“I won’t talk to him unless he’s on his meds.”
If anyone has ever said this to you, they are not the problem.
I have a friend that everyone says this about. He’s bipolar. The medication changes every 2 weeks or so.
Also known as sorcery
“One Pill makes you larger,
And another Pill makes you small
But the ones that Mother gives you
Don’t do anything
At all!”
Bkmk
Caffeine is my drug.
Diet and exercise is the best sure fire way to stay off pills.
Thing is - most Americans won’t stop with the processed foods and sugary drinks. So before we blame the doctors with their pills - blame ourselves.
I quit the practice I was at due to their covid insanity and found a small local practice unaffiliated with any big networks.
I’ve been on BP meds for years and wanted to go off when I lost some weight. The PA supported that and then recommended some natural supplements to maintain the blood pressure. That seems to be holding steady.
The problem with prescription meds is that they hit you with the highest dose. I cut my statin in half with no ill effects.
Then you get old and get the cancer.
And half you diet is pills.
Two great inventions came out of the American South that changed history. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. Slavery, instead of dying out became immensely profitable and the horrific Civil War followed. A Virginian by the name of Bonsack invented the automatic cigarette making machine. within 20 years multitudes of Americans were inhaling huge amounts of carbon monoxide and pollutants. Heart attack and lung cancers, previously rare became common. Had nothing to do with pills and very little with cholesterol.
Note: Doctor’s write “scrip”, not “script”.
Scrip was likely short for (sub)scrip(tion) receipt.
In modern times, scrip is both used for medical prescriptions, and as an alternative currency, much like coupons. In the Great Depression, scrip kept many small businesses afloat, and local governments solvent. It is still quietly in use in places today, and is still legal.
Could be a long story. I’ll make it short.
Years ago, cholesterol “borderline”. Prescribed statin.
took it for 2 weeks. legs hurt so bad I quit.
6 mos later went back in for blood work.
Doctor called and said, blood work looks good.
Those statins must be working!
Yeah Doc. Ok.