RE:GOING OFF YOUR MEDS WITHOUT TELLING YOUR DR.

[Guest guest]

I would not recommend that anyone go off their meds without consulting their Dr.

or first switching to an alternative Dr.. I DID do this myself (and I had had 2

heart attacks at the time) --- however I was familiar with herbal medicines and

did a LOT of reading and matched all my prescriptions up with GOOD herbal

medicines that were for the same thing. I also have a medical background - so I

knew which ones i had to " wean " myself off of. Herbal medications can interact

with prescription meds (i.e. - a lot of herbal meds interact with coumadin!). I

had no choice at the time because I could not pay for my prescriptions (17 meds

and no insurance!) ---- when I finally went to the Dr. after a year she told me

she couldn't believe I was still alive! Actually I felt a lot better and am now

only taking coumadin. All my other meds are herbal. What a differance! Helen

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Why not inform your doctor that you are switching from coumadin to vit. e. ?

 

helen slaughter <helen_1947_slaughter wrote: I would not

recommend that anyone go off their meds without consulting their Dr. or first

switching to an alternative Dr.. I DID do this myself (and I had had 2 heart

attacks at the time) --- however I was familiar with herbal medicines and did a

LOT of reading and matched all my prescriptions up with GOOD herbal medicines

that were for the same thing. I also have a medical background - so I knew which

ones i had to " wean " myself off of. Herbal medications can interact with

prescription meds (i.e. - a lot of herbal meds interact with coumadin!). I had

no choice at the time because I could not pay for my prescriptions (17 meds and

no insurance!) ---- when I finally went to the Dr. after a year she told me she

couldn't believe I was still alive! Actually I felt a lot better and am now only

taking coumadin. All my other meds are herbal. What a differance! Helen

 

 

[Guest guest]

I was on several anti depressants about six years ago and used a book called

" your drug may be your problem " but made sure I was ready and slowly took myself

off. I would advise reading this book first and having someone else in your

life or several people to support you fully before trying this but it can be

done.

 

 

 

Orus Moon <orusmoon11

 

Monday, October 30, 2006 4:33:58 PM

Re: RE:GOING OFF YOUR MEDS WITHOUT TELLING YOUR

DR.

 

Why not inform your doctor that you are switching from coumadin to vit. e. ?

 

helen slaughter <helen_1947_slaughte r wrote: I would not recommend

that anyone go off their meds without consulting their Dr. or first switching to

an alternative Dr.. I DID do this myself (and I had had 2 heart attacks at the

time) --- however I was familiar with herbal medicines and did a LOT of reading

and matched all my prescriptions up with GOOD herbal medicines that were for the

same thing. I also have a medical background - so I knew which ones i had to

" wean " myself off of. Herbal medications can interact with prescription meds

(i.e. - a lot of herbal meds interact with coumadin!). I had no choice at the

time because I could not pay for my prescriptions (17 meds and no insurance!)

---- when I finally went to the Dr. after a year she told me she couldn't

believe I was still alive! Actually I felt a lot better and am now only taking

coumadin. All my other meds are herbal. What a differance! Helen

 

 

[Guest guest]

On the topic of psychiatric medication,

there is lots of good information

as well as warnings on the dangers

of sudden withdrawal on this website:

http://drugawareness.org

 

Ien in the Kootenays

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