thoughts?

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aside from xolair, that seems to be the miracle drug.

I was wondering about natural cures rather than draining, no make

that sucking the money out of my wallet.

I am skeptical because medicine has come a long way, yet I think

about all the side effects. Sometimes I feel as if a medicine

suppresses rather than cures. And I feel if a medicine suppresses one

sympton what is it or where is it wreaking havoc somewhere else? The

next question is when and what will the damage be? Liver, kidneys,

heart. It is all intertwined.

Sometimes I feel the combo of medicines make me sicker than

originaly. The feeling of being sick passes but I do think it is

related to the medications.

Sometimes I feel the food and drug industry have their hands in other

pockets too. Example, there have been many posts about bones, joints,

arthritis, etc. Ok, so to remedy that, take another pill but what

other effect will spring up next? Open your wallet for another

prescript. for that illness.

My PCP put me on an NSAID, then it was pulled from the shelves. Do we

trust what our dr and FDA tells us what is ok to take and what is

not, when they themsleves later yank it from the market? Again, I

repeat, dr's call what they do practice for a reason. The

failed " experiments " ....well, as pirates of the caribbean states dead

men tell no tales " .

WHat is mainly coming to mind is the evil candy. OMG, the side

effects. I crave food and can't get enough when I am on prednisone.

(Seems I am on it more than off it...but a little less since I have

started the xolair).

So here is a drug that now causes weight gain. What next? A weight

loss pill? Do they really work because if they did, I'd think the

planet would be filled with skinny people and it is not.

I try to execise. I look like a distant cousin to Jabba the hut or

Ursula the sea witch and if I go swimming, I stay home because I look

like a distant cousin to Shamu. I am 5 ft 1 and 140 lbs. Ppl say I

look fine but I feel they are trying to be polite.

I try to eat right, even on prednisone. However, I wonder about diet

foods, no trans fat, ok, so...no trans fat but what is in place, will

it make us even more sicker?

I now, no longer use sugar. I switched to splenda along the way, only

to get more migraines than I normally do. After that, I decided, no

more sugar in the diet. I Can't control the sugars placed in foods

but I can control my intake which would be added. So I abstain from

sugar.

(I think I am thinking actively outloud here, thanks for reading so

far).

I am not saying to discount or dismiss the wonderful modern day

medicines, I just wonder long term and is nature remedies something

to look at

Thoughts?

BTW, slowly recovering from the hospital stay. That wipes me out each

time. And I just love when they wake you up to take a sleeping pill.

Um........I was sleeping already!!!! O well. Take care