“Can’t stockpile certain drugs. So what to do? Prepare to die? Live on faith?”
Very true, plus as you said not everything can be prepared for. All we can do is the best we can.
My husband is on cholesterol medication. I keep trying to get him to try natural remedies, such as ones that VK Lee has suggested. Things that we could store. But he doesn’t even have a 30 day supply, something he should’ve done when we switched insurances and could’ve gotten an extra 30 days. Or just pay out-of-pocket for it. That is one option. But that’ll only get you one month.
I’ll tell you what I did with my Synthroid and xiidra. I was annoyed when I was told to try Synthroid, because I knew it would be difficult to prep for it. Well, that is one drug that they start with a low-dose and then constantly test your blood to see where you need to be. I took half the dose I was supposed to be taking, and the dosage was increased so that my prescription is double what I need. I cut the pills in half and save the rest. It is a super cheap medication anyway, especially the generic which is what I get. it is only four dollars a month so really didn’t need to go through all that manipulation. But I didn’t know it at the time. For 50 bucks I could get a years supply, and that’s what I would do if I didn’t already have a years supply handy.
The same thing appears to be happening with the xiidra I am using. They are eyedrops. They are fantastic! Who knew dry eyes could be so incredibly painful? People have actually torn cornea is from having dry eyes. Mine were getting to that point. Anyway, you’re supposed to use one little vial a day. Or maybe it’s an application. But they hold so much that each one lasts me about two, 2 1/2 days. I already have tons extra. Totally by accident, but it worked out pretty good.
Now the thing I’m concerned about is the fish oil and borage oil, which is helping my eyes a lot. I seem to need all of it. I am inland so there is no fish for me to squeeze around here to get oil. lol! OK there are lakes and streams. I would have to figure out what foods to eat and how much of it to get the quantity that works for me. And I wouldn’t know how to grow a borage if I needed to. so for me, it is the supplements that would be difficult. But I do have enough for about six months put away.
I think there’s always going to be something that will be difficult for each one of us. I don’t think that means we just give up, we just do the best we can.
And I really do like your idea! Yes, faith and prayer. Perhaps at that time God will see fit to take the trials I am having with my eyes away.
My relative got pneumonia a couple winters ago. The med left him with terrible anxiety and unable to eat hardly anything. A doc in a city some miles away prescribed some supplement which got him back to normal. He (and I) think it would be good to have our medical people open to both pharma and supplements.
Regardless, it's no excuse for not prepping what you can and bugging out if need be.
Fish oil doesn't have a very stable shelf life but is excellent. Research if canned fish, oysters, sardines will supply the necessary amounts.
There may be some professional people forced to do the same thing. And a black market which would be very dangerous. But in the old days they bartered for a doctor with commodities.
When I get time, I'll check on borage. Charming true-blue star-shaped nodding flowers in clusters on fairly big plants. An annual. Places to get seeds.
Stockpile animal drugs if they are legal to purchase and not controlled.
There are lots of people who in desperation found their own remedies like giving up sugar for MRSA, alkaline water and food to get your system ph below 6 or 7. Stuff like that.
And sometimes a few things just clear up for no discernible reason.
Borage is easy to grow, but extracting oil from it might get tricky. Would flax seeds work as well, I wonder? They contain a lot of oil that has many of the same properties as fish oil. Same with chia seeds. Or maybe keep a pan of water on the stove to humidify the air so it’s less drying? A quick search showed that there’s a correlation between dry eyes and Vit D deficiency. Another herbal remedy is to soak cotton balls in chamomile tea and place them on the eyelids for a while.
I hope that helps.