Comments for Health and Life http://healthlifeandstuff.com We explain complex medical stuff Tue, 22 May 2012 09:22:18 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Xanax: Side Effects, Withdrawal by jamie M http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/10/xanax-side-effects-uses-withdrawal/comment-page-1/#comment-157350 jamie M Tue, 22 May 2012 09:22:18 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=936#comment-157350 I just kicked xanax cold turkey, I have close to 700 1 mg pills that I have been saving over the years and I dont knwo what to do with them.. If anyone out there has anxiety issues email me and we can work something out, Im not trying to make money nor am I trying to be some sort of drug dealer but I know there are tens of thousands of people without insurance and cannot see a doctor and have anxiety.. anyways I dont want to flush these as I know someone else out there may need them.. know that they are habit formimg after prolonged use and they should never be mixed with alcohol... anyways email me jamiemelfi@gmail.com if you might need some, a few, or all of them, and we can work soemthing out.. I helped someone else out the other day so they can vouch for me, I just dont want these around anymore as Ive been going to counseling to find out the underlying issued of my anxiety... I only take them once of twice a month when I have severe panic atttack... which SUCKS... for anyone who has had a panick attack you know what I mean.. anyways just trying to help a fellow sufferer out.... no drug seekers please im trying to help people not contribute to anyone adictions... anyways my email is jamiemelfi@gmail.com. Thanks everyone and everyone stay strong..we can beat this disease! I just kicked xanax cold turkey, I have close to 700 1 mg pills that I have been saving over the years and I dont knwo what to do with them.. If anyone out there has anxiety issues email me and we can work something out, Im not trying to make money nor am I trying to be some sort of drug dealer but I know there are tens of thousands of people without insurance and cannot see a doctor and have anxiety.. anyways I dont want to flush these as I know someone else out there may need them.. know that they are habit formimg after prolonged use and they should never be mixed with alcohol… anyways email me jamiemelfi@gmail.com if you might need some, a few, or all of them, and we can work soemthing out.. I helped someone else out the other day so they can vouch for me, I just dont want these around anymore as Ive been going to counseling to find out the underlying issued of my anxiety… I only take them once of twice a month when I have severe panic atttack… which SUCKS… for anyone who has had a panick attack you know what I mean.. anyways just trying to help a fellow sufferer out…. no drug seekers please im trying to help people not contribute to anyone adictions… anyways my email is jamiemelfi@gmail.com. Thanks everyone and everyone stay strong..we can beat this disease!

]]> Comment on Xanax: Side Effects, Withdrawal by madougl http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/10/xanax-side-effects-uses-withdrawal/comment-page-1/#comment-157237 madougl Mon, 21 May 2012 21:37:55 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=936#comment-157237 Lisa, I was taking xanax since 1998, when my husband died....alot of time has passed since your mom died...so now its just a crutch to help you go to sleep...I tapered off at first one every other day...for acouple weeks, then every two days...etc...your body with eventually sleep without it...but at first you may not sleep good since you have been on it so long...but you body will eventually adjust..  You may want to get some suggestions from your doctor also. I was not only on Xnax but on Prozac also....I'm not taking anything now...and you can do it! Lisa, I was taking xanax since 1998, when my husband died….alot of time has passed since your mom died…so now its just a crutch to help you go to sleep…I tapered off at first one every other day…for acouple weeks, then every two days…etc…your body with eventually sleep without it…but at first you may not sleep good since you have been on it so long…but you body will eventually adjust..  You may want to get some suggestions from your doctor also. I was not only on Xnax but on Prozac also….I’m not taking anything now…and you can do it!

]]> Comment on Bydureon Diabetes Drug, Side Effects by Cbrad http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2010/03/bydureon-diabetes-drug-side-effects/comment-page-1/#comment-157223 Cbrad Mon, 21 May 2012 20:23:47 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=2304#comment-157223 i have been on this for 4 weeks now. I noticed results after week 2. I was able to cut back on basal rates and insulin to carb ratio. from week 2-3 I had nausea. it was only if I skipped a meal. now I have none. the only side effect I have noticed is extreme itching at the injection site. also there is a hard bump as well. I feel like it lasts 12-14 days for me. my endo said that I will reach peak performance around weeks 6-8. I am going on the dexcom sensor tonight so I'll be curious to really see what post carb meal BGs are :) any questions feel free to ask me!  i have been on this for 4 weeks now. I noticed results after week 2. I was able to cut back on basal rates and insulin to carb ratio. from week 2-3 I had nausea. it was only if I skipped a meal. now I have none. the only side effect I have noticed is extreme itching at the injection site. also there is a hard bump as well. I feel like it lasts 12-14 days for me. my endo said that I will reach peak performance around weeks 6-8. I am going on the dexcom sensor tonight so I’ll be curious to really see what post carb meal BGs are :) any questions feel free to ask me! 

]]> Comment on 5-Hour Energy Drink Review by HavenAmes1 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2010/05/5-hour-energy-drink-review/comment-page-2/#comment-157221 HavenAmes1 Mon, 21 May 2012 20:13:25 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=2556#comment-157221 If you have an iron deficiancy or other vitamin deficiency or have a virus the energy drink won't help. Neither will lots of sugar, power bars, etc. Better get some blood work checked out at the drs. and get an exam. I was sick w/allergies & virus/sinus infection for over a month and nothing was helping, it just takes time. Also, getting off pork, red meat lean is ok sometimes), and any high fat foods really helps unclog your blood stream. Also, lots of fresh air and sunshine, sitting inside with possibly dirty air filters, dust, etc, also makes it hard to breath and you need good oxygen for your blood to circulate and keep your motor running. It's not just about the caffeine. The body is a complicated machie. Good Luck and feel better. If you have an iron deficiancy or other vitamin deficiency or have a virus the energy drink won’t help. Neither will lots of sugar, power bars, etc. Better get some blood work checked out at the drs. and get an exam. I was sick w/allergies & virus/sinus infection for over a month and nothing was helping, it just takes time. Also, getting off pork, red meat lean is ok sometimes), and any high fat foods really helps unclog your blood stream. Also, lots of fresh air and sunshine, sitting inside with possibly dirty air filters, dust, etc, also makes it hard to breath and you need good oxygen for your blood to circulate and keep your motor running. It’s not just about the caffeine. The body is a complicated machie. Good Luck and feel better.

]]> Comment on 5-Hour Energy Drink Review by nashmiddleton@hotmail.com http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2010/05/5-hour-energy-drink-review/comment-page-2/#comment-157162 nashmiddleton@hotmail.com Mon, 21 May 2012 17:30:30 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=2556#comment-157162 American society: We don't eat well, don't get enough sleep and don't exercise. Ingesting a small bottle of this stuff is not normal nor healthy. Drink a couple cups of coffee in the morning and that's it. My best friend works is a medical practitioner and has told me about countless stories of high blood pressure, panic attacks, extremely heightened anxiety, memory loss, fuzziness, seizures and convulsions of many of his patients. Stay away from this stuff and live healthy. American society: We don’t eat well, don’t get enough sleep and don’t exercise. Ingesting a small bottle of this stuff is not normal nor healthy. Drink a couple cups of coffee in the morning and that’s it.

My best friend works is a medical practitioner and has told me about countless stories of high blood pressure, panic attacks, extremely heightened anxiety, memory loss, fuzziness, seizures and convulsions of many of his patients.

Stay away from this stuff and live healthy.

]]> Comment on A Full List of ADHD Medications by Ruth http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/12/the-ten-most-important-adhd-meds/comment-page-3/#comment-157105 Ruth Mon, 21 May 2012 14:39:26 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=1408#comment-157105 Lorena - Hang in there! It sounds like you are working closely with each of them individually and not trying to fit all four into the same meds or behavior mold. Sounds like you could work with behavioral issues on the older guys who may help model it well for the younger ones once they have mastered it. It is hard to keep up the reading and learning when you have 4 kiddos and are ADD yourself but even if you read some short articles and try to learn about new medications, then you'll get new ideas and come up with new ways to solve everyday issues. All our best for you. Yours is definitely not an easy situation but if you can ensure you stay mentally healthy then you can help the kids. I acknowledge to our high-schooler that ADD has meant he connects to his world and to us differently but I also like to remind him of his giftedness in other areas. Lorena – Hang in there! It sounds like you are working closely with each of them individually and not trying to fit all four into the same meds or behavior mold. Sounds like you could work with behavioral issues on the older guys who may help model it well for the younger ones once they have mastered it. It is hard to keep up the reading and learning when you have 4 kiddos and are ADD yourself but even if you read some short articles and try to learn about new medications, then you’ll get new ideas and come up with new ways to solve everyday issues. All our best for you. Yours is definitely not an easy situation but if you can ensure you stay mentally healthy then you can help the kids. I acknowledge to our high-schooler that ADD has meant he connects to his world and to us differently but I also like to remind him of his giftedness in other areas.

]]> Comment on 5-Hour Energy Drink Review by Danielle http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2010/05/5-hour-energy-drink-review/comment-page-2/#comment-157089 Danielle Mon, 21 May 2012 13:38:11 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=2556#comment-157089 I just took one 5 hour power shot an hour ago, I had some cleaning to get down and didn't feel like doing it so I took one, an hour later I'm still just has tired and I still want to crawl into my bed and go to sleep. I will never take another one of these. I have tried others and they don't work either. Guess it depends on your body, my body did not change after an hour, so I know it doesn't work. I just took one 5 hour power shot an hour ago, I had some cleaning to get down and didn’t feel like doing it so I took one, an hour later I’m still just has tired and I still want to crawl into my bed and go to sleep. I will never take another one of these. I have tried others and they don’t work either. Guess it depends on your body, my body did not change after an hour, so I know it doesn’t work.

]]> Comment on Are e-Cigarettes Safer Than Real Cigarettes? by Michelle http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2011/03/are-e-cigarettes-safer-than-real-cigarettes-2/comment-page-1/#comment-156534 Michelle Fri, 18 May 2012 21:15:37 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=3145#comment-156534 Someone posted "propylene glycol is antifreze" This is not true... " ethylene glycol" is Antifreeze... Someone posted “propylene glycol is antifreze” This is not true… ” ethylene glycol” is Antifreeze…

]]> Comment on Ambien vs Lunesta for Insomnia by SUZANNE http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2010/02/ambien-vs-lunesta-insomnia/comment-page-1/#comment-156327 SUZANNE Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:35 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=1864#comment-156327 Ive taken both and yes ambien causes memory loss and a host of other issues. lunesta is all ill take now.only drawback is expensive..bt worth every penny. Ive taken both and yes ambien causes memory loss and a host of other issues. lunesta is all ill take now.only drawback is expensive..bt worth every penny.

]]> Comment on Xanax: Side Effects, Withdrawal by Eli http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/10/xanax-side-effects-uses-withdrawal/comment-page-1/#comment-156190 Eli Thu, 17 May 2012 12:24:21 +0000 http://healthlifeandstuff.com/?p=936#comment-156190 Going thru withdrawl symtoms as I type at 7 AM. Quitted Xanax cold turkey 2 wks ago and have been going thru hell. Slept 2 interval hours last night, but it's more than I did during the last 13 days. Experimented by taking Benadryl one night and slept 4 hours. Took xanax for 6 years. I quit after forgetting my pills home on a trip. Went to the drugs store and they called the drug store in my home state where I had a refill. The preps was filled. Took the bus home and left the pills in the bus. Knowing that if I went back to the store they would likely not believe me, decided try to do without it. Although I went thru hell the first couple of nights, decided to stick with my abstention. Went to my doctor when I returned home concerned that I may have had a cerebal stroke on my first night without the pill because it was my worst night ever. Dr. order an IKG. IKG done in 5 minutes. Result negative. Dr. suggested I was an alcoholic(am a drinker). I told doctor " I am a retired now but used to be a sustance abuse counselor at one point in my career. I founded an alcoholism rehab in my old state. I know about withdrawl symtoms of alcohol. I have done detox on both alcoholics and drug addicts. I attended extensive courses at the Rudgers Center of Alcohol Studies. Am an alumni of the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies attended by more than 400 participants from around the world every summer. I may have a drinking problem, but abstain from drinking for 5 days while taking antibiotics and never had alcohol withdrawl symtoms. I Experimented using the process of elimination by having five drinks on my 7th day of abstention from Xanax and the withdrawl symtoms have not gone away. The doctor properly referred my to mental healh to make the proper diagnostic. Made the appointment, but they can't see me until 5 weeks from today. Will keep the appointment, but I believe that two weeks already in abtenstion from Xanax and 5 weeks before they see me mental healths can see me wil cleanse my body from that evil pill that I worshipped for 6 years. Will know shortly if my depedence is abated. In reading this aricle I the comments I realized that Xanax fried my brain. I hope I can get my memory back. I pray that will be tha case. PS I have to check Microsoft spelling over 20 times while writing this. You see I even forgot my spelling. I see that some of the people commenting here are on denial. I was. Yet I know that that some medication can have possitive effects on people, until they loose the effect and then it might be to late to recover some of the faculties you have lost for ever. I hope I can get my memory back among others that will go without mention. Going thru withdrawl symtoms as I type at 7 AM. Quitted Xanax cold turkey 2 wks ago and have been going thru hell. Slept 2 interval hours last night, but it’s more than I did during the last 13 days. Experimented by taking Benadryl one night and slept 4 hours. Took xanax for 6 years. I quit after forgetting my pills home on a trip. Went to the drugs store and they called the drug store in my home state where I had a refill. The preps was filled. Took the bus home and left the pills in the bus. Knowing that if I went back to the store they would likely not believe me, decided try to do without it. Although I went thru hell the first couple of nights, decided to stick with my abstention. Went to my doctor when I returned home concerned that I may have had a cerebal stroke on my first night without the pill because it was my worst night ever. Dr. order an IKG. IKG done in 5 minutes. Result negative. Dr. suggested I was an alcoholic(am a drinker). I told doctor ” I am a retired now but used to be a sustance abuse counselor at one point in my career. I founded an alcoholism rehab in my old state. I know about withdrawl symtoms of alcohol. I have done detox on both alcoholics and drug addicts. I attended extensive courses at the Rudgers Center of Alcohol Studies. Am an alumni of the Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies attended by more than 400 participants from around the world every summer. I may have a drinking problem, but abstain from drinking for 5 days while taking antibiotics and never had alcohol withdrawl symtoms. I Experimented using the process of elimination by having five drinks on my 7th day of abstention from Xanax and the withdrawl symtoms have not gone away. The doctor properly referred my to mental healh to make the proper diagnostic. Made the appointment, but they can’t see me until 5 weeks from today. Will keep the appointment, but I believe that two weeks already in abtenstion from Xanax and 5 weeks before they see me mental healths can see me wil cleanse my body from that evil pill that I worshipped for 6 years. Will know shortly if my depedence is abated. In reading this aricle I the comments I realized that Xanax fried my brain. I hope I can get my memory back. I pray that will be tha case. PS I have to check Microsoft spelling over 20 times while writing this. You see I even forgot my spelling. I see that some of the people commenting here are on denial. I was. Yet I know that that some medication can have possitive effects on people, until they loose the effect and then it might be to late to recover some of the faculties you have lost for ever. I hope I can get my memory back among others that will go without mention.

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