My Dr wanted me to start AD back in Sept 1999 when I had a heart attack, CHF, a leg bypass from foot to groin & a quintuple heart bypass all within a week. I just didn't want to take any AD.
1-1-2000 I had a cadaver vein transplant in foot to knee & plastic put in knee to groin because the leg bypass didn't work. I also had 3 toes amputated on the other foot a week later.
Dr. wanted me to go on an AD. I didn't want to.
3 years later thecadaver vein transplant stopped working. So they amputated below my knee. It wouldn't heal there was no blood flow So 8 weeks later they amputated above my knee.
Dr wanted me to go on AD. I didn't want to.
Learning how to walk with a prosthesis and all the exercise therapy from heart bypass to learning to walk again.
Dr insisted I go on a AD. I wouldn't do it.
Having 30% kidney function...
Having bad circulation...
Neuropathy...
Having a vitrectomy in left eye, 1000's of zaps of laser in each eye, cataracts removed from both eyes.
BTW... I am in the medical books. for youngest person to have a cataract removed at age 29. Wish I got some money for that LOL...
One has to keep their humor about things.
I have always been a very determined person.
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"Hope for the best, it could always be worse"
and
"There is somebody out there a lot worse of than you are"
These are the two sayoings I have said that has gotten me thru my health issues.
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I went thru all the Diabetic health issues a person can have.
So what happens.....menopause sets in 100%
Hot flashes like crazy At least 40 bad ones a day not counting at night.....
I can't have HRT beacuse of my heart disease & a take blood thinners.
So the only option to try & help the hot flashes...
ANTI- DEPRESSANTS...
Can you believe it.
So with everything I have been thru... I now take AD for hot flashes & they have worked...so for. That's how bad the HF were.
I held out as long as I could. I'm a much better person now.
So I don't care if my Dr. gets a kick back or not. If a drug helps your life feel & do better. I say for me...do it.
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Originally Posted by whitlock
But never touch Ativan or Xanax, these are soooooo addictive. Diazepam is a better option the half-life can be up to 200 hours.
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Xanax does nothing for me. Dr gave me these after one of our dogs died. Our dogs are our kids.
Valium just makes me tired, but I still cried a lot.
It's basically the same drug.
I say one has to do what makes them feel better.