Alternative Medicine - April 2007

I have trouble sleeping at night. I have tried 'sleepinal', they're some random pills I found at the farmacy store but they make me feel drowsy in the morning and I feel very tired and sleepy during the day, so I'd like to find a new pill that wont make me feel like that and that I can easily find at a drug store.

2007-04-16 17:42:31 · 8 answers · asked by Lol 3

Most things I've seen are just fo calm you down which misses the point. Would really like to hear about something you've actually used and could recommend.

2007-04-16 16:40:03 · 8 answers · asked by conicat 5

I want to take reseratrol and have found many products but anyone have any recommendations for a good cheap brand or bulk powder. Thanks

2007-04-16 16:02:26 · 3 answers · asked by R K 1

preferably in central SD. And if you know the cost that would be appreciated. Thanks!

2007-04-16 15:35:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am going to sleep at 10:00 and i have to wake up at 5:45

is it ok to take a sleeping pill now, (at 9:30)

will i be super drowsy in the morning or will i get enough sleep so i wont be unusually dwosy in the morning?

2007-04-16 14:13:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my throat is swollen, and it hurts, and im sick...my nasal cavaities are swollen and i dont know what i caught, but id like to know how to get rid of it. i know sleep helps, but what else could help? please hurry, im in a lot of pain lol.

2007-04-16 13:46:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

...cuz i did

2007-04-16 12:25:29 · 8 answers · asked by rollingstones03112 1

What other options are there besides ginger root? Does ginger come in a candy or a gum? I know there are preggie pops for pregnant women. I get upset stomachs here and there and would like to try ginger as a quick fix.

2007-04-16 07:23:06 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6

2007-04-16 05:18:53 · 23 answers · asked by alex p 3

I need either someone who does it to give me instructions, a website with step by step instructions or a video showing how it's done. I'm going to the doctor on the 19th but she's too conventional. She'll want to prescribe meds.

2007-04-16 05:11:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I say No. And if you feel the same you should state your thoughts by going to: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/COMMENTSMain.CFM?EC_DOCUMENT_ID=1451&SUBTYP=CONTINUE&CID=&AGENCY=FDA

And also contact your local Senate: www.congress.org

Please read below: A re-print from HSI:

Dear Reader,

This might be the most important e-Alert I'll ever send you.

Your healthcare freedom is constantly under attack. And as we've just discovered, that freedom has suddenly come under fire as never before.

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Always something
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Most HSI members won't be surprised to learn that the FDA has launched a plan to impose new regulations on alternative healthcare - regulations that are far more severe than existing regs.

Attempts like this aren't new, of course. Over the years we've diligently monitored such actions so that we can keep you informed through the e-Alert, the HSI Members Alert, and our web site.

Just last month I told you about a new senate bill called the Safe Drug Compounding Act that would limit the freedom of women to choose a safe alternative to synthetic hormone replacement therapy. So far, there's no further news about the progress of that completely unnecessary act, but now a much larger threat looms.

This past December, the FDA quietly put a document on its web site titled "Draft Guidance for Industry on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products and Their Regulation by the Food and Drug Administration." This document is open to public comments until April 30, 2007 - just a few days from now.

After that, FDA officials will evaluate the comments and decide if they dare proceed with a regulation that might actually make it a crime to take vitamin C for a cold without a prescription.

Sound extreme? Absolutely! This is the most extreme attempt to control the sale and use of dietary supplements I've ever seen.

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The cards are stacked
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The FDA document is 14 pages long, but here's what it boils down to: If you use an herbal or dietary supplement to stay healthy or to help prevent an ailment, that's fine. But if any supplement is used to treat a symptom, then it's a medicine and will be regulated by the FDA, just like any prescription drug.

And there's a qualifying statement to that second part: The supplement will be exempted if it is "generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drugs, as safe and effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling."

In other words, the freedom to use a supplement to treat a condition will be at the discretion of FDA experts. And given the track record of FDA experts, this is really bad news.

With this spacious latitude, there's no telling just how far the FDA might go to restrict access to supplements. For instance, they could take a widely used supplement off the market if the label states a benefit; such as using lutein to reduce the damage from age-related macular degeneration, or using chondroitin and glucosamine to reduce joint pain, or using probiotics to address digestive problems - the list goes on and on.

As HSI Panelist Jon Barron points out on his web site (jonbarron.org), under the proposed FDA guidelines even bottled water might be considered a drug if used to alleviate severe dehydration, which is an emergency medical condition.

2007-04-16 04:49:55 · 3 answers · asked by Paul J 1

I need to prepare for an exam in 2 weeks.

say...ginkgo in the morning and red bull in the afternoon...

Can red bull help to lift your mood? like an antidepressant?

2007-04-16 02:33:14 · 5 answers · asked by Nothing's Forever 2

also i need to know about the physical, the mental, the time management, multitasking, and the addictions for health issues of computer usage..

2007-04-16 02:29:46 · 5 answers · asked by elizabeth_dale90 1

I'm a Herbalife dealer and was told by my doctor that some of my herbal suppliments conflict with my prescription meds she had eithr a computer program or a website she went to and typed in each ingrediant told me which conflicted she moved me so quickly out of the office I couldn't ask her if she was using a program or website. Anybody got any ideas?

2007-04-16 02:04:38 · 3 answers · asked by mikef1234 3

2007-04-15 18:22:59 · 4 answers · asked by flat chested 1

Does that bother you?This is not a drill. It really is time to be alarmed. Nothing else I've written about this year is as important as this sinister plot to destroy natural medicine and force the American population to resort to dangerous prescription medications sold at monopoly prices under a system of medical tyranny.
If you find this disturbing then read on and sign the petition to stop these mad scientists. http://www.healthfreedomusa.org

2007-04-15 16:27:59 · 12 answers · asked by TimeWastersInc 6

2007-04-15 16:18:17 · 9 answers · asked by Lenny P 1

these are them
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2007-04-15 14:35:15 · 8 answers · asked by skatensurf 2

lately i am waking myself up to loud snorty sounds...guess this is snoring eh? any remedie or suggestions..i sleep alone for now...but that doesn't mean for ever...

2007-04-15 14:30:31 · 5 answers · asked by opium 1

blahh

2007-04-15 13:52:04 · 17 answers · asked by sk8eremu5 1

I have a sore throat and it is really bothering me.
I have tests I can't miss on Tue. and Wed. (TAKS)
So is there anything I can do to soothe my throat?
thx.

2007-04-15 12:57:03 · 13 answers · asked by From First to Last's Emily. 3

I'm currently using Imitrex for my migranes and for the most part, it works. However, I experience side effects that include tightening of the chest and throat and shortness of breath. Because of these, I don't want to continue using Imitrex, but I'm afraid I'll have to put up with my migranes for days because over the counter drugs don't work. Are there any other migrane prescriptions similar to Imitrex that don't have the side effects that I'm experiencing?

2007-04-15 12:44:30 · 4 answers · asked by Cutie Pie 2 4

2007-04-15 12:29:59 · 16 answers · asked by Nezz 2

mabee alittle depresion too..i do not want to take prozak or any drugs i was reading thigs about KAVA KAVA and st. john's wort. i havent tryed them or anythign at all..and suggestions?...whats better kava kava..st.john's wort?...or is ther another?

2007-04-15 11:49:51 · 9 answers · asked by beth 1

2007-04-15 04:07:38 · 4 answers · asked by amembal4444 5

2007-04-15 02:53:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-14 13:23:40 · 5 answers · asked by cherry 1

i was putting crazy glue on some wood and it got on my fingers and i cant take it off please help!

2007-04-14 11:47:23 · 8 answers · asked by Gerardo.Mx™| 1

my ears really hurt!! i don't want to go to doctor! anybody know any good home remedies that i can use.

2007-04-14 11:39:16 · 6 answers · asked by mimi 2

I need help. ALOT. Look, im desperate, im scared to tell my mom, please help me

2007-04-14 10:07:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous