Re: Digest Number 247

[Guest guest]

It fascinates me how some people say they are opposed to drugs and medicines, and then recommend herbal remedies.

Herbs are drugs. Herbs are medicines. They may not originate within the pharmaceutical establishment (and that may or may not be a good thing). But they can be potent chemicals.

I got severely, frighteningly ill from 5-HTP, and ended up in the hospital with liver damage from kava and valerian. I wasted a lot of money on GABA, which produced absolutely no results.

I also had a serious negative reaction to Lamictal, so I am not exempting Big Pharma products (or Big Pharma practices) from criticism.

Natural can be dangerous, as well. And those selling " Natural " products are often as interested in profits as the Big Pharma cos.

(BTW, I don't know how much more natural a medication one can find than Lithium. it's on the periodic table!)

K.D.

[Guest guest]

you're right, and anyway i think the original post on this thread is

spam. if so hopefully the poster will get booted, nobody needs

commercials here

>

> It fascinates me how some people say they are opposed to drugs and

> medicines, and then recommend herbal remedies.

>

> Herbs are drugs. Herbs are medicines. They may not originate within

the

> pharmaceutical establishment (and that may or may not be a good

thing). But

> they can be potent chemicals.

>

> I got severely, frighteningly ill from 5-HTP, and ended up in the

hospital

> with liver damage from kava and valerian. I wasted a lot of money

on GABA,

> which produced absolutely no results.

>

> I also had a serious negative reaction to Lamictal, so I am not

exempting

> Big Pharma products (or Big Pharma practices) from criticism.

>

> Natural can be dangerous, as well. And those selling " Natural "

products are

> often as interested in profits as the Big Pharma cos.

>

> (BTW, I don't know how much more natural a medication one can find

than

> Lithium. it's on the periodic table!)

>

> K.D.

>