“Oral Antibiotics, clear headed pain killers and steroids.”
Natural anti-inflammatories don’t touch what steroids do?
I have eye issues, so I have plenty of steroid drops. Store them in the fridge, but I really don’t know what their shelf life is.
I’m sure I need to take a look at my fish antibiotic stock. I can’t even remember when I last ordered. So clear headed painkillers, like ibuprofen?
Nope.
They can help but are not as good. And often they are things like eye packs where you would have to sit with them covering your eyes two, or three times a day.
Ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin (NSAIDS) and acetaminophen are all what I call clear headed pain killers. And you should keep some of all of them. They all work in different ways and some medications can not be taken with NSAIDS. For example if you are taking any kind of blood thinner. You should rotate the medications. Do not take the same one every time.
You should also have a variety of oral antibiotics. Some work better for some things and some work better for others.
Once again, if possible, rotate.
And read warning labels. Right now we have the internet so check to see what your stock may interact with and print them out. Store with your supply.
Yeah, I am a bit obsessively careful about home medical treatment. I think the more you know the more you get that way.
Here’s a very interesting article for anyone interested in natural anti-inflammatories.
Calming the Storm: Natural Immunosuppressants as Adjuvants to Target the Cytokine Storm in COVID-19
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.583777/full
Going purely from memory, I think Ephedra is the plant most similar to a steroid. I recall some members of that family are controlled substances, but “Mormon Tea” is legal to grow. You can buy seeds from Richter’s, or from Strictly Medicinals.
Again, that’s entirely from memory, so double-check before trusting it.