Caffeine Debbie

August 10, 2006

I was always afraid of those drugs since I know the nicest recovered addict. He

talked to me about his past problems as a child, always punished, taken to the

doctors and given all types of medications for his ADD, when he turned 16 the

doctors cut all the meds out and he looked for whatever feeling they gave him,

he bought hard drugs off the streets looking for that high low or whatever he

was trying to replace. He's now 45 and clean for 6 years but it's been a long

sad haul for this guy.

Do you take any medication for your cholesterol?

Hopefully you can keep it within the normal range with your diet.

Donna

debjreed <debjreed wrote:

And that makes a lot of sense because I believe that's what a lot of

those medications are...stimulants. Good for you trying not to do

the medication thing. I know pill popping is easier (for a lot of

things) but then you have those side effects. My mom took a lot of

medications having emphysema for years and she would take one pill

for something and then have to take another to counteract the side

effects that one had and on and on. (At one point she was taking a

medication whose side effect listed was death - no notice with

lesser side effects first. She quit that one.) That's why I want

to watch what I eat so I'm as healthy as possible and can avoid

developing diabetes (which she also had), high blood pressure (that

one too) and a cholesterol problem (not that one; but I lean towards

it).

Debbie

Get on board. You're invited to try the new Mail Beta.

August 10, 2006

Yes I can keep it in check with my diet (and exercise). The hardest

thing I find is trying to explain to people that eating carefully

isn't a problem and I'd rather do it than take a pill. I think my

mom became more dependant on her medications also. I'm not saying

that she didn't need something but perhaps some other things should

have been tried first.

I have a problem with acid reflux also which is helped by not having

coffee and watching my fat intake.

Debbie

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> I was always afraid of those drugs since I know the nicest

recovered addict. He talked to me about his past problems as a

child, always punished, taken to the doctors and given all types of

medications for his ADD, when he turned 16 the doctors cut all the

meds out and he looked for whatever feeling they gave him, he bought

hard drugs off the streets looking for that high low or whatever he

was trying to replace. He's now 45 and clean for 6 years but it's

been a long sad haul for this guy.

> Do you take any medication for your cholesterol?

> Hopefully you can keep it within the normal range with your diet.

> Donna

>

> debjreed <debjreed wrote:

> And that makes a lot of sense because I believe that's what a

lot of

> those medications are...stimulants. Good for you trying not to do

> the medication thing. I know pill popping is easier (for a lot of

> things) but then you have those side effects. My mom took a lot of

> medications having emphysema for years and she would take one pill

> for something and then have to take another to counteract the side

> effects that one had and on and on. (At one point she was taking a

> medication whose side effect listed was death - no notice with

> lesser side effects first. She quit that one.) That's why I want

> to watch what I eat so I'm as healthy as possible and can avoid

> developing diabetes (which she also had), high blood pressure

(that

> one too) and a cholesterol problem (not that one; but I lean

towards

> it).

> Debbie

>

> Get on board. You're invited to try the new Mail Beta.

>

August 10, 2006

We are all different. My sister has high BP since age 19 and she never uses

salt nor does she eat hard cholesterol in her diet. I'm just the opposite and

my BP is extremely low and so is my cholesterol count.

I agree,the medications all have side effects and they work against one

another. Seems like the more you take the worse you feel.

A coworker was put on BP mweds, diurectics and cholesterol meds. She started

to watch her diet and she power walks for 1/2 hr each day with me. She's off

all those meds now. Her doc had the nerve to tell her eat all the cholesterol

you want, tha's why you are on Lepitor (sp?) it's the drug of fashion now.

Donna

debjreed <debjreed wrote:

Yes I can keep it in check with my diet (and exercise). The hardest

thing I find is trying to explain to people that eating carefully

isn't a problem and I'd rather do it than take a pill. I think my

mom became more dependant on her medications also. I'm not saying

that she didn't need something but perhaps some other things should

have been tried first.

I have a problem with acid reflux also which is helped by not having

coffee and watching my fat intake.

Debbie

, Donnalilacflower

wrote:

>

> I was always afraid of those drugs since I know the nicest

recovered addict. He talked to me about his past problems as a

child, always punished, taken to the doctors and given all types of

medications for his ADD, when he turned 16 the doctors cut all the

meds out and he looked for whatever feeling they gave him, he bought

hard drugs off the streets looking for that high low or whatever he

was trying to replace. He's now 45 and clean for 6 years but it's

been a long sad haul for this guy.

> Do you take any medication for your cholesterol?

> Hopefully you can keep it within the normal range with your diet.

> Donna

>

> debjreed wrote: