How Many Meds Do You Take?
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
June 14, 2018 10:43am CST
Working for Merck Pharmaceuticals, I learned a lot of things. One of which was because of all the side effects caused by one med can lead to the taking of another med; and then another one, and another one.........
The AMA did some studies on 200 different medications and found that 38% of adults taking meds like Prednisone (steroid), Acid Reflux meds and Ibuprofen (to name 3) caused depression and suicide.
I realize that some meds are of a necessity; however, a lot of them aren't. We live in a pill-popping society where instead of using some common sense, it's easier to just pop a pill. Well you can bet the pharmaceutical companies just love you. And the doctors too considering they get a kick-back for every med they write a script for. How do you think the Opioid problem got started.
So instead of popping a pill, research other methods of treatment; as there are plenty of them available.
One-third of adults in the U.S. may be unwittingly taking prescription drugs linked to depression and suicide, according to a new study.
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@Shiva49 (26776)
• Singapore
14 Jun 18
This is a major issue.
There are specialists in every discipline. What one prescribes can counter with that of others but they are not cross-checked. Agree, the doctors themselves are influenced by pharmaceutical companies.
I try my best to avoid medicines and vitamin supplements - siva
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Jun 18
Absolutely @Shiva49 . There are too many natural approaches that do NOT have side effects. 
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
14 Jun 18
@nanette64 At my age I do not think so.These med are helps me a lot.The heart and blood are fine.
I done what your saying in my earlier years but did not help me at all.I am satisfied with what I take
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Jun 18
Any other way to deal with those @amadeo ? Change in diet or natural herbs?
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
@amadeo You do what you need to do for you.
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Jun 18
I can`t take Ibuprofen, it shuts down my kidneys, I cant take Prednisone because is causes blood sugar to spike to dangerous levels. But I do take Zantac if I need it, which is not often.
For a couple years I have used natural stuff I find in my own woods to help with things that occur.
I been knowing about the doctor kick backs for 30 years, My step mother worked for a doctor, he often got free trips.
I take 2 a day. One hormone and it keeps me sane, one metformin that I am slowly coming off of.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
If you're using the Zantac for heartburn, there is a natural way. A cup of water with a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar and a few drops of Honey @andriaperry . Acid Reflux is not enough acid in the stomach; not having too much acid. You can do that before, during or after meals and even at bedtime; depending on when you experience it the most.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
15 Jun 18
@nanette64
I wake up and take one med and do my inhaler and then later in the morning I do my inhaler again and then after I am done eating I take 3 meds and last I before bed take two more meds and do my inhaler and also nose spray which I also do in the morning and before bed two inhalers. I have chronic rhinitis with no cure so have to take meds or will feel worse. I also have an air purifier now too.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 Jun 18
@Hannihar I do have an oxygen machine that I use sometimes.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
17 Jun 18
@nanette64
If I do not take my meds I feel worse and suffer more. I also have air purifier.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Jun 18
Exactly @nela13 . Unfortunately a lot of people just don't want to take the time.
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@nela13 (58710)
• Portugal
25 Jun 18
@nanette64 I don't want to be mean but those kind of people irritates me.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
14 Jun 18
So this was what I was wondering about those medications. One of the effects can lead to depression. I do not drink any medications except my collagen and vitamins.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
Even a lot of natural foods contain their own natural vitamins @mlgen1037 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 I do. I use to have my own organic farm on my property but with my severe spinal problems, I had to quit doing it. It makes me mad too that it costs more in the stores to buy organic. Why when there are less ingredients in them than all the processed foods.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
16 Jun 18
@nanette64 Yes. Do you eat more organic foods, Nanette?
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
14 Jun 18
I take 11 pills daily for my heart condition i have. I'll be on them the rest of my life. I try not to take antibiotics and things like that since I take enough pills as it is.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
15 Jun 18
@nanette64 I have too for the different types of condition I have. They are slowly leaning me off 2 of them since I had my heart surgery over a month ago though,
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jun 18
@Blondie2222 I sure hope that makes a big difference.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
OMG, that's a lot of pills @Blondie2222 . I'm wondering if a pharmacist could give you some good information. You may not really need all 11 pills.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Jun 18
that is why i try not to take much at all but this blood pressure stuff has got me on a bad road now i can't get off of especially living here with these 2.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Jun 18
@nanette64 and i have more then my share here
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
Yeah, 'stress' is not a good thing for the BP @bunnybon7 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jun 18
@bunnybon7 I sure wish that situation would change for you.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
16 Jun 18
@nanette64 I am glad not to have health problems, for the moment the Ibuprofen is the only pill I take only when I need. I cannot take aspirin it give me stomach problems.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
27 Jun 18
I am pleased to say that I am medication free
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
28 Jun 18
@nanette64 I hope I can stay this way.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jun 18
I take one prescription pill for my osteoporosis. I was on six different pills at one time, but thankfully they've all been taken off my regimen with only Alendronate left - once a week, and a supplement Vitamin D that I need to take daily. The other is Remicade, but it's injection and only once every 8 weeks.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
Yeah, my osteoporosis is so bad. The Bone Density doctor said the only thing holding me vertical is the muscles that run down either side of the spine. So I'm stuck with Fosamax and Vitamin D too. It's great that you've gotten off of all the others @just4him .
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jun 18
@nanette64 Alendronate is the generic of Fosamax. So, we're on the same stuff. Thanks. I'm glad to be off everything else.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Jun 18
You may want to talk to a pharmacist about which meds you can consider getting rid of @NJChicaa . Using natural herbs might be the better way to go for some of those. Or even a change in the food you eat.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Jun 18
@NJChicaa You do what you need to do for you; that's for sure.
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@NJChicaa (120136)
• United States
14 Jun 18
@nanette64 I eat a healthy diet and work out regularly. I trust pharmaceuticals more than herbs to treat the conditions I have. I have been able to eliminate one medication and cut the dosage on another, but I’m not going to get rid of stuff just because big pharmacy has such a bad rep these days. I need them to control my health.
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@dgobucks226 (35744)
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16 Jun 18
Yes, many times the side effects can be just as bad as the disease your taking the medicine for or so it seems. I take acid reflux meds and without them I could develop pre-cancerous esophageal cancer. I don't think they depress me although circumstances in my life certainly can. Given the alternative, cancer, I'll take the meds and risk the depression. And I've been scoped three times and would prefer not to go for a fourth.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jun 18
Oh owiee @dgobucks226 . Have you tried the alternative. 1 cup of water with a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar and a few drops of Honey? Most acid reflux is caused by not enough acid in the stomach; which means that every time you swallow some food, it drops down and splooshes what acid you do have up the windpipe. Plus there's not enough acid in the stomach to break down the food; so chewing thoroughly really helps too. The vinegar helps to break up the food and the honey is a natural soothing agent.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 That's where the Honey helps (taste). Trying not to eat after 6 pm helps too.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
26 Jun 18
Oh yeah I'm with ya there @rebelann .
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@Anaeu92 (138)
• Castlebar, Ireland
15 Jun 18
So totally agree with you! Alongside all those mentioned, addiction is another bad one. I am studying holistic medicine and it breaks my heart that people turn their noses at it (most don't even know what it is) and say that it's a scam, treatments don't work or take too long. I wish there was a way to educate people. But they are blinded by those who want to rare us out
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
And these idiots don't realize; just what the hell do they think people took before pharmaceutical companies came along!!!!!!!! Natural Herbs and specific foods. And there were NO side effects. People have just become so blind and think their doctors walk on water @Anaeu92 . Not to mention the fact that 'processed foods' are deadly. Chemicals, pesticides, hormones, steroids, antibiotics. These additives and some you can't even pronounce are what is causing all of today's maladies.
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@JESSY3236 (20040)
• United States
15 Jun 18
I only take birth control to control my period cramps every month. But I do agree we as a society take too pills.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
16 Jun 18
Yeah, in my younger days I had to take the BCP's too because of the cramps @JESSY3236 .
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
15 Jun 18
Most allopathic medicines have side effects so it's essential to take vitamins with such medicines
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Jun 18
Or eating the right foods that already contain the correct amount of vitamins @aninditasen .
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
17 Jun 18
@nanette64 Yes, Vitamin pills are instant supplements.
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
27 Jun 18
I have all the medicines which the doctor prescribes. I am having everyday 10 tablets . I have been prescribed a lot of vitamin tablets.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
28 Jun 18
Couldn't you replace a lot of those vitamins with foods that contain them instead @rubyriaz007 ?
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 Jun 18
I don't drink any medications right now
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