Posted by bleauberry on January 10, 2014, at 12:25:01
In reply to Re: Anecdotally The Best Drugs » bleauberry, posted by Phillipa on January 10, 2014, at 9:37:07
> Sorry I disagree since people are all different there is no one med that is the "best" for anyone.
Did I say there was a best drug for anyone? No. I merely stated what my eyes have seen hanging out at the pbabble forum for over 20 years. It is not science, is not someone else's view, is not right or wrong, just what my eyes saw. Period. Please don't read something into that which isn't there.
>It's all trial and error.
Yep.>This to me is a huge generalization.
Exactly. I stated that pretty clearly. And that the generalization was based only on my eyes, only on this forum, and purely anecdotal.<Let the pdocs or other docs decide what the best med for a person is and then they can come to babble to discuss them.
Yep. As a sidenote, I would like to say that, again purely based on my own eyes, the patients who make the most improvement are the ones who become actively engaged in their own therapy, not the ones who act as puppets on the end of a doctor's string.<I understand that you feel this is the perfect list of meds for you.
I don't know how you could understand that because first of all I never said that at all, and second of all, not a single one of those was a perfect med for me. Not even close.<But it wouldn't be for me.
Me either.<At my age some of those meds could be dangerous.
At our age, simply living is dangerous. Lots of people in my age group and younger are already in the grave. In my opinion, not doing all that can be done is dangerous, far more dangerous than taking a risk. I do believe the risk of complacency is a far more dangerous crippling risk than the risk of most drugs. As always, it is a benefit-risk trade-off. Getting in the car is more dangerous, very likely.<People please discuss meds with a doctor.
And be prepared enough that you know at least as much about it as the doc, preferably more.<A second opinion is also fine. Phillipa
I would take it as far as a 3rd, 4th, or 5th opinion.....keep going until someone and something makes good sense. I did not believe I had any lyme issues. None of us do. It took a 4th opinion to finally make it pretty obvious.Anyway Phillipa, hope you have a good day. I was just listing meds as I have seen them perform, in general, anecdotal, over the years here. There is no advice. Just an observation. Period.
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