No Smoking, No Drinking, No Napping?????

Well folks, add napping to the list of health risks. According to new studies, older folks who catnap are adding to their risk of a stroke. Seriously??? Frankly, after that report I think the elderly are more likely to have a heart attack because who, after 60 or so, can stay awake (hell, I can't stay awake now)???

Modern medicine is quite laughable really. If we believe everything we read we shall have to seclude ourselves in a bubble and exist on filtered air until we wither and die. Oh and don’t be silly enough to take a prescribed medication, good heavens, the side effects may certainly outweigh the benefits.

For example, there is a drug call Amitiza for…well let’s just say blockage issues. Here are some of the side effects according to the patient pamphlet:

Nausea, diarrhea (well duh!!), gas, vomiting (Hey! wrong end!), dry mouth, runny nose, cough, fever, headache, dizziness, joint/back pain, or trouble sleeping (probably to because of jumping up from the diarrhea) may occur...symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing (who needs to breath as long as you can go…).

That is just the abbreviated version; the complete list is excessively long to post. Personally, I will take the blockage.

Here is one more for laughs. A drug called Ativan for anxiety….roll side effects please:

Drowsiness, dizziness, loss of coordination, headache, nausea, blurred vision, change in sexual interest/ability, hair loss, constipation, heartburn, or change in appetite may occur…memory loss, shaking, difficult/slurred speech, vision changes, mental/mood changes (e.g., depression, including rare thoughts of suicide), trouble breathing (especially during sleep), stomach/abdominal pain, yellowing of skin/eyes, dark urine, seizures, easy bruising/bleeding, signs of infection (e.g., fever, persistent sore throat), unusual weakness, low body temperature…symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing.

Just the symptoms alone cause me anxiety. Say no to manmade drugs…you never know how worse it could be.

Info dug from WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/drugs/index-drugs.aspx