Prescription Drugs: Do you take any?
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Topic: Prescription Drugs: Do you take any?
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Prescription Drugs: Do you take any?
Date Posted: August 19 2016 at 13:38
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It seems like the whole world takes some type of prescription drug. But is that accurate? Do you? Note: The type of medication you take or your medical diagnosis is not important to this discussion. |
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: August 19 2016 at 13:47
I tried but they keep saying no.  One of my co-workers have schizophrenia (lovely chap), I've told him to tell his psy about this dude he knows (me) who keeps telling that he wrote the whole Beatles discography and gave it to Lennon-McCartney...and even that doesn't work. Je suis cuit. ------------- |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 19 2016 at 15:14
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I don't even take aspirin when I have a headache. Usually a big glass of water and a rest and it goes away. Or, I self-medicate with alcomohol....... 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: August 19 2016 at 15:28
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No, but I do take cod liver oil when I feel like it. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 19 2016 at 18:13
| Nope, just melatonin and beer. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: August 19 2016 at 20:48
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yeah, friend, trapped in reality. ------------- |
Posted By: Ozark Soundscape
Date Posted: August 20 2016 at 00:14
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If insulin counts, then multiple times a day. |
Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: August 20 2016 at 00:24
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Yes. ------------- https://twitter.com/ProgFollower" rel="nofollow - @ProgFollower on Twitter. Tweet me muzak. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 20 2016 at 03:33
Yes, five different ones, insulin not included. I'd love to discard them all if I only could  .------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 20 2016 at 05:18
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nah.... haven't broken down physically yet.. and mentally still hanging on by a thread Non-Prescription drugs get me through life... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: August 20 2016 at 06:56
A tad hypertensive because I should listen to lots of porg albums. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: August 20 2016 at 08:12
| No, but i do require prescription rugs because my toenails keep getting stuck in the carpet |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 06:30
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 07:13
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Usually two, currently three. I'm very happy that I was born in the era of modern medical science. About ten years ago my thyroid gland just stopped working. Thanks to 100 micrograms per day of levothyroxine this now has zero impact on my life. Without it I'd eventually have died, though I'd probably have gone mad first.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 09:57
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Mascodagama wrote:Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 10:13
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sometimes i do migrane tabs and sometimes anti-dep -------------  
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 10:25
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When a medic prescritps me some drugs, it's for a very short time, like when one gets the flu and has to take some medications for a week or so. Yet, since diabeetus runs in my father's family, I'm afraid I would have to be on insulin when I'm older (unless I really keep a more strict sugarless diet)  |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 11:05
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Yep. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 12:16
Thanks! And apologies if I derailed the thread.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 21 2016 at 14:54
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I take so many pills my daughter had to buy me one of those daily pill caddies so I can do it right..... (actually I only take 3 different meds...) ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 22 2016 at 04:13
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: August 22 2016 at 07:25
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I'm not opposed to any kind of drugs ------------- 
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: August 22 2016 at 08:27
me too (blood pressure, statin and omeprazole, mild doses only) but the pill caddy helps me to remember whether I've taken them or not.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: August 22 2016 at 08:46
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Zippo.......I don't take any prescription drugs at all. Last time was about 4yrs ago had a bad bout of vertigo and they gave me 3 Rx for nausia. Before that I could not guess for the life of me the last Rx I took...... -------------   
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 02:27
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2 on a regular basis - what my wife & I refer to as my nutter pills & my death pills - Nutter pills = Citalopram (anti-depressants, mild dose) Death pills = Avorvastatin (stops my blood becoming treacle) Also, when needed, Sumatriptan for migraine (tricky ones these - if you take them too early, they don't work; if you take them too late, they don't work) [edit] Is there a drug available which enables you to spell 'prescription' correctly?  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 03:30
I've doubled the dose and corrected the spelling of the title! 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 05:35
I see Jim is on the expensive luxury statins but how many of us UK wrinklies here are paying (what I like to call) "statin tax" for the twenty-five times cheaper Simvastatins that nets the British government £7.28 each month? ------------- What? |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 05:44
Note on correct spelling: the death pills are named Atorvastatin .-------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 06:16
Well almost, I think you may need to triple the dose ------------- What? |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 06:57
Simivastin is cheaper than dirt here. I think my monthly copay is $2.00. If in the UK the charge is the same for all drugs then I expect the British govt is in fact making a profit off you.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 07:17
Yup - the retail price would be £1.12 here but as they are a prescription drug we have to pay £8.40, hence the £7.28 profit they make on each script. Unfortunately because death by stroke is prevalent in my family our GP says I'm on them whether I change my lifestyle or not, a fact born out by my thin-as-a-rake, non-smoking, younger sister who is also on them but has had two angioplasty operations in recent years... ------------- What? |
Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 07:51
| I'm assuming chemo counts. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 26 2016 at 08:49
Simvastatins didn't work for me, count kept hitting 8+ so GP put me on the pricey ones & now I'm down to just over 4 (despite my exclusively lard sandwich, cigarette, beer & black pudding diet)
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 30 2016 at 10:23
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 30 2016 at 13:25
Nevermind, you corrected most of it, if I close one eye and wear a patch over the other I can't see the remaining typo. ------------- What? |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 30 2016 at 13:29
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: August 30 2016 at 13:37
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Heartburn meds.....sigh But at least I got off the harsher ones and supposedly the ones I'm on are not quite so bad on the body. You people that can eat anything you like without heartburn don't know how good you have it. Enjoy! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 30 2016 at 13:59
Perhaps alll you need is stronger prescription glasses, just because you've overlooked a typo it doesn't mean that everyone will. ------------- What? |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 31 2016 at 03:50
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 31 2016 at 10:44
Perhaps if you stop availing yourself of dr wu's remedies while I cut and paste the poll question back at you then you'll find being a smart-arse takes dedication, charm and years of practice: Poll Question: Presription Drugs: Do You Take Any? *insert image of roflopter here* ------------- What? |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: August 31 2016 at 10:53
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I never took prescription drugs for a condition or illness until six months ago. My doctor put me on a half a pill a day for cholesterol.
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Posted By: 2dogs
Date Posted: August 31 2016 at 12:48
| I definitely won't be taking statins after Mrs. 2dogs researched them for her father, and both our fathers have now stopped. You will see from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol" rel="nofollow - Wikipedia that cholesterol "is biosynthesized by all animal cells because it is an essential structural component of all animal cell membranes that is required to maintain both membrane structural integrity and fluidity" and the complexity of the chemical process within the body that is disrupted by statins. She is a also a member of several groups on Facebook of which she recommends Side Effects of Lipitor, Lovastatin and other Statin Drugs for the beginner. This research has been eye opening in discovering the massive vested interests in the pharmaceutical, medical and dietary fields, and the way in which these manipulate research, the interpretation of results, policy and advice. The power the "authorities" have though is so overwhelming that the only real way of fighting it is to start researching for yourself with an open mind, question what you're told, and see where it leads you. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 31 2016 at 14:11
prescription drugs scare the hell out of me. I blew my back out a couple of years ago swinging a shovel in a trench... and took the prescription and threw it right in the toilet. Dr. Micky has found Jack Daniels solves most all ills.. and those that don't... well.. they'll kill ya but none of us is going to live forever. I'll never take one.. I trust politicians more than I trust doctors... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: August 31 2016 at 15:48
I managed to get by without them for all these years but I know a few other people my age who take 3 or 4 prescriptions daily. My V.A. doctor is a very nice Korean lady but she is stubborn and persistent. I see her every six months and it took her three visits to get me to take the pills.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 00:53
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I tend to have respect for doctors and regard them as being ethical, more knowledgable on medical and pharmaceutical matters than non-doctors, tv evangelists, quacks and random people on the Internet and far more up-to-date on current research than any of them when prescribing medicines. But that's just me, I'm weird like that, if an electrician tells me I need a 30 amp breaker on my oven I wouldn't ask my doctor what he thinks. So if my doctor says taking these pills may prevent an early death then I'm going to give his opinion a tad more weight over anything I read in the media. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 03:39
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+1 on Dean's comment above The only time I wavered was when I was originally prescribed anti-depressants 16 years ago. I knew things weren't right, but I resisted taking pills for a mental illness until my GP explained I did not have a mental illness, I had a condition where failure of part of my brain chemistry was affecting my moods - a condition which could be controlled by SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) & he was right. I then resisted as I didn't like the idea of taking pills for the rest of my life (or at the very least, long term...) - My GP (and my wife Vicky) then explained it was no different than had I been diagnosed with diabetes & had to take insulin regularly. I'm still on a (low) dose of SSRI's daily & they keep me stable (or as stable as a cantankerous old git like me can be), so yes, I trust GPs more than any online quacks, homeopathic nonsense or especially alcohol  GPs in this country get a bad press, but are still there when you need them to give expert advice, free of charge, despite their sometimes horrific workload. -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 03:40
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 04:07
How desperate not to lose are you? The typo I have pointed out as plainly as I can without taking a snapshot of the screen IS STILL THERE! ------------- What? |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 04:15
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 09:28
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Nothing right now, but in the past I'd been on various anti depressants for quite long periods of time. I was on Mirtazapine for about five years, mainly as an aid to sleeping. I came off it about two years ago. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 10:20
I couldn't care less where the typo occurred or how less noticeable it was, it existed - you joked, I joked and we all had a good laugh along the way but I will go how I bloody well please when I bloody well please. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 10:36
I think that the doctors in the USA are more often seen as shills for the pharma industry looking to get people on repeat prescriptions rather than cures. Personally I think that the majority are as you describe from the UK perspective but there are certainly many less reliable ones out there. Second opinions from within the medical profession are not a bad idea. I'm also suspicious of dentists who always seem to find a reason to need to drill your teeth. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 11:53
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Dentists, lovely fellows. Had a root canal recently for a little less than $700 bucks. Still had problems with my tooth some months later so I called back and they charged me 70$ just to tell me that it was still infected and they'll have to do it again for another f**king $700. Told them that it was out of the question and you should have seen the look on their faces, dude. Dentists, scary fellows. ------------- |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 12:16
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I'm worried about that too. Had a dentist who seems very very good, but he wants to do LOTS of crowns. Other dentists are of "minimally invasive" camp and say crowns should only be a very last resort. Never let them drill unless it is essential. But my guy feels you should do the crowns while the core is as strong as possible. Who to believe when you have two highly qualified people giving you opposite advice? Sucks. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 12:47
Sincerely, Oscar.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 12:49
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 12:55
| Yes, for hypertension. Wouldn't have to if I'd just cut out the booze, eat healthier, and exercise a bit...but that's like, hard, man. |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: September 01 2016 at 18:43
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Only 4 to 5 handfulls a day -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 03 2016 at 09:41
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Blood thinners and cholesterol medicine. The wages of my past sins. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 03 2016 at 13:09
| Grow my own medicine. |
Posted By: Greys0n
Date Posted: September 06 2016 at 05:47
| I often have burning feelings in the chest and throat. My GP said that it's GERD. He prescribed me some pills. They block acid production and heal the esophagus. But I also have to follow a diet. |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: September 06 2016 at 10:57
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^Aciphex is one of the funniest pill names, when you pronounce it. Me? I am kept alive in a Frankenstein's monster sort of way with a bucket of pills every morning, evening, and a few injections each day. And some of the pills do cause Aciphex. Sorry. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: Greys0n
Date Posted: October 11 2016 at 03:50
| I recently started taking clen pills. I want to lose weight. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 11 2016 at 03:55
| ^ Just starve yourself !! It works for me............ |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: October 11 2016 at 07:25
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A kind-of-holy spirit prescribed me THC twice a week so yes... -------------
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 11 2016 at 11:33
| Nothing except allergy tablets every spring/early summer. Thought there be more like me as in: Yes-sometimes and certainly fewer Yes-all the time (I miss an Silghtly all the time-option) |
Posted By: ColonelClaypool
Date Posted: October 24 2016 at 06:19
Same, except I'm only coming up on 3 years. Exact same dosage, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashimoto%27s_thyroiditis
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 27 2017 at 04:06
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Yay! Now I've turned 60 all prescription drugs are free!!!! ...I wonder whether I can get my quack to prescribe medicinal Gin...
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: April 27 2017 at 09:54
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let's put it this way: If you own stock in Merck or Pfizer. ...you're welcome.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 27 2017 at 10:25
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Posted By: Greys0n
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 06:51
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I just came back from 24 hour medical care near me. I broke a leg. I lost control of my bicycle and had an accident. Doctors quickly put my leg in plaster and prescribed me painkillers. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 09:53
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Been on various painkillers in pill form for a long time until I decided to throw them in the trash and bought some weed in stead. Now I can sleep at night and I don't feel so vapid and empty in my head as when I ate the pills. Oh the joy of the human back. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 11:24
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Going for my followup acupuncture appointment today as I continue to stave off analgesics. And OUCH Gresys0n. You're supposed to keep the rubber side down. Get well. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |