When you get sick, do you make use of taking alternative medicines?

Yes, I do take alternative medicines. Unless I get very sick. Then I am in to see the doctor and get a prescription. But I do take achinacea, camomile, and many herbs and such. My mother used to fix whiskey, hot water and lemon for my colds. Made me sleep and that is good in itself.

YEAH...to natural meds! I first run the gamut of every "natural" med...suggested before I support "BIG PHARMA!" Honey, Garlic, Lemon for the common cold...Ginger, for upset stomach that accompanies the flu! Ginger tea (fresh ginger) works miracles for me! And for me, when the common cold hits with a vengeance...may or may NOT be true...but there is something so comforting (maybe just mentally) by a GOOD homemade Chicken soup! I suffer from severe digit arthritis...and my relief is natural; Cali carbonic and Rhus Toxi, both from Health food store. I, too, suffer when I take OTC meds, with stomach issues and "insomnia"! I grow and make a tincture of Echinacea for immune booster..and of course, Garlic is a staple in my diet, eaten with Parsley there is no lingering aroma! Last resort...Dr. or OTC!

My dear keep this in mind, synthetic medicine, those we buy in pharmacies will kill us in the long run. It will seem heal us but without us knowing it it is damaging our liver, our colon, our kidney and it will eventually lead to another sickness. Never, ever resort to traditional synthetic medicine every time you feel sick. You can always cure colds and cough the natural way. If you start feeling there is something wrong in your throat and it is starting to to itch start taking warm water to kill the bacteria immediately before it gets worse. Also take lots of citrus fruits. Yes calamanci with honey is very good because calamanci has alkaline which will heal you. Raw pure honey is very good for cough and colds. Also apple cider vinegar. Just add a tablespoon in a small glass of water, add a spoonful of honey. Do it at least three times a day. Also make it a point to take lots of fruits and vegetables to boost your immune system and the most important is you should have regular 30 minutes work out. Brisk walking in the early morning is the best! This way you need not get sick and you need not take those synthetic medicine anymore.

thanks for the advise. i should try that next time. i usually panic because i have emphyzema and was in the hospital once for pnuemonia terrible experience. anyway, i do at times take muscinex to dry up extra mucus in the lungs.

I do not really think of them as "alternative medicines", but I will look to natural sources for relief of illness before getting regular medicines. When these do not work, though, then it is time to see a doctor. I think that there is a time and place for both "traditional" and "alternative" treatments, and neither one will work all of the time. Sometimes we can help our bodies to fight and build our immune systems through natural methods, but I also think that there are times when "traditional" medicines are necessary, and I have seen people end up in the hospital when they tried for too long to treat it themselves without consulting a physician and getting the proper medical care.

I have implicit faith in homoeopathy and have read several books and now with help from the Internet handle most ailments successfully. I also have faith in Aloe vera a herb is good for so many things including teeth. My holistic approach to health which also includes Reiki helps me a lot. I do resort to allopathy for immediate relief but simultaneously continue with the alternative approach.

Yes, I will always take alternative medicine when sick before conventional medicine. However, I feel the best thing to do is to avoid getting sick in the first place. I always make sure that I eat healthy organic foods with plenty of vegetables - not too much fruit because it contains fruit sugar that has been proved that too much is not good. In the summer time, I make sure I get plenty of sun, but don't let myself burn. Getting a little browner is fine, but I get into it very slowly. This provides vitamin D which is proving more and more to be a great protection against colds, flu and some research even suggests cancer protection. IN the winter time, I take a Vitamin D supplement to ensure that I have enough protection because here in the UK, the sun if very weak in the winter and provides little or no vitamin D at all. I find that I rarely get colds/flu and feel quite healthy. I also practice meditation every day to reduce stress, as stress is also another problem for health. I read a lot of articles and reviews on Mercola.com. Dr Mercola is a doctor who is a little different from most other doctors and provides a lot of advice in getting and maintaining good health. _Derek

Hi jdex: I have to say that I have took some of these alternative medicines and some of the actually work. But I have took good care when I chose them. I look for reliable sources that explain me how exactly these alternative medicines work and I need to be sure that this won't have a negative effect on me. ALVARO

I do not like to go to the doctor, so when I have said something as sick when I take some of these alternative lekastva and straighten. I think not for a little cold to run to the hospital but his veski predtsenyava for itself. I personally do not like you love for the smallest thing to run in bolintsata as I treat myself. interesting discussion. nice day!

On my opinion i do self medication coz i know usually what the doctors prescribe, but if i observe no changes i use alternative medicines which are herbals, it could helps recovery.

I never had my sickness treated by a doctor because I have this fear of being in the hospital. So, basically when I feel sick, generic medicines are the immediate response,parallel it with alternatives,especially the herbal ones. I find it more effective actually than these tablets and capsules available in the market.

I'll try herbal remedies first. For instance, I have never found anything that beats gargling with cayenne pepper for a sore throat. If it isn't strep throat it can be cured in an hour- just two gargles with a teaspoon in very warm or hot water. I'm always on the lookout for other working herbal cures as well. I think it's amazing that spices can cure physical problems.