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Discussion Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: meyerkendra on January 04, 2012, 07:34:58 am
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Ok so I belong to drugs.com drug forums because I have been an on and off struggling addict. Always narcotics. I was just reading a post to the forum about a mother who had a daughter with menstrual cramps, she wanted to know if it was safe and ok to give her teenage daughter hydrocodone for menstrual cramps. This is why the drug problems in america are getting more and more out of control, Why not try something over the counter for this before you would go to hydrocodone one of the strongest pain meds on the market. I am not saying this little girl doesn't need something stronger than ibuprofen but I am saying, Menstrual cramps have been around for centuries and have been coped with for years with our narcotics. I am not saying there aren't people out there that don't need this treatment. I am just saying for heaven sakes try something mild before going to narcotics!!!!
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I agree with you. I got into a minor car accident over the summer and having only slight pain as a symptom, the doctors prescribed Vicodin. They seem very lenient in some cases its very strange.
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That's not the only problem with medicating unnecessarily, a lot of people take antibiotics when they have a cold (even though antibiotics do absolutely nothing to cure a cold) which creates new strains of the virus that are also resistant to medication and more dangerous to the host.
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I agree, doctors don't even try to fix anything without medicine anymore. They give antibiotics and pain meds for EVERYTHING. You know and for the people who actually do need pain meds they can't get them because doctors have prescribed sooo many to addicts, that there are soo many rules set in place now for them, it's hard for them to get them when they really need them. It's all sorts of messed up.
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Please start with over the counter medicine what happens in a year when the child is addited and can not get it any more?? Please think parents.
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I know right. I have worked in the medical field my entire life, and it always amazed me those frequent flyers that bring there kids in every time they have a runny nose. Come on really?? They are more likely to catch something more serious waiting to see the doc, then they are at getting help for a runny nose.
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Yes I agree, America has to get a grip on being high, in my humble opinion. Other people say this about us:" They're the richest country in the world but the people seem to need to be high on drugs especially."
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Yes I agree, America has to get a grip on being high, in my humble opinion. Other people say this about us:" They're the richest country in the world but the people seem to need to be high on drugs especially."
With all due respect everyone, I'm not pointing the finger at any one in particular, we're all in this together, it's a struggle to say the least. :peace: :heart:
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Yes I know that's its the people out there that are contanstly in and out of the doctors offices for pain meds or antibiotics for their kid that is sick every other day insisting the doc give them something. I is an endless battle, It's not ever going to end. They aren't going to stop medicating people because there are people out there that DO need these medicines.
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That seems to be the way of the Medical field!! My sister in law is a retired Nurse and my wife had some teeth removed and she asked what the dentist gave her. I told her some antiobiotics for any infection, she had about a fit!! What no Perkiset!! She was in the Nursing field for 30 years and it was so easy to get, something to go to sleep, something to wake up, something for when you had a pain. She was disabled about 3 years ago because she has very bad Shakes and could no longer administer injections, I believe the condition came on from too many Medication she has taken over the years but, you can't convince her of that!!!
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We live in a society where we have the mentality that if we don't like what we feel take something to alter the feeling. Alcohol, sleeping pills no dose.... And commericals help to reinforce this, back ache,knee aches, sore throat, ect. ask your dr. to prescribe this medication or that one per the commerical's advice. Pain is natures way of saying something is not right and maybe something needs to change. But why worry about fixing the problem if you can" take a pill and get over it " even if the result is only temporary.
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When people start taking too much medication for each and every small illness, then one fine day, when they get old, their immune system is down, and if they get sick, their body wont respond to medicines, and no medication will work. This has happened to a family member, and no day goes by without me thinking about this tragedy :'(
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Just being around them in my field of nursing. It seems that you have to take one pill for the ailment, one pill to counteract a side effect of that pill and so on, until you become a walking pharmacy.
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I believe some people go to the doctor, ER, clinic, etc, pay their copay if they have one and expect something besides, change your behavior, stay home, gargle with salt and warm water, etc for their time. I also think some providers may be more than willing to provide prescriptions needed or not. Just like there are some providers, you will be hard press to get a prescription out of.
I went to an urgent care facility that my medical group contracts with as I could not wait until the evening to get into the afterhours clinic. I watched people leave with bags of medication and became uneasy and was sure that twlight zone music was playing in the background. For one woman it was her third visit to the facility.... The triage form indicated that the facility did not participate in any prescription drug programs/insurance, if you needed medication you needed to participate in their program. I accepted a shot to deal with the pain, neck brace and x-rays. I declined the MRI and the medications to go.
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Dr Oz just had a show about that. His guest was a doctor fighting this very thing. They both recommend natural remedies. Just look at how many commercials there are for class actin suits against one pharmaceutical company or another because their drugs caused harm. Doesn't that violate the hypocratic oath? :dontknow:
As for the mother who wants to give her daughter strong pain killers... I went through the same suffering as her daughter and had to just tough it out with ibuprofen. Today I'd recommend getting the girl checked for hormone imbalances and other female disorders. Her suffering could be ended with a simple herbal supplement such as vitex. :peace:
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Hello meyerkendra, Jan 28th will be ten years for me.. one day at a time ;D
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I believe if someone is experiencing intense pain they need to consider what's causing that pain rather than trying to cover it up with highly addictive medication. Some people who are in pain need more minerals...especially...calcium. Calcium is considered a pain reliever and tranquilizer. Often times people experience tooth pain because they're not getting enough calcium.
I self medicate. I lean on my book called The Prescription For Nutritional Healing and what I can find at the health shop and sometimes...over the counter medication.
I understand that sometimes it's necessary to use prescription drugs as well.
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That stuff is bad, I took some for my leg hurting, I have a rod in it. I proceeded to go shopping on black friday, that was the biggest mistake of my life. I was so sick and my words didn't make sense. Never Again. Is this lady out of her bleeping mind.
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Hello meyerkendra, Jan 28th will be ten years for me.. one day at a time ;D
Hi!!! I wish I had ten years under my belt. Sometimes I can't get ten minutes under my belt.
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Ditto. I use a mix of ibuprofen, Tylenol and an aspirin. Ibuprofen and aspirin upsets some peoples' stomachs and even ulcers, so they should always be taken on a full stomach. So many addicts became addicts unintentionally, and it's very sad.
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The doctor guest on Dr Oz was Dr. Mercola. His newsletter is worthwhile. There are natural remedies that have been around for thousands of years.
That sounds pretty trustworthy to me. There are websites for native remedies. I have fund a number of uses for apple cider vinegar: heals sore throat, helps sleep....honey and cinnamon, coconut oil. Research is valuable. I am glad I did the research and friends passed on valuable information to me.
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the trick is "people have to WANT to change." There is information about coffee that most coffee drinkers won't want to hear.
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When I had menstrual cramps a long time ago, I used a heating pad!
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If you want to clean up your life, you will. Nature is all around us for our benefit.
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Just as crazy is how the insurance companies are forcing doctors to prescribe prescriptions. I was working two forty hour a week jobs and had tried, was prescribed, provigil which is made for clarity in shift workers. The insurance company said that adderall (for those with attention deficit disorder) was better. No wonder this is such an abused drug...people can't access what fits their needs because of the insurance companies. It is so abused that the country had a shortage in 2011. The FDA monitors the ingredients but doesn't monitor how much is alloted to generics covered by insurance.
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Yes trust me my addiction was very unintentional. But it happened and I deal with it daily. I was clean at one point, and then thought to my self well one pill wont hurt. LOL Yea I am a dumb *bleep*. And yes you have to want to change, but if you knew what detox was like, that want to change becomes VERY hard.
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Good topic and I agree with you. I have found over the last few years that I have been moving more to homeopathic remedies. First they work and work well. I have also added herbal remedy for many things and have gotten off of several prescription "maintenance" medications. I feel better and know I am doing things to strengthen my immune system instead of weakening it.
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What will she need as an adult woman if she goes right to strong meds as a child? Not good parenting in my opinion. A few ibuprophen should do the trick, if not, seek a doctor's opinion. I would never give my child meds without professional opinions and for good reason. Sad.
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I agree that people should avoid taking narcotics. I had surgery as a teen and I found myself taking codeine even after I didn't need it because I liked the way I felt. I chose to stop. Then, I had vicoprofen after another hospitalization and ran into the same thing as codeine. My dr. gave me a script that could be refilled too many times. I was able to stop, however. When I get stressed, I still want the vicoprofen...
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I've known many people who've ended up addicted to pain meds. prescribed by their doctor. I stay far away from those. Last thing I need is to be addicted to some pain medication.
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??? We have become a country where medication is the answer to everything. Healthy living?
Good nutrition? Too hard. Take a pill for the consequences. Don't get me wrong; there have been advances that have provided relief for long term conditions such as diabetes, muscular dystrophy etc.
But, every day we are sold a bill of goods by the pharmaceutical industry whose only interest is their own benefit. We have been conditioned to think we need a pill for every glitch in our physical condition.
We frequently hear of adverse effects from previously touted medications. The medical community has also promoted medication over other alternatives. Easier to write a prescription rather than to treat the whole person. I have no doubt that addictions have been brought about by this and that is horrific. But what about rendering good medical care?
I am encouraged to see that our local pediatricians no longer promote cough/cold remedies to my grandsons. Rather, they recommend a teaspoon of local honey as local honey carries the antibodies the kids need. At least there are some who recognize the benefits of such treatment and hopefully the next generation will not be so over-medicated and dependent.
Hopefully....
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I understand medications for heart disease and things like that. I am more referring to pain meds and antibiotics, most of them are useless. I don't even take my son to the doc unless he is seriously ill, because I don't want them giving him another damn antibiotic. They are give them the same cheap *bleep* antibiotic expecially if they are on medicaid and eventually that antibiotic stops working because they have used it soo many times. And even when it comes to diabetics, some of that medication is pointless too because if people would get up and excercise and lose some weight there diabetics wouldn't even need to be medicated. I understand some people that do have it aren't over weight and they can't manage it. But ALOT of cases are due to peoples weight and lifestyle. Which could be preventable.
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I agree too. Sometimes it's best not to medicate. It's just not needed. I mean, you don't want a situation where a doctor won't give you medication, but sometimes it's like they just throw it at any problem that comes along.
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Ouch! Sometimes it really hurts and only RX's will do! Yes, powerful painkillers! I use other remedies like IceHot spray on my skin to reduce abdominal cramps. Sometimes, you can find alternatives to RX's because they work as well.