 |
| Author | Post |
|---|
Meg Mangin R.N.
Former Team Member
|
Posted: Wed Oct 27th, 2004 03:29 |
|
Should I stop taking any of my medications?
Medications that are not on the list of MEDICATIONS to be Avoided when on the Marshall Protocol are probably okay to take to relieve intolerable symptoms. Please ask a moderator to be sure.
This list is not comprehensive. It was not possible for us to review every medication that a patient might be taking. You may be taking a medication that interacts in a negative way with Benicar or minocycline. Be sure to ask your doctor or pharmacist to review your medications with this in mind.
You should review all your medications with your doctor. If you are taking a contraindicated medication, ask if it can be discontinued or a safer medication substituted. Ask why you are taking each medication and if it could be safely discontinued.
Dr Marshall wrote: "The biggest mistake I see people making is to grab for drugs to try and palliate symtoms induced by the antibiotics (both Mino and Benicar). In general, this doesn't help in the long run, or in the short-run. My opinion is based on watching hundreds of folk report their recoveries, focusing particularly on those who have the most difficulty. This point of view is directly in juxtaposition to that of modern medicine, which believes that palliation is the correct standard of care in illness. We therefore have a difficult legal line to tread, as we introduce a new paradigm to medicine.
Modern medicine believes that the way to treat disease is to give a drug to try and "normalize" the body's function. Rather than trying to understand the way the body works, modern medicine has created a set of rules to diagnosis, and then a number of rules as how to treat each diagnosis.
We are slowly changing that paradigm, but, in the meantime, it has proven quite dangerous for folk whose immune system have been "switched on" again by the MP to encounter physicians who are trained only in the pragma of "normalize." This is especially risky in a hospital environment, where 'normalize and discharge' is the pragma. It is just not possible to fight these Th1 diseases with drugs, one has to understand and work with the body's response, rather than against it."
Sometimes medications or supplements are being taken for symptom relief. They may be continued if the symptoms are intolerable, the medication is effective and is not contraindicated.
It is impossible for us to know how any/all medications might be affecting you. All you can do is reduce your meds to only those that are providing some tangible benefit. If you need help relieving intolerable symptoms, ask your doctor what you can take.
It's a good idea to ask your pharmacist to check all your medications for possible interactions or contraindications. Or you may wish to use the Drug Digest website to learn if any of the medications you are taking interact negatively with each other.
If you are taking medications/supplements that are part of another protocol to resolve your disease process, and that is their only purpose, you will need to discontinue those.
Prescription medications needed for symptom relief, such as pain medication, sleep aides, muscle relaxants, indigestion and constipation remedies, etc. which are NOT on the Meds to Avoid List, may be continued. Please use them only if needed and try to wean from them as symptoms improve. Monitor symptoms and reduce or eliminate medications or supplements as symptoms resolve.
If your progress on the MP is hampered in any way, then you should reexamine your medications.
Palliative medication that is effective for intolerable symptoms is okay
After checking that you are following all essential MP aspects of diligent avoidance of light and Vitamin D and if you have adjusted the MP meds to achieve tolerable immunopathology, you need temporary relief of your symptoms such as shortness of breath, nasal congestion, gastric upset or pain, contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice about palliative medications
Prescription medications needed for symptom relief, such as pain medication, sleep aides, muscle relaxants, indigestion and constipation remedies, etc. which are NOT on the Meds to Avoid List, may be continued. Please use them only if needed and try to wean from them as symptoms improve. Monitor symptoms and reduce or eliminate medications or supplements as symptoms resolve.
It is okay to take antihistamines to treat intolerable symptoms.
It is okay to take pain medication. Consult your doctor about which one is best for you. See: Pain Control
High blood pressure
If you are taking a thiazide diuretic to control hypertension, ask your doctor if you can discontinue it to see if Benicar alone will control your hypertension. If you need to take another anti-hypertensive along with Benicar, as you continue on the MP, be sure to monitor your blood pressure because your B/P may fall, eliminating the need for the second anti-hypertensive.
When a second blood pressure medication is needed (besides Benicar) we recommend a beta blocker or a calcium channel blocker or Lasix (furosemide). ACE inhibitors are not contraindicated but we are less sure of their effect on the immune system.
Monitor serum levels of certain medications frequently
Meds whose doses are determined by blood levels (thyroid supplementation, lithium, potassium, depakote) need more frequent serum measurements to monitor possible changing needs as inflammation resolves and biochemistry changes.
Topical medications
"Things that you put on your skin in a cream are absorbed into the bloodstream. Less is absorbed than if you swallowed the substance, but it can still do damage.
As an example, here is a case of osteonecrosis of the thigh-bone after somebody used corticosteroids applied to their face for an extended period. The risk of using a skin product with unknown ingredients is low, but it is finite." ..Trevor..
Related FAQs:
Why should I avoid hormone supplementation?
Thyroid supplementation while on the MP
Melatonin
Should I take probiotics?
Should I take vitamins?
Is it okay to take magnesium?
Why should I avoid hormone supplementation?
Vitamin B12
Dietary supplements
What should I do about my high cholesterol and/or triglycerides?
My doctor says I'm anemic. What should I do?
Do I need to detox while on the MP?
Is it safe to take anticoagulants while on the Marshall Protocol?
The use of antifungals
Why do I have to stop my alternative treatment and avoid most supplements?
I’ve developed rectal bleeding. What should I do?
I’m constipated. What should I do?
What can I do for my intolerable cough?
I have diarrhea. What should I do?
What should I do for my stomach problem?
What can I do for my nosebleeds?
What causes swelling?
I have insomnia and fatigue. What should I do?
How can I control my anxiety and depression?
Members experiences
-I am feeling great and just can't believe the difference coming off the Avandamet (contains rosiglitazone which is contraindicated) has made, my hip just has a very slight nag in it , my head feels clear and I have got energy, I feel like I have just finished the most tortures two years of my life. In fact all of my family are very happy and my sister even said it was nice to have me back. ~Marion
Last edited on Mon Mar 17th, 2008 04:47 by Meg Mangin R.N.
____________________
Nothing contained in this site is or should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis or treatment by your physician.
|
Current time is 16:00 | |
|
|
|
|
