A friends 9 year old kid had 2 seizures in the past couple weeks. Cat scan is fine. My wife looked up the drug warning for the ADD medicine his parents feed him. There is a seizure warning and a heart attack warning of some sort which mentions arm pain. The symptoms are exactly like the kid had!
Doctor tells them, there is no way its the medicine, its just a common seizure that kids sometimes get and grow out of. I don’t think the doctor even bothered to look at the medicine warnings and side effects. They plan to keep giving him this poison ‘medicine’ because they are absolutely sure it has nothing to do with the seizures and it helps him focus on his homework.
Doctor tells them, there is no way its the medicine, its just a common seizure that kids sometimes get and grow out of. I don’t think the doctor even bothered to look at the medicine warnings and side effects. They plan to keep giving him this poison ‘medicine’ because they are absolutely sure it has nothing to do with the seizures and it helps him focus on his homework.
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this is the kind of healthcare we are getting nationwide. Third world medicine. I swear that all medicos have been told : thin the herd.
I tell patients that going to a physician is sometimes like going to a mechanic. Not all mechanics find the problem, not all listen well when you tell them what your concerns are, and some will keep ‘fixing’ things until they find something that works. You have to find a mechanic you trust. The same is true for physicians. I like it when patients question me. It means they are involved, and actively participating in their own care. I also tell patients that they need to be their own biggest advocates, because the system and physicians can and will fail you. Don’t ever assume that the first diagnosis is absolutely correct. It might be, and hopefully is, but it’s your life - so be vigilant and make sure you get good explanations that make it clear that the doc has thought through the problem and possible diagnoses carefully.
Things are changing (generally for the worse) because of all the distractions of ‘clicking’ boxes on computers to fulfill bureaucratic requirements, and we definitely need big changes from where we are right now.
Regarding this particular woman, it’s very tragic.
It’s like all the Osteoporosis drugs. All are pure poison. FDA Flagged, with Reclast being the worst, and Foreto being double flagged with all the other warnings plus a Black Box which is the Highest for Bone Cancer. Doctors are supposed to warn patients of these risk, but they don’t.
Safety update for osteoporosis drugs, bisphosphonates, and atypical femur fractures, A FIB, Jaw Degeneration, Kidney failure deaths. RECLAST NOT TO BE GIVEN TO ASTHMA PATIENTS.
I just got the OP drugs need lecture Tuesday, and I told the doctor NO. Find a natural way to treat it or skip asking. I’ve read all I need to know on the dangers of all of them. They are taken on a fasting stomach.. and if you have GI issues you can end up with ulcers or holes in your intestines that will kill you. All have high GI issues that you are NOT informed of.
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/drugsafetypodcasts/ucm229800.htm
Black box warning Foreto
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=21853
Nexium and all PPIs are meant to be a 2 week drugs, not a life time ones. 2 big issues you are never told about. Barrett’s Esophagus which is a type of pre-cancer and Brittle Bones Osteoporosis.
Reglan is used for Slow Motility nausea and vomiting, it is black boxed for 12 days, yet Gastro’s leave patients on it for years. Neurological Side effects. The Other drug which is not FDA approved is Domperidone, Europe’s equivalent of our FDA just Black Boxed it last year for Heart disease at 12 days use.
Statins are killer drugs. Do your research.
Gardasil has paid out $6 Mil in deaths, thousands are on the lawsuit list, including my granddaughter, it ruined her life. Several countries have banned it.
FDA and drug manufactures make BILLIONS off these drugs yearly.