I quit taking my meds

Hey, I take Lisinopril. I also take (daily) Singulair, Lovastatin, Hydrochlorthiazide, and prescription Potassium. I have two daily inhalers, Advair and Spiriva. I also take some over-the-counter stuff that used to be prescription. And I have two kinds of inhalers I take when needed.

Some days I feel terrible. Some days I don't. Could be the side effects of all that medication. Could be I'm just having a bad day. Don't know.

Still noivous that you stopped taking your meds.

Good point, Walter.

All medicines have risks and benefits. We hear so much about the risks, side effects, that we don't tend to weigh up the pros.

In Australia, there has been some discussion on changing the format of Consumer Medicine Information leaflets to highlight the benefits of taking the drug, as well as the possible side effects. Pharmacists apparently consider this a much better balanced approach than the currently available CMI.

(disclaimer: I work in this industry) (CMIs are my life - sorta...)

Wow Dys!
I wish I had something constructive to offer outside of my personal support for your wellbeing.

well, I'm not sure at all what this means but the lady Diane has referred me to her allopathic/m.d(?) so I will be trying a new doc soon.

Beware of anything with a "path" in the name.

Ok.

Cj has a point.

homeo pathic work can only go so far.
But your a smart one Dys.. I wont worry bout'ya too much..

That last comment was something my mother taught me. She's fanatical about medical care and always seems to find the best practitioners wherever she goes.

Then again, we both are fans of acupuncture. Go figure.

You really need to see a cardiologist, dys.

Make sure your health insurance covers allopathics if you choose to
take this route, but I would strongly advice against it.

In case you didn't read the links I put up about coumadin and what can conflict with it, one was very strong against grapefruit juice with it.

I thought this was another joke thread as in "Haha, I'm not taking my meds."

I am all for being an advocate concerning your own health care, but who are you going to advocate with if you don't work with a physician?

Be well, Dys.

Good luck!

Hey!!! You better not be doing anything dangerous to yourself, Dys!!!

Don't make me worry, ya hear!

Love ya, man :-D

Thank you!

Hard to believe, but I'm with dys on this one. I damn near died a year ago December, and after a helicopter ride to Missoula, a stent installation, and a forty-thousand-dollar bill, I found myself on Plavix, lisinupril, atenolol, Lipitor, and aspirin. Within a week, my hands had swollen to nearly twice normal size, so they took me off the lisinupril. (Pardon my spelling - I'm not all that familiar with some human meds) After a month, they discontinued the Plavix. Eventually, I came to realize that I went into the hospital with a cholesteral level of 173, and that the Lipitor was simply SOP. At that point, I dropped myself from daily dose to every other day, then to every third day. When I finish my current bottle, I have every intention of quitting it. I'm supposed to be on the atenolol for a total of two years, and at least it's cheap, so I guess I can spend another nine months on it. By next December, though, I intend to be drug-free again, with the exception of baby aspirin. I have been convinced for many years that - at least in some cases - drugs can be worst for people than disease. And, if not, I keep reminding myself that life is a terminal condition.

That's a strange reaction to lisinopril, isn't it? Did anyone offer you an explanation for this adverse effect?

Was that a wise choice?

Miller--

CowDoc comes from the Wide Open Spaces. MediVac is a fact-of-life in the west.

and there's no flying doctor service, as there is here.

And one that we hope you continue to endure for a very long time. You too, dys. Stay well, both of you!

In some parts of Maine, upper north , I think the pharmacist has to be flown in and actually fills the role of an MD.