Official Meds Thread

[Christian]

This is the official place to post what you are on. Please no illegal drugs or recreational use drugs here. Go ahead and post your meds you are taking here., I'm talking doctor presribed for anti-depression and such and such, or if you are bi-polar also post those ext... If you are taking bloodpressure or cholesterol meds, dont post that, im mainly looking for meds for helping addiction and staying clean ext..., as well as to cure any chemical imbalances one might have. Not interested (sorry) about blood pressure, diabetes, cholosterol, statins, cox-2's, you get the picture.

Let me start by me:
NONE: But, I'm looking into getting some Fluoxetine (Prozac), possibly a few others, and am planning on heavy dosing a lot of OTC supplements.


ok, your turn ^_^

[best]

Originally Posted by Christian

Let me start by me:
NONE: But, I'm looking into getting some Fluoxetine (Prozac), possibly a few others, and am planning on heavy dosing a lot of OTC supplements.


ok, your turn ^_^

How about looking into none med ways of doing things?

Thing is that blood pressure, diabetes, cholosterol...or any other area of health that could be out of balance can contibute to other areas of life.

So many times people will look to treat the outward sign when an inner unbalance could be the cause.
I know that when my blood pressure is out of balance, I sure can get moody in a hurry or feel tired and unrested.

Look for options before accepting a quick fix RX.

[Peter]

Christian how about doing a survey or a poll or something. I believe the boards makes provision for those.

[mars21]

I've changed my life completely with the help of somethign very simple... i stopped using alcohol and coke as soon as i started drinking coca tea from south america. it's not a med... it's not a drug.. it's a tea.. and that had a bigger change in my life than anything else.

[bella]

i'm on zoloft again after briefly thinking i could do without and relapsing. i also take a few homeopathic type meds.

[Jane63]

I would suggest talking this over with your doctor, possibly doing some research of your own on the net, and trying a few different meds/coping techniques and ruling out those that work for you and those that don't.

I take Xanax for my anxiety and am on a low daily dose. It works well for me and has for many years.
Good luck!

Jane

[golf99]

[quote=mars21]I've changed my life completely with the help of somethign very simple... i stopped using alcohol and coke as soon as i started drinking coca tea from south america. it's not a med... it's not a drug.. it's a tea.. and that had a bigger change in my life than anything else.

Mars,

You can't buy this stuff in the U.S. It is illegal to even have it here. I know a bit about this, workers in South America chew those leafs in order to stay 'up' and work more. It is a stimulant, right? Makes sense.

I personally wouldn't endorse this product.

Just my two cents worth.


Golf

[woops]

I don't really understand the logic of this thread.
Seems like an unhealthy obsession with pills?
"Only in America"?

[woops]

Originally Posted by Jane63

I would suggest talking this over with your doctor, possibly doing some research of your own on the net, and trying a few different meds/coping techniques and ruling out those that work for you and those that don't.

I take Xanax for my anxiety and am on a low daily dose. It works well for me and has for many years.
Good luck!

Jane

Hi Jane
Have you read all that RUNVS posts about xanax and the other benzos?
Xanax should not be used for more than 14 days I believe - the makers instructions. Addiction can occur after only a few weeks use. Seems it is certainly not safe to take it daily for any length of time. I guess the only way to find out is to just stop - see what happens.
No intention here to lecture......... Just to inform..........
Take care
woops

[Done-With-It]

I want some of those cocoa leaves, where can I get them?

[Done-With-It]

If you live in Beverly Hills then, how did you get them? I really want some.

[Jane63]

I agree the cocoa leaves sound like a bad idea...why not try drinking Green Tea or even coffee?

I also think this thread might be a bad idea on this forum as many here are either struggling to get off something or are totally against taking any sort of meds for certain conditions that might be or are known to be addictive.
You might have better luck in the "Mental Health or Anxiety Disorders" section?

For some odd reason {LOL! } I decided to just go ahead and post what I am taking for the heck of it...even though I understand it is frowned upon by many and probably with good reason.

Thanks for your input woops! I have a really good, kind and caring family doctor who is well aware of my addiction problems in the past to Vicoden {pain pills}. I am always very honest and responsible. It was his decission to keep me on the Xanax and I do quite well with it. I am not sorry that I take it nor do I make any claims that it is right for everyone...all I know is that it works for me.

Jane

[Done-With-It]

So is this coke in this tea, cause that picture..........

Mmmmm My meth cravings are in full effect right now.

Time for me to go.

[Jane63]

Awww {{{Done}}}
Yup! This thread is REALLY a bad idea...I'm sorry I ever replied now.
double

[Done-With-It]

I was worried about this med talk.......

I really want some of that tea.......

If it's bad stuff I just hope no one else like me gets there hands on it.

[woops]

Dont stress DWI - this has been blown out of all proportion.
In fact you could even say "it's a storm in a tea cup" LOLOLOLOLOLOL Sorry!
If you get a blast from coca cola then you might get a blast from coca tea!!!
Forget it - get on with your day!!
woops

[angelgirl]

I think this post is ok. There are MANY people here on SR that are on meds.
Anti-depressants etc. But I agree with Jane, this thread would have been much better
in the Mental Health forum.

People seem to respond alot better to threads like this there.
Again, just my 2 cents.

Prayers,
Becky

[BSPGirl]

I'm not on any meds currently, thankfully.

Even tho I do think meds can be helpful for some ppl and should never be dismissed nor should anyone get dissed cuz they are taking meds.

[Christian]

Originally Posted by mars21

I've changed my life completely with the help of somethign very simple... i stopped using alcohol and coke as soon as i started drinking coca tea from south america. it's not a med... it's not a drug.. it's a tea.. and that had a bigger change in my life than anything else.

coca like as in chocolatE? That has certain chemicals like phenylalanine I believe, and beta-phenylethylamine (PEA), release dopamine like your in love. Its positive, good for you, see theres many options to be happy.

cocao chia

anyways im looking into getting some myself.

i have never heard of coca tea however, is it related to chocolatE?

[Christian]

Originally Posted by woops

I don't really understand the logic of this thread.
Seems like an unhealthy obsession with pills?
"Only in America"?

drugs, can't live with em, can't live without em.

[Christian]

regarding the coca leaves, this might not be bad idea either. Asprin for example comes from a plant also, i believe native populations have used this leaf beneficially, probably similary to how people use caffeine in otehr cultures, or herb ext ...

Of course, when we melt it down, make it 1000x pure, smoke it in a pipe, thats a little extreme. But the natural form could have benefits.

I think addiction truly has truth to it, its a path, the problem is, the substances we have in our society today that you can become addicted to, quickly damage and physically destroy you ... we did not evolve with these powerful substances available.

But addiction I think can be beneficial, be it a hobby or sport or habit ...
just stay away from dangerous substances ok

[stonetree]

I want some coca tea myself to help with various complaints.


It says that

"patients at the San Francisco National Addiction Research Foundation, for instance, were encouraged in the 1980s to drink as much mate de coca as they desired to help wean themselves off cocaine. When consumed in generous quantities, coca tea is remarkably good at easing drug-cravings. "

and

"It is only in this past century that the chemical configuration was changed to make the drug cocaine. Since then, the rest of the world has seen Coca as the raw material for the drug cocaine and not as the medicinal plant used for thousands of years."

[windysan]

Drugs I'm on:

nada, nothing, zero

[Peter]

Originally Posted by Christian

But addiction I think can be beneficial, be it a hobby or sport or habit ...
just stay away from dangerous substances ok

Addiction------ "Any mind or mood altering experience with life damaging consequences"

In my book no form of ADDICTION is healthy.

[Buzz Kilowatt]

Stonetree: "I want some coca tea myself to help with various complaints."

*** I read some of your earlier posts where you mention suffering from intense, diffuse chronic pain. You might want to research a problem called reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Jerome Groopman, MD wrote an excellent article about it in a recent New Yorker Magazine and discussed current medical views of the treatment of chronic pain.

Stonetree quoted:

"patients at the San Francisco National Addiction Research Foundation, for instance, were encouraged in the 1980s to drink as much mate de coca as they desired to help wean themselves off cocaine. When consumed in generous quantities, coca tea is remarkably good at easing drug-cravings. "

*** Is that remarkable? The stuff contains cocaine! I'm sure hits the same receptors that the stronger stuff does . . . . "generous" quantities have to be consumed for the drug cravings to be eased. Hey, what happened in 20 years? If it worked so well in the 80's, why isn't it currently being used as a therapy?

Mars is an effective pusher . . . he has created interest and desire for his products among the people on this forum, and has done them a great disservice. Now DWI finds herself tempted by her original D.O.C. after reading about the tea.

Thanks, Mars! I see now that you must be a very effective "community leader" . . .

Show me any competent studies showing the benefits of coca tea against addiction, and maybe you'll convince me otherwise. But until then, you are no more than a con man in my eyes, with another scheme to profit from the misery of others.

- Buzz