Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Popular Antacid Product/Drug Recalled


For the past month or so I saw repeated commercials on tv stating that “a popular antacid product” was linked to stomach cancer and that both Walgreens and CVS had pulled the product off their shelves. They even mentioned that the manufacturer had recalled the product but they failed to name the brand in question. Concerned that I might be at risk, as I take antacid meds, I stopped taking the med immediately.  I was not about to take any chances that my brand might be the culprit, even though I got mines at Walmart.


Today, however, while watching tv, I saw another legal commercial about the dangers of taking antacid but this time they named Zantac as the brand in question. What I don’t understand is why it took this long for them to name the brand? Not only that, the announcer ended the segment by stating “You should not stop taking prescribed medications without first consulting your doctor.” Are you kidding me? In what universe does a person who heard that the medication they are taking has been recalled because it causes cancer and they decide, “hey let me check with my doctor first before I stop taking it”?


I remember when I started having blackouts a few years ago. It was shortly after taking Cymbalta for the first time. Ended up in the ER several times because of it. Once they kept me at WellStar for 7 days running tests. They determined that I was having seizures and prescribed Kepra to control them. The side effects from that drug left me like a zombie. When I got out I did not fill that prescription. Instead I decided to take a more holistic approach. After doing some research and googling side effects for all the meds I was taking I discovered that one of the side effects of Cymbalta was blackouts. Of course it listed it as a withdrawal side effect but I am proof that it could happen while taking the drug regularly. So I weaned myself off that medication and eventually off all medications. I never looked back. Not even when my doctor insisted that I resumed taking them including Cymbalta. Needless to say my doctor was not happy when I refused. Not sure if they get a kick back off every prescription they write but I’ve heard stories to that effect. Either way I did not care. My health and welfare superseded any doctor’s intentions or desires. In fact I remember being admitted to the ER after one of my blackouts and the ER doctor, even after knowing that I have an allergy to aspirin, still prescribed a medication which had the same side effects of aspirin and even had the audacity to also prescribe an epi pen. When I confronted her about the prescriptions and told her I could not inject myself, she nonchalantly stated, “Trust me, when you can’t breathe and you grasping for air you WILL inject yourself with the epi pen!” Guess what I did? You got it – I never filled that prescription.

Anyway, back to the issue at hand. I’m not sure of the motive behind the secrecy of the name of the drug being linked to stomach cancer for this long, but it seems like this is only just one more instance of big corporation interest being placed above that of the public’s interest. Whatever the reason I’ve decided that it’s time people start taking their own health issues into their hands and seek more holistic remedies to treat their ailments. Think about it – you go to the doctor for treatment for some symptom, say acid re-flux and they prescribe a medication where the side effects are more life threatening than the initial symptom itself. For me, it was the removal of my gallbladder which rendered the necessity to take an antacid. 

But I have since learned that there are other nonthreatening treatments which could facilitate the ability to control stomach acid without the lethal consequence of developing stomach cancer in the process. I’ve found that among other things, i.e., refraining from ingesting spicy foods, apple cider vinegar, ginger, alkaline water, and meditation works wonders. But don’t take my word for it. Do your own research. Look into your own health issues and see what remedies you discover that could help avail you of your illness. I'm just saying - I got issues. What about you?)i(

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