Hi Michelle – I’m with you on the antibiotics – we are so lucky to have them. But like you say – when we’re just using drugs to mask a problem – it creates an even bigger one.

Hi Debbie – Lucky it was recalled before you got ill. As you say – some herbal remedies can be unsafe too. I just had some nasty side effects from Agnus Cactus – my own fault, I didn’t do the research properly.

You make a really important point about side effects: “you don’t always know the side effects until several years after it is on the market.” I think that is something we all need to bear in mind when considering whether a drug is right for us.

In the end, I resist medication as much as I can, but sometimes it’s needed.

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Hi Jim – I didn’t know that – thanks.

Hi Kim – It certainly does seem that a lot of legal drugs are worse. I guess a lot of people think they’re ok because they’re coming from a doctor.

Overall I think most legal drugs are just as bad, if not worse, than than the illegal ones.

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FYI – most of those people you see working behind the counter of a pharmacy are almost phobic about taking medicine – even over the counter medicines.

I have to admit, I miss the days when “ignorance was bliss”. It was EASIER to just blindly trust my doctor to take care of me. However, I’ve put on my “big girl panties” and now I am in control over what I put into my body. Oh, I also had to find a doctor who respected this frame of mind as well – not an easy task!

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Hi Vered – It’s good that you have a more trustworthy doctor. Not all of them are like that.

MM – that is frightening – it’s just as well she realised something was wrong.

LOL Patricia – I would worry more about catching some flesh eating disease in one of our hospitals than death by lethal injection.

Hi Barbara – I’m with you on masking the pain, instead of fixing the problem.

LOL JD – totally with you on being your own accountant. I like your idea of hunting down “the best experts”. You could set up an awesome service. I think the hardest thing would be finding the least corrupt people

Hi Dot – It is scary that you’ve been partially blinded by a drug. I’m not surprised you do your own research. But nine different prescriptions is a lot. You must rattle when you walk.

Hi John – That’s true – the Internet isn’t always a good place to find reliable information.

I bet cases like the one you mentioned happens a lot. If you have a long term medical condition – it’s always best to remind your GP before he prescribes something because they don’t often look that far back in your notes to check.

Hi Jim – There’s definitely reputable sites online too. I’ve found good info on the nhs site recently and also the sites of some health related charities.

Hi Wilson – It would be great never to need to take anything wouldn’t it. I guess we just have to make more healthy choices and hope we don’t have an accident, or get some horrendous disease.

Hi Valerie – I guess a lot of Advil’s could be harmful to your liver. Have you tried anything else for pain? I used to use way too many nurofen and painkillers can become v addictive. I don’t take them at all since using the Silva System.