Wow, it adds up. Today I’m taking:
- Lotemax (prescription steroid eye drops) (last day)
- Valtrex (prescription antiviral) 1g (last day)
- Elavil (prescription tricyclic antidepressant) 10mg at bedtime
- Vicodin (prescription painkiller) as needed for pain (probably 2 at bedtime)
And the following non-prescription items:
- Bion Tears over-the-counter lubricating eye drops as needed.
- St. John’s Wort, 1200mg
- Niacin, “no-flush,” 1500mg
- Fish oil, 2g
- Vitamin D, 800 IU
- Vitamin C, 500mg, as “Emergen-C” drink with B vitamins)
- Vitamin C, esterified, 400mg
- Olive leaf extract
- Antiviral enzymes (2 caps)
- Calcium (Tums) 1g
- Red wine, 1 glass with dinner
The ester-C, antivirals, and OLE are to take together between meals as part of a regimen recommended by the accupuncturist. Most of the rest (the wine, the fish oil, the vitamin D and niacin) are recommended by my doctor in an effort to improve my cholesterol numbers. The St. John’s Wort is in lieu of a prescription antidepressant, and seems to work fairly well, especially during the dark winter months.
Wow! That’s a lot of pills! With luck all the prescription meds, at least, will be off the menu soon!
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