Milk Thistle

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Moderator's note:

Thank you , for adding a profesional link to this message. Everyone please

discuss this herb, with your physician before you take it. Especially anyone,

like myself who is taking any type of psychiatric medication.

I have heard that milk thistle can help cleanse the liver. That would be

wonderful, our liver takes quite a beating over the course of our lives.

Kaylene

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Hi Everyone. Hope your Memorial Day weekend was meaningful, restful

and painfree as possible. Haven't written here in a while.

Thought I would share something I've discovered and have been taking

for about a week now. A friend of mine who also takes pain meds for

her back (and takes alot more than me), told me about Milk Thistle to

help cleanse the liver. She said taking B complex is also helpful.

Acetaminophen can cause toxicity in the liver if large amounts are

taken over a long period of time. Experts vary on how much is toxic

but most agree a daily dose over 4,000 mg is toxic.

Even though I take way below that (try to stay at 1000) and don't drink

alcohol, I am still afraid of damage to my liver. My friend said her

liver function tests were abnormal until she started taking Milk

Thistle and have now returned almost to normal.

I bought some Milk Thistle and B complex in the nutrition section of

the drug store and started taking it. The second day, I noticed my

constipation was relieved which is a good thing. The B complex turns

the urine chartreuse in color. I had a little nausea but that's it.

Please be aware that if you are taking antipsychotics, or seizure

medications, these might have interactions. Just because a drug

is " herbal and natural " , doesn't mean it won't have side effects. So,

be careful and read up on it first. Here is a link I found on Milk

Thistle:

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsHerbs/MilkThistlech.html

Now if I could just get rid of my pain. Have a great day everyone.