Prescription Drugs

Quinda · **Joined:** Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:33 pm **Posts:** 286

I am not taking any prescription drugs but I do take B12. Please input your data into the poll.

Debbie · **Joined:** Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:09 pm **Posts:** 1467

I take thyroid replacement.

veggielou · **Joined:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:37 pm **Posts:** 400

Thyroid med.

BunnyNestHideaway · **Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:10 pm **Posts:** 20

I used to take 10 different prescription medications, but am now down to one (thyroid). So happy to be off all of them!

blue · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:49 pm **Posts:** 347

I'm using a pain med and prescription strength NSAID but my need for them has greatly reduced since beginning a plant based diet. I foresee being able to discontinue both completely in the near future.

stoumi · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:42 am

One. A Vitamin D supplemental of 50,000IU weekly. I do not agree with the supplement after discussion and reading in part to this site. The doctor said I was "deficient" with a level of 23.

LauraA · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:55 am

I take no prescription drugs. The only exception to this is that I take anti malaria medication when I work in Africa. I've said this before, but my doctor is very surprised by this, and says that most of his patients over 65 take drugs. Take care, LauraA

stoumi · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:37 pm

That's wonderful to hear LauraA! I hope I can be in that sort of healthy when I get to 65. That was one of the reasons I chose this lifestyle, to get off the 5 medications I was taking at the time.

frozenveg · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:50 pm

I've never had the need, but I may have to in the future, possibly for my thyroid.

Katydid · **Joined:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:30 am **Posts:** 2620

I keep an emergency rescue inhaler in my purse in case I have an asthma flare-up.
Kate

patty · **Joined:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:46 am **Posts:** 2283

I don't take any drugs:) Vitamin B12 when I remember.

Aloha, patty

goldilocks · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:47 pm

No drugs for me.

There was only one time in my life when I took a prescription drug. About 9 years ago I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease (autoimmune hyperthyroid disease). I experimented with quitting gluten since I read they were connected, and within two weeks my hyper symptoms that I'd had for over a year all cleared up and never returned. Then the suppressing antibodies became dominant. I read that these often take longer to clear up, so I was expecting this. I stuck it out for a while without meds, but after a few months I couldn't take it, and persuaded my doctor to give me the lowest possible dose of synthroid. I took this for about 6 months, until I felt that I was feeling kind of hyper again, then tapered off and quit. Since that time, every time I test my blood my thyroid levels are normal, and this summer I checked and had no trace of antibodies either - yay! Gluten-free works for me.

At the same time I got the Graves' Disease diagnosis, I found out that my cholesterol was 300 (!!!) My doctor wanted to put me on drugs, but I resisted, and started eating a starch-based McDougall style diet. When I checked again my cholesterol had dropped to 174. My doctor said she'd never seen anyone lower their cholesterol so much, so fast, without using drugs. I asked her if now she would at least tell her other patients that she had seen someone do this, and suggest they change their diets before just going on drugs, but she shrugged it off and said no one would do it. Sigh.

Brad · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:00 pm

None, zero, nada, zip, zilch. B-12 only. Thanks plants!
brad

Denise · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:19 pm **Posts:** 397

B12 only and like Steve the doc says I'm D deficient (20) but I will not take another pill!

uncgirl · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:35 pm

Spironolactone for adult hormonal acne. Works great! :-D

And OTC B-12.

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