Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Chemotherapy doesn't work, antidepressant drugs cause weight gain, diabetes drugs cause liver damage, statin drugs damage the heart, antipsychotic drugs caused suicidal behavior, arthritis drugs cause heart attacks, blood pressure drugs cause circulation deficiencies... need I go on? There's hardly a popular drug in the arsenal of Big Pharma that isn't fraudulently marketed, promoted and prescribed. |
Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels
See book keywords and concepts |  It has become clear from the solid scientific evidence produced by studies like ALLHAT that collectively the world is wasting billions on the most expensive blood pressure drugs. According to another study published in JAMA, almost a quarter of that spending could be saved if physicians stuck to the cheaper therapies.33 A similar study undertaken by publicly funded researchers in Norway had more conservative estimates: the United Kingdom could save more than $100 million, and the United States could save between $500 million and $ I billion per year. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  A 15# water pill called chlorthalidone did as well as or better than blood pressure drugs like Norvasc (amlodipine), Zestril (lisinopril), and Cardura (doxazosin) that can cost 10 times as much (Norvasc and Zestril can run more than $1.50 per pill). For the extra money, people got less protection from heart disease, heart failure, and stroke, as well as the possibility of experiencing more serious side effects.
Would you be amazed to learn that chlorthalidone is prescribed infrequently? It isn't even among the "top 300" prescription drugs. | | Be wary of interactions with other medications, especially blood pressure drugs (ACE inhibitors), furosemide (Lasix), lithium (Eskalith, Cibalith, Lithane, Lithobid, Lithotabs), methotrexate (Rheumatrex, Trexal), and blood thinners like warfarin (Coumadin).
Of course anyone who opts to use an NSAID must treat these drugs with the respect they deserve. Treatment for more than 10 days requires medical supervision and great vigilance. Remember, there may be an increased risk for heart attack, hypertension, heart failure, kidney problems, and ulcers. | | In fact, there was an increased risk of stroke compared to other blood pressure drugs. The authors concluded that the results of their analysis "cast doubts on atenolol as a suitable drug for hypertensive patients."
There is not only serious doubt about the effectiveness of beta-blockers like atenolol against hypertension, but also concern about their side effects. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts |  Pineal Constraints: Aging, the pineal gland calcifies overtime for up to 50% loss; sleeping with the lights on, alcoho1, beta-blocking medications, diuretics, blood pressure drugs; electromagnetic fields of 12 mi lligauss stop Melatonin' s abi 1 ity to halt tumor growths (avoid electric blankets or water-bed heaters, unless the new models havingfield-cancelling multi-directional wiringpattern). Excess Melatonin counteracts the thyroid.
Light cycles regulate male Testosterone which peaks at 8-9 A.M., and is lowest at 9-12 P.M.. |
Mike Adams
See book keywords and concepts |  June 2006)
The New England Journal of Medicine shows that common blood pressure drugs (ACE inhibitors), which were once considered safe to take during the first trimester of pregnancy, have now been shown to increase the risk of birth defects by an astounding 270 percent. (Volume 354:2498-2500 June 8, 2006 Number 23)
After being injected with the experimental anti-inflammatory drug TGN1412, patients began tearing their shirts off, screaming that their heads were going to explode. |
Greg Critser
See book keywords and concepts |  Already there is a pill, Caduet by Pfizer, that combines cholesterol and blood pressure drugs. We buy the rationale for such drugs as a culture. They are our flak jackets.
Yet the critic may well say that such drugs encourage imprudent lifestyle choices — why modify our diet and get more exercise if we can do it with a pill and thus get more time to work or watch TV? |
Dr. Timothy Scott
See book keywords and concepts |  I could treat depressed patients with cancer-fighting drugs, blood pressure drugs or common antihistamines, and any of them would also work better than a placebo because they all have side effects. None of these actually works to cure depression but, because they have side effects, they will be "effective" compared with a no-side-effect-producing placebo.
This is exactly the standard that allowed Prozac, the first SSRI, to receive approval. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
See book keywords and concepts | | Beta-blockers (both ophthalmic and systemic) and other high blood pressure drugs, as well as cardiac glycosides such as digoxin, can add to the reductions in pulse and blood pressure that can occur with brimonidine.
Tricyclic antidepressants can shorten the duration of action or decrease the effectiveness of this drug in the body. |
Katharine Greider
See book keywords and concepts |  That depends on how effective the individual drug is, its price, and, crucially, how it's used. "Blood pressure drugs are an excellent deal for diabetics. They are in fact cost-saving," says Louise Russell, Ph.D., an expert in cost-effectiveness analysis at Rutgers University's Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. "But the more you use the drug for people whose conditions are modest instead of severe or who are early in the process, often the less health benefit you get from it. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
See book keywords and concepts | | Amphetamines (including antihistamines)
Antibiotics
Anticonvulsants
Antidepressants
Barbiturates
High blood pressure drugs (beta-blockers, diuretics)
Hormones (estrogen, including Premarin, and synthetic progestins such as Provera)
Narcotics
Painkillers
Sleeping pills
Systemic corticosteroids (prednisone, cortisone, etc.) Tagamet and Zantac
Tranquilizers (Halcion, Librium, Restoril, Xanax, etc.)
Do you need to be told that coffee can cause anxiety? Coffee is a drug and should be treated as such. | | Impotence is a known side effect of many prescription drugs, including blood pressure drugs, antidepressants, antibiotics, antihistamines, stimulant drugs, H2 blockers such as Tagamet and Zantac, heart drugs such as beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, and angina drugs, painkillers, sedatives, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, and prostate drugs. The SSRI antidepressants (e.g., Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and
Effexor) tend to help maintain erections, but because they also tend to deaden the emotions and dampen the libido they aren't good impotence drugs. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts |  Some of the blood pressure drugs used to tteat BPH are Hytrin, Minipress, and Cardura.
The prostate is a musculoglandular organ. It is interlaced with smooth muscle much like the tubular musculatute of the arteries. The smooth muscles of the arteries are controlled by the body's nervous system. In high blood pressure, the musculature of the arteries is in a state of contracture. Alpha-blockers cause the smooth muscles of the arteries, the prostate, and other smooth muscles to relax.
One disadvantage of alpha-blockers is that they may not be effective on some prostates. |
Marcia Angell, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The ALLHAT study was begun in 1994 because people were increasingly unhappy with the fact that no one knew which of the one hundred blood pressure drugs belonging to seven drug classes was best for the first-line treatment of hypertension. Of course, no single study can be considered the last word on this question. In fact, a subsequent, smaller Australian study comparing Merck's Prinivil with a diuretic indicated that Prinivil was slightly better.8 But the ALLHAT study was a wake-up call. It raised the possibility that the "miracles" big pharma is so proud of really aren't miracles at all. | | Drug companies tested and promoted their blood pressure drugs not as supplements but as first-line treatments.
Studies like ALLHAT are rare. The NIH does not ordinarily conduct clinical trials of drugs. It focuses on basic research into the underlying mechanisms of disease and leaves drug testing to the companies that manufacture the drugs. But sometimes it makes exceptions. |
Susun S. Weed
See book keywords and concepts |  I take: cimetidine (ulcer medication), beta-blockers (high blood pressure drugs), Prozac or Elavil (antidepressants), antihistamines. Risk increase +5 for each
27. I have severe asthma.
Risk increase +5
28. I have severe allergies or hay fever.
Risk increase +9
29. My immune system is constantly under stress. I have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFIDS).
I had mononucleosis. I have very frequent infections. My gums and teeth often hurt. I have lots of vaginal and bladder infections. I have chronic sinus problems. Risk increase +3 for each "yes" answer.
30. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  J The prescription blood pressure Drug lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), as well as all of the blood pressure drugs known as beta-blockers, can aggravate asthma. If you have asthma and are taking any of these drugs, see your physician about an alternative medication, and explore herbal treatments for high blood pressure. (See HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE in Part Two.)
Q Goose feathers can cause and aggrevate lung ailments.
-J See also Respiratory Allergies under ALLERGIES in Part Two.
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a process in which cholesterol is deposited on the inside of blood vessels. |
Thomas J. Moore
See book keywords and concepts |  But other drugs (for example, Vasotec, Prinivil, Capto-pril and other blood pressure drugs called ACE inhibitors) often cause allergic effects. Literally thousands of drug labels warn doctors not to give this drug to people known to be "hypersensitive" to it. This is just a commonsense warning that anyone would follow: Don't take anything you're allergic to.
Rare, infrequent. These words appear routinely on drug disclosure labels. They almost always describe adverse effects. The problem is that the term "rare" is not used consistently. | | Doctors can be eager prescribers offering tranquilizers, sleep aids, antidepressants, cholesterol and blood pressure drugs at the first indication of a problem. Or they can be conservative, urging patients to focus on diet and nondrug alternatives before resorting to drugs. It is here that serious mistakes can be made even with drugs that are valuable and thoroughly tested. Some people believe that doctors should have very wide latitude in prescribing drugs—everything from herbal remedies to experimental gene therapy. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts |  The dangerous side effects of high blood pressure drugs often make this approach, in my opinion, more harmful to the patient than beneficial."
From the chapter on asthma (page 53): The death rate from asthma has more than doubled since 1978. After 20 years of using asthma drugs that failed to improve his condition, Richard Firshein, D.O., decided to treat his asthma himself—naturally and without excessive use of medications.
And even where drugs are helpful, you can often boost their healing power by combining medications with alternative remedies. | | These include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen, iron supplements, antidepressants, antihistamines, and blood pressure drugs. If you've recently begun taking medication and have developed constipation, talk to your doctor about changing your medication. daily minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables, three servings of whole-grain foods, and one serving of beans.
WATER: Stimulate the Intestines
When you're increasing the amount of fiber in your diet, you should drink a lot of water (at least six to eight 8-ounce glasses a day). | | You may require lower doses of other medications, such as blood pressure drugs. If you have low blood pressure caused by heart valve problems, do not use without medical supervision.
Hops
Do not take if prone to depression. Rarely, may cause
(Humulus lupulus) skin rash; handle fresh or dried hops carefully.
Horse chestnut
May interfere with the action of other drugs, especially
(Aesculus hippocastanum) blood-thinning medications such as warfarin
(Coumadin); may irritate the gastrointestinal tract.
Horsetail
Do not use tincture if you have heart or kidney prob-
(Equisetum spp.) lems. |
Thomas J. Moore
See book keywords and concepts | | They are associated with a wide array of drugs—painkillers, antibiotics, blood pressure drugs, antidepressants, tranquilizers, and drugs for epilepsy, irregular heart rhythms, and migraine headaches. As the following example suggests, even a fairly mild case can be alarming.
In the summer of 1994 Barbara Wilkes of Washington, D.C., came home with two prescriptions for her persistent bronchitis. One was an antibiotic. The other was for the mildest narcotic drug in widespread use: prescription cough syrup with codeine. |
Prevention Magazine
See book keywords and concepts |  If you feed and exercise your body well, you may be able to avoid blood pressure drugs (and their often-troublesome side effects) and calm your rushing blood. Don't be misled by the "mild" label, though. "Most heart attacks and strokes that occur do so in people with Stage 1 high blood pressure," says Norman Kaplan, M.D., professor of internal medicine and chief of the hypertension division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. |
Thomas J. Moore
See book keywords and concepts | | But they are also seen in a wide array of other agents, notably some antibiotics, antihistamines, blood pressure drugs, diet pills, and drugs for asthma and epilepsy. The severity of the effect also spans the entire spectrum. It seems silly for a manufacturer to list "crying" as an adverse effect of several immunizations for infants. At the other extreme, drugs trigger frightening aberrations such as suicide attempts, manic attacks, and outright psychotic and sociopathic behavior. |
the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
See book keywords and concepts |  Some of the prime suspects include antibiotics such as penicillin and high blood pressure drugs like methyldopa. Even ibuprofen and aspirin can cause fevers in a few people. "There isn't a rip-roaring epidemic of drug-induced fever, but people can be allergic to almost anything," says Philip Mackowiak, M.D., associate chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland
School of Medicine. If you suspect a drug reaction is causing your fever, ask your physician to prescribe another medication.
Find your normal. |
Linda B. White, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Whole licorice should not be used if you're pregnant or nursing, if you have heart disease, liver disease, or diabetes, or if you are taking heart or blood pressure drugs. Limit use of whole licorice to six weeks unless under the supervision of a qualified health practitioner.
Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
This lovely, old-fashioned herb promotes healing, decreases inflammation in the stomach, and can ease the anxiety that may be perpetuating the ulcer. | | Unlike whole licorice, a form of the herb called DGL, or deglycyrrhizinated licorice, can be taken by people with high blood pressure and those who take heart or blood pressure drugs. Typical dosage: 3 cups of tea per day (simmer 1 teaspoon of dried root in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes),- or Vs to V2 teaspoon of tincture three times per day,- or 1 or 2 tablets of DGL licorice chewed three times per day before meals. (Because DGL licorice is activated by saliva, it does not work as well if you simply swallow it,- chew it instead.) Caution: DGL licorice may cause diarrhea in some people. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Amphetamines (including antihistamines) Antibiotics Anticonvulsants Antidepressants Barbiturates
High blood pressure drugs (beta-blockers, diuretics)
Hormones (estrogen, including Premarin, and synthetic progestins such as Provera)
Narcotics
Painkillers
Sleeping pills
Systemic corticosteroids (prednisone, cortisone, etc.)
Tagamet and Zantac
Tranquilizers (Halcion, Librium, Restoril, Xanax, etc.) drug and should be treated as such. Among other things, it stimulates the production of adrenaline, one of the hormones secreted by the adrenal glands to help us in extreme emergency situations. |
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