Do the nonpresciption(dietary supplement) herbal pills work effectively without sideeffects ?

Question

For example,pills /tablets for increasing esterogen,minimising menopausal symptoms in women,improving sexlife in both males and females?Do these tablets come fully safe without after effects like allopathic medicines?
Just curious.

Answer 1

I do not believe you can get a qualified, non-biased answer to your question. I have lived outside the USA and found the practice of medicine to be quite different.
In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration and Pharmaceudical caompanies are wealthy and powerful ; they could lose a lot of their wealth if herbal medicines replaced them.
On the other hand, herbal medicines are not monitored for safety and benefit by a governing agency. So, their efficacy cannot be proven. There are some herbal remedies (like blood thinners) that could be dangerous, probably because they DO work, but there is no professional caregiver monitoring the effects. Also, there are anti-depressant herbs (according to herbologists) that would be dangerous (if they do work) if given to people who could be manic-depressive.
There is no way to establish a YAY or NAY to your question until there are scientific studies done, and the FDA is not in a hurry to do them.
I know of two non-prescription medications which work : alcohol and marijuana. There are plenty of personal testimonies regarding their ability to do the job.
As for vitamin supplements : there are no standards. I wouldn't know whether to take 24,000mg of C per day (1K per hr), which is what a naturopath has recommended to me, or 500mg in the morning (which is what the bottle says).
So, no standards, no standards.
And, I do believe Americans have the best health care available in the world (IF you have insurance). The best way to find a non-biased answer to your Q is to find a nutritionist and be prepared (by reading up on the subject) to ask the right Qs. Good Luck !

Answer 2

Herbal supplements are not regulated by the FDA and can very greatly from batch to batch. Sometimes they interfere with prescriptions. I do know that if you give your blood to be used for yourself in an operation they want you to stop using all herbal supplements first. Too much may cause problems. This I know for a fact as I have studied this extensively but do not remember the source.

Answer 3

wow your that thin and your worried my goodness girl im 5'4" and im over 200lbs.... look i weigh this much becuase of bad habbits and sports i deevloped athletes fat lol. if you really want to loose weight eat the same number of foods just a little bit less. im a college student so im on the bad diet of ramen, rice, and frozen vegtables, and every now and then i get those huge saugge links. then i also walk to class everyday and i take the stairs instead of the elevator. when i first got here in august when school started i was nearing 300 but now im nearing 210 so you do the math really. but i wouldnt really worry about your weight i would love to be were your at

Answer 4

Dont bother with that trash, just eat better and live a more active lifestyle like taking up bike riding or walking.

Answer 5

I take natural herbs for stress and they work great, lower blood pressure and no side affects. Its not necessary to take all that prescrition medicine, its all a scam anyway wtih too many side affects.