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Mon Nov 18, 2013, 09:43 PM

4. WebMD and the Mayo Clinic websites actually do cover lots of supplements, dosage, side effects,

 

etc. I buy the well-established brands. The most difficult part of establishing an understanding with my newest Medicare doctor was getting her to understand that I did not want a prescription for every little thing I mentioned, that I think it is not good to take a pain-killer if ya don't know what the pain is from, and that just because I was a bit stressed about stuff at home was no reason to whip out a Celexa script. Good grief! Googled Celexa, no thanks.
Turns out the most stressful thing for me is the doctor's office - my blood pressure was 165/101 the first time I went - and normally it is 99/70 or thereabouts. Instead of taking meds for that, I just had them wait until the end of the appointment to take the reading - like magic, low blood pressure.

I do think that Big Pharma has no trouble at all with pharmaceuticals that mimic supplements, they just hate to lose that profit. The TPP will get rid of cheaper generics, then getting rid of supplements is next on the firing line.

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