Wow Cheryl....can't believe your doctor is trying to do that to
you....sounds
to me like those pharmaceutical salesmen have been talking to him about
that expensive med.....! Good for you for not picking it up. I wouldn't
either....!
No wonder your BP is higher when you go in to see your doc.
That's pretty normal though..... most people have a higher reading at the
dr's.
I haven't heard of that bp med....I'll have to look it up in my book.
I was on Diovan....only 40 mg a day...... you sure are taking a high
amount.
Have you had high bp for a long time.....?
I learned something about high bp recently..........when we get older it's
natural for our blood pressure to be higher.
Another thing......it's not so much our blood pressure that we should be
concerned
about......it's our blood pulse. Subtract your low number from your high
number....
you want the number to be as close to 60 as possible. The higher you get
to
100, it means you have more artery damage.
I hope your number is 60.....!!!! :-)
~ Lynn
In a message dated 9/7/2009 3:48:32 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
Hi Lynn,
I agree completely about using meds that have been around a while,so
the bad effects that they never seem to find in the "trial" can be
reported.
I'm on metoprolol 200 mg am and pm for my high bp.I'm also a
diabetic. My doc has been trying to change my med for about 3 yrs.He says the
new
one will "protect my kidneys",even though my lab works show my kidneys are
just fine.He wants me to take a med that will cost me $138 for a 3 month
supply;the metoprolol is generic and costs $20 for 3 months.
When I saw him in June,he ordered the new med in addition to the old
one (that's when I found out the price).I told the pharmacy to put it
back,I would not be picking it up. My bp was higher on my last 2 office
visits.It's at a normal range for me at home.
I'll see him this Wed. for my routine 3 month visit .Hopefully it
will be lower in the office!
Cheryl in cool Easthampton,Mass.
--- On Mon, 9/7/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] TAMIFLU....and....ANTIOXIDANTS
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Date: Monday, September 7, 2009, 12:05 PM
Hi Jan ~
I have learned the hard way not to just roll over and play dead when a
doctor hands me a prescription...! I don't even get it filled until I
come
home and do a ton of research on it...then, if I decide to get it filled, I
always read the entire pharmaceutical insert that comes with the pill...
even though I have to use a magnifying glass to read all of that fine
print.
These pharmaceutical companies (I call them Big Pharma), are NOT
looking out for our best interests....they're looking out for their bottom
line....the billions they make every time they come out with a new
"miracle"
pill for something....and talk our doctors into pushing them for them....
like this new Polypill they've come out with....! Mark my
words, that pill is going to cause nightmares for so many people it's going
to be unbelievable...!
Oh....and while I'm up here on my soap box.....I never take a pill that
hasn't
been on the market for, at the very least, five years...! By that time
they have
started reporting adverse effects....!
As for vaccines....well, I won't even go there since I would be here
all day
voicing my opinions on those things. :-)
Love ya, Lynn
In a message dated 9/6/2009 2:33:32 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
Lyn,
I don't remember what the reactions were, but years
ago (before TM, I think), I took Tamiflu since I
couldn't get flu shots (allergies) whenever flu came
to see me...............NO MORE!!!
'Course my doctor wasn't surpised, since I had reac-
tions to most meds...all antibiotics, for sure....
Ain't life grand??????????
jan
--- On Sun, 9/6/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
Tamiflu linked to "bizarre" reactions
Dear Friend,
It's yet another case of the cure being worse than the disease.
In the UK, more than half of the kids who have taken Tamiflu -- the
antibiotic weapon of choice to combat the H1N1 virus -- have experienced side
effects.
Although most of these side effects have been minor (such as stomach
cramps and nausea), as many as one in five of these kid have had disturbing,
"neuropsychiatric" reactions to the drug.
Reports say that kids have had an inability to think clearly, have
suffered from nightmares, and have behaved "strangely."
Unfortunately, these reactions are nothing new. The dangers of Tamiflu are
well-documented. It's even been linked to the deaths of some children and
teenagers.
It's really no wonder. The drug is not just an antibiotic, like so many
assume it is -- it's a neuraminidase inhibitor that blocks viral enzymes that
can assist the flu virus in infecting the respiratory tract.
In the U.S., the FDA has acknowledged that there have been as many as
1,800 reports of kids experiencing abnormal behavior when they're given
Tamiful. In Japan, they've actually banned the use of Tamiflu by kids.
But because the UK is in such a cold panic over swine flu, they're handing
out Tamiflu like candy. Believe it or not, there's even a telephone
hotline and website where people can order a prescription without having to
consult a doctor.
So far, as many as 150,000 people have been prescribed the drug in this
manner.
No wonder so many kids are having so many side effects. At the first sign
of a runny nose or a headache, their parents are pumping them full of
Tamiflu, thanks to Dr. Web.
All of these risks in order to reduce the flu symptoms by less than two
days. That's right: according to the makers of Tamiflu, clinical tests have
shown that the drug only has the ability to reduce the duration of symptoms
by about 36 hours.
It just doesn't add up.
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Pop goes the antioxidants
If you're looking for an antioxidant boost, you might want to head to the
movies. After all, this is where you'd be likely to eat lots of popcorn,
which, according to a new study, has a hefty dose of antioxidants.
Who knew you could battle cancer while taking in a matinee?
Researchers at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania examined
whole-grain snacks and cereals (not the sugary death bombs that I'm always
warning
you about) and found them to be just as rich in polyphenols as they are
in fiber.
Originally, it was thought that the high fiber content in these foods was
what made them such effective weapons against cancer and heart disease.
Turns out it's really a double-whammy of fiber and polyphenols.
Raisin bran packed the biggest antioxidant punch, weighing in at a
whopping 524 milligrams of antioxidants per serving. The surprise is that the
antioxidant content is found in the grains that these foods are made from.
Researchers found that popcorn is the king of antioxidant content when it
comes to snack foods, so munch on... just go easy on that movie-theater
liquid they call "butter."
Always giving your brain some healthy snacks to chew on,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
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