Posted by Else on July 31, 2001, at 6:35:41
In reply to Holistic and Homeopathic Med. during my pregnancy » Else, posted by gldngodess on July 30, 2001, at 21:03:03
Well, you're lucky placebo works so well for you. BTW, homeopathy is not herbal medicine as you seem to imply. The claims made by herbal medicine manufacturers are unproven but have the merit of being plausible, unlike homoepathy which is physically impossible (physically as in physics: the science that studies the laws of the universe). When a substance is diluted to such an extent that not one single molecule of it can be present in each and every pill marketed, and yet claims are still made that the substance is present, that doesn't just go against Avogadro's Law, that's a plain lie. You may or may not believe herbal remedies work, it is unproven but possible (although if they were truly psycho-active, they would probably be controlled by the FDA or the DEA like say, marijuana, coca, opium... have you heard of these particular herbal meds). But homeopathy is just like buying a sugar pill even though it may be a great and very effective placebo for you.
> I was taking Effexor XR, after my dad died for almost a year. I was up to 300mg a day. I became pregnant while on Effexor and I chose to wean quick off Effexor. So, I went from 300mg to 150mg after four days, then to 75mg, and after four days, 37.5. I was not depressed but my body reacted badly, involuntary jerking,profuse sweating and bizzarre dreams and if I would walk to the kitchen or in the store I would be sweating and shaking.
> It was not because I felt nervous ,it was my body withdrawling. I lost the Baby.
> After the loss of my baby, I was more depressed, but more determined to have a baby.
> Sorry, if Iam boring the "gang".
> I started taking this drink, it stopped my jerking, sweating and I could see clearer than ever before. I took an ounce under my tongue and held it there for 60 seconds than swallow. I took another ounce mid day and worked up to 4 ounces a day. I did that four 4 weeks until my dreams,sweating and shaking stopped completely.
> Then, I just took 2oz. in the morning for energy, I lost my craving for coffee completely and I loved coffee,
> I found myself craving lots of water(the good things). I waited a month to make sure the tranquility was REAL. Then, I tried to get pregnant again and I did. I kept drinking the juice throughout my pregnancy and by my 36th weekI was already almost 3cm dialted. The doctor told me to come back when I felt the labor pains coming on, which would have been almost anyday. A week went by and at my next doctor's apt. I was 8cm dialated and did not have any pains previous, then she(doctor) kept me in the hospital, broke my water and without any pain medicine the baby was shooting out 15 min. later. I felt everything and I was so happy my baby was completely healthy in and out. I started nursing when I became engorged with milk, the lady that was helping me, heated the same juice I was drinking everyday and soaked two big wash cloths in it to put on each breast,within an hour my milk let down and I had so much I pumped out and froze my extra milk.
> I worked with Le Leche League(nursing advocates) and told other women about my experience with depression and nursing and how healthy and smart and tall my 6 yr old is. He had bronchitis one time and I gave him oune of juice with water and soaked cloths to put on his chest and back. He started coughing up gren purulent phlem, it was so much! I kept giving him fluids and sips of that juice. The next day he was fine ,no cough,no antibiotics, but he had a huge appetite.
> I just wanted to share that with you guys and I certainly did not mean to get the Lab where I work run through the mud, especially, when we are top notch research scientists developing new medicines. You do also need to realize a lot of or pharmaceutical medicines are alkaloids or extracts from plants. That is why everybody is worried about our rain forrests and want to save them.
> I am very sorry I interfered with the gang here.I just wanted to share my blessing of my experience with others who might of lost a baby while on SSRI'S OR SSNRI'S like Effexor.
> goodnite~
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