Why did I stop some medications? Well, I have a swallowing condition. It’s so much more than just “difficulty swallowing” but I’ll leave it at that for now. There are just so many pills. I could not swallow them all. I’m used to taking all of my psych meds, so that wasn’t as much of an issue. But I had a lot of other ones and I’m just like, this is ridiculous. I looked at the pills, what they were for, and what some of the withdrawal side effects were.
So in total, I discontinued 4 separate medications. Eventually, I saw each of the prescribing physicians for the prescriptions that I had discontinued.
The very interesting thing was all of my conditions were doing the best that they’d ever been and I was not on medications for any of those conditions anymore! 🤔 In total, I had discontinued 4 medications, and each of the specialists told me to that they did not recommend I continue those meds as this time because there was no longer a need for them! The thing about that is, they would not have known the status of my conditions if I had not stopped the medications! They would have assumed that the medications were the reason behind, the conditions improved status.
So, now I’m on four less pills daily than I was before. I asked the pharmacist which pills I could crush… Because you can’t just go crushing all pills. Sometimes it changes what they do in your body, so I made sure I confirmed that, then for some of the vitamins I got the chewable kind of vitamins so that was helpful.
My ENT, (ear nose and throat doctor), was very pleased. She actually looked at my throat and saw that there was no longer any inflammation or irritation. She is such a sweet lady. She has amazing bedside manner. And she sat down like she was ready to sit comfortably for as long as it took to hear everything that had been going on since the last time I saw her, three years ago. I really appreciate it that she did not seem like she was in a rush to get it over with and see the next person. My cognitive impairments are not much of and issue when I don’t feel rushed.
She also told me something that was very interesting and potentially life-saving! From years ago, I used to be able to take all of my psych meds at the same time. That was 9 pills! She told me to please stop doing that! She said I would be surprised how many people end up in the ER because they’re trying to speed up the process, by swallowing multiple pills at the same time. She also said that I know I have a swallowing condition in addition to that, so please swallow them one by one.
An interesting thing that she suggested was for each pill, lubricate my throat well with water first (I also have dry mouth which affects your throat as well) and then think of the pill, what it’s supposed to do in my body., And then visualize it doing that in my body. She said to be mindful. That was such a wonderful suggestion, and I actually turned it into prayer.
So now, instead of focussing on the fact that a lot of these allopathic medications are toxic (which they are)… I focus on being grateful that God created the science that made these medications, that have been very helpful to me, even though they have also caused me, some frustration to say the least.
It was such a wonderful interaction with people working in the healthcare system. There have been a lot of things that have annoyed me about the system.
I feel like I have to take the time to acknowledge that there are some really amazing doctors and receptionists and nurses that really want people to heal and be healthy. You mean more to them than just confirming your version code on your health card, to make sure they get paid.
Even her receptionist was exceptionally kind. she remembered me from my phone call a few weeks prior. And she said if I can get in soon then I don’t have to get a new referral from my family doctor. She was like “who wants to do all that work?” And then she stopped me from sitting down in the waiting room, and told me to go right into the examination room. She said that she noticed my cane so “who the heck wants to be standing up and sitting down multiple Times?” She said “I’m not a cruel person like other people.”She was so sweet. Like a ray of sunshine.
The pills that remain are far more manageable. I was even preparing to go to a compounding pharmacist. A compounding pharmacist can make a pill into a dosage that does not exist or even for instance, a liquid versus a pill form. You have to pay for that, so that’s an issue for me.
Now that I have pills that I can crush, pills that I can chew and a decreased amount of pills that I have to swallow. It’s working well for me. Also, when I take my pills now, I feel a sense of gratitude and peace as I’m very mindful😊
Who would have thought, I ever would’ve had a smile after taking my multiple… multiple… multiple… medications? Did I say multiple? My memory and all…
Have a great week my lovelies!
Mai
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