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  How many of you are health nuts?

  by Harvard Illiterate 411 in

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  there was/is a sister in my old hall who was a pharmaceutical sales rep and she was a huge proponent of anything in the drug industry.

  when someone had a headache, she was the first to say "take an asprin.

  " now my husband and i are what you might call old hippies.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I've found that pharmacists are often better than doctors at catching drug interactions. Polypharmacy is the prescribing of 5 or more drugs. Many seniors take that many. I certainly do. Make sure you always use the same pharmacy so they have a complete record of all of your medications.

  Also, I thought antidepressants were not recommended for normal grieving, though talk therapy could be useful.

  Believe me, I am not against healthy foods and vitamin supplements. I keep hearing about apple cider vinegar and am interested. I just realize that it's not enough in my case. Even adding talk therapy, which I've done in the past, is not enough. Bipolar disorder is a physical disease of the brain and it requires serious medication.

  I'm just glad I was born when I was when we do have treatments. Even 50 years ago, people suffered and they often died.
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  Pairing!!!!!

  by brandnew in

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  dangit.......like i gotta cook for this hot chick tonight, ........i rented a suite at the mayaguez beach hotel, and she's totally into me.

  i have my jeep....im still sore from my wreck....but dangit...im into this girl and i need y'alls help.

  im californian....kinda been in the tropic forrest..bout 2years....and need some southern help.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Oh, don't ask me, I'm not a girly girl, but if you said you had just been in a motorcycle accident and injured your lower back and asked if I'd like to see and then went to drop trow, well, after I stopped laughing with you at such a "slick move," you just might get lucky!

  But, that's just me, and I probably don't represent well, so...

  I'll just let the normal girls advise...
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  How many of you are health nuts?

  by Harvard Illiterate 411 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there was/is a sister in my old hall who was a pharmaceutical sales rep and she was a huge proponent of anything in the drug industry.

  when someone had a headache, she was the first to say "take an asprin.

  " now my husband and i are what you might call old hippies.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Thank you for the acknowledgement, tal.

  One of the biggest difficulties with treating bipolarism or other serious mental health diseases is noncompliance with medication.

  And, I understand why; they have undesireable side effects. There have been so many times where the thought of, "I'll just quit my meds for a few weeks and lose a few pounds, even if I go just a little crazy..." has crossed my mind.

  But, you never just "go a little crazy," you start tanking really quickly and then you start making bad decisions which, unfortunately, can sometimes include, "I just want to get off of this ride."

  Look, I just have to bring it up because mental health diseases are so stigmatized, and there might be (probably are) people on this site that also have a serious mental illness. The worst message they could possibly internalize is that medication is bad. Because, like you said, people die from these illnesses and medication noncompliance is a big reason why.

  Carry on!
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  How many of you are health nuts?

  by Harvard Illiterate 411 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there was/is a sister in my old hall who was a pharmaceutical sales rep and she was a huge proponent of anything in the drug industry.

  when someone had a headache, she was the first to say "take an asprin.

  " now my husband and i are what you might call old hippies.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Not sure why there seems to be an underlying assumption that being a health nut and taking medications are incompatible.

  Hubby and I have been on a quest to eat more veggies, less meat and take calcium, magnesium and vitamin D.

  However, by far, the best thing I do for myself everyday is to take the multiple medications I need to keep my bipolar disorder in remission.

  Unfortunately, one of the side effects is weight gain, but when I am noncompliant with my medication, I invariably decompensate. The benefits outweigh the risks.

  Stay healthy, everyone!
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  Fade Fail: Not as Easy as I'd Like

  by Hadriel in

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  this has been tough.

  very tough actually.

  because i'm so integrated into things including certain tasks which i can't say as it would be a dead giveaway i find myself constantly bombarded by things.. i'm literally a lying every day.

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  GrreatTeacher

  "the weaponization of family and friends"

  That phrase is so appropriate. And so true. It's what they do.

  I'm sorry, I know it's tough.
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  am i overreacting?

  by freeandcontent in

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  hi, new here but have been lurking for a while.

  some background first, i am from the uk, 3rd gen born in, dad, grandad elders etc.

  17 years ago i left, no df or da just left, 18 years old and alone but i did it and have had no regrets.

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  No, you're not overreacting. My parents tried to indoctrinate my son and when he was about 8 years old he came home from an overnight visit, visibly distressed and crying.

  He was already seeing a doctor for anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder) and when she heard about this, she forcefully told us not to allow it anymore at all. It was obviously very bad for him.

  I had to have a talk with her and didn't allow him to stay overnight again for a long, long time.

  I found out she was sneaking behind my back, bought him a suit and took him to the meetings with her! That got stomped on, too, with a request she look into the pedophilia scandal.

  The point is, the JWs, even our parents, have no respect for parental authority. They will sneak and lie and think they are doing good.

  Please put your foot down now.
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  what buzz word from the jw's do you hate & why?

  by Sabin in

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  so my hubby has been on a bit of a roll about the jdubs, we were talking a lot about them & he said the buzz word he hate's the most is "worldly" why?

  because he say's "with that one word they have condemned (according to their believes) a person as being worthy of nothing but death.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Persons, as in good-hearted persons.

  Why can they not just say People?
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  Heil Trump. Sieg Heil.

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  crowd looking like they're doing the heil hitler salute to trump when he asks for a pledge and swear their support while calling for broadening torture laws.

  trump asks backers to swear their support, vows to broaden torture laws.

  http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/politics/donald-trump-florida-pledge-torture/.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I agree, Juan. Never underestimate the hatred for Hillary. Democrats do it at their own peril.
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  Heil Trump. Sieg Heil.

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  crowd looking like they're doing the heil hitler salute to trump when he asks for a pledge and swear their support while calling for broadening torture laws.

  trump asks backers to swear their support, vows to broaden torture laws.

  http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/politics/donald-trump-florida-pledge-torture/.

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  GrreatTeacher

  It never ceases to amaze me when people are shocked and outraged that electing representatives of the government in a democracy requires politics.

  Politics is how it works! You can't get stuck in idealism. Like the Tea Party who refused to compromise (meaning, actually do politics) until they splintered their own party, the GOP. You have to be able to get elected and reelected to even keep your ideals in the public consciousness.

  And, you have to compromise to get things done. This is what seasoned politicians know and why the establishment GOP was so angry with the Tea Party obstructionists who created the do nothing Congress.

  But, I understand there is a considerable populist sentiment for putting the non-politician (which means no political experience) into office. Some people just have a preference for an outsider.

  Now, stay with me, this is why I'm voting for Bernie. Trump gets the nomination, and the GOP is splintered. So, who do you put on the ballot against him if you're a Democrat? Someone who catches the Outsider zeitgeist-- Bernie Sanders. Who wins? Enough people see Trump as a big buffoon that they will cast a vote for the least offensive option, and, even if they don't truly love him, they vote for Bernie in what is more so a vote against Trump. Plenty of people actively hate Hillary and would vote Trump over her.

  This is how the GOP manufactured its own downfall and gave power, not only to the left, but to the far left. And, this is why I'm voting for Bernie.

  This is how politics works, folks.
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  The "most honest people" on earth....?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  have we noticed how often the society uses comments like this?.

  "jehovah's witnesses are the most honest people...etc".

  while it may be true that witnesses as a whole are decent, law abiding people, are they truely "honest" when the very foundation of beliefs are based on mistruths?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  It's true, Alive, once you get it, you get it, and then you just feel "slimed."