on.
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Catherine Yoder
10/29/2020 08:44:54 am
Steve Beddingfield is a convicted drug trafficer #USCOURTS-tned-3_01-cr-00039-0
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7/12/2021 05:59:57 pm
So what if he was part of any drug bust for marijuana big deal! However from what I read at what you posted the article he wasn't the named defendant he was someone that defendant sold to but he was not named in that as a dependent so you probably need to get your facts straight before you put someone's name out there.
Jeannie
7/20/2021 09:57:41 am
I was deleted and blocked from Steve Beddingfield’s page because I mentioned the use of ivermectin as opposed to fenbendazole. He became instantly rude and unprofessional, and snapped that ivermectin is not used in the protocol because it is much too dangerous. Since when? I used it on and off for several months to help combat lyme disease and babesia, and had absolutely no issues with it. Neither have the tons of other people who were prescribed it for these diseases. You just need to remain within your weight-prescribed dosing schedule.
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Beullah
12/8/2019 01:59:12 pm
FENBENDAZOLE IS SAFE FOR PREGNANT DOGS YOU IDIOT!!! What is your IQ???!???
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Rosanna Lathrop
5/9/2020 08:45:28 pm
If Doctors did their job and treated sufferers of diseases like Lyme and or Morgellons then people wouldn't be this desperate.
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Postal canary
7/2/2020 07:59:01 am
I still havnt figurerd out why Sherry needs to attack Steve Beddingfield and the people in the group. This group was started for the same reason she started her group. To help Find, learn and hopefully Give permanent relief to what drs refuse to acknowledge
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Jeannie
12/3/2021 12:37:12 pm
Well it looks like a lot of people have an issue with Steve, his control issues even though he is not a trained medical professional, and the way he runs his page like it’s 1933 Germany. The guy is a first class scumbag control freak who makes money off of sick people.
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Rakella
10/22/2020 10:16:42 am
Wouldn't it be great to NOT have a need for a support group for Morgellons? Wouldn't it be great if doctors were the ones helping Morgellons sufferers? Wouldn't it be great if everyone didn't write off Morgellons as delusional? The reason these facebook pages are created is because of desperation. If nobody else is listening, these poor sufferers are left to figure it out themselves. Just need ONE doctor, or dermatologist better yet, to come down with Morgellons, maybe things would change then. OR......maybe it would be easier for the doctor to be written off as delusional as well?! I bet that would sting just a little.....
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jean
1/26/2021 08:06:15 am
Everyone with Morgellons is missing a key to the disease: your denied emotions cause every illness. Stop denying the grief , sadness, anger, you don't want to admit or feel. Feel it and you will change your law of attraction , the morgellons will leave instantly. But only if you release the causal emotion - which is different and unique for everybody. Same for cancer. Wake up humans! YOU ARE INHERENTLY EMOTIONAL BEINGS! STOP TRYING TO INTELLECTUALLY DRIVE YOUR LIFE AND SOCIETY!
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Jeannie
7/20/2021 09:40:50 am
Morgellons is real. The CDC denies it is a bona fide disease because it is linked to lyme disease and bartonella, and we already know that these are forms of bioterrorism created by the White House and the US Military, and proliferated by the CIA. I have personally witnessed threads and worms oozing from the skin of someone whom doctors classified as a meth abuser, although multiple tox screens came back negative for methamphetamines or any other drug - legal and illegal.
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