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Philip Mollica's avatar

Some 15 years ago, I found myself on the full conveyor belt of pharmaceuticals.

Statins, allergy meds, and stomach meds - the never-ending loop of capture.

As I began to become more self-aware, I made a decision to stop all of it.

And so I did - cold turkey. And fired my PCP.

My body became extremely uncomfortable and reactive. Especially the stomach part.

It took a good 6 months to begin to feel myself and my health again.

And while I recently undertook a new PCP, at least now I am making my own choices and not blindly trusting a Doctor and pharma.

They're still pushing statins at me, but I have no problem saying "NO."

Uncle Albert's avatar

After two strokes, I am on a blood thinner for life as much as I hate it. My Dad (RIP) experienced strokes and was on a blood thinner (rat poison aka Coumadin) and a final one that ended him up in hospice where subsequently he died on of all things on my Mom’s Birthday…so there is that…how I ended up with my 1st stroke is a very long story but suffice to say that a cardiologist mis-prescribed a drug for me that possibly could have prevented the 1st stroke…so there is that…

Anywhoo, good article and thanking you, bother-wolf

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