Is Claritin snake oil if it doesn’t do a damn thing for my allergies? It doesn’t. Is Tylenol a snake oil if I have never gotten headache relief with it? I haven’t, I have always needed Ibuprofin to treat any headache I get. But those things DO work for some people so why should it ever be kept out of their reach? They don’t because they …
Is Claritin snake oil if it doesn’t do a damn thing for my allergies? It doesn’t. Is Tylenol a snake oil if I have never gotten headache relief with it? I haven’t, I have always needed Ibuprofin to treat any headache I get. But those things DO work for some people so why should it ever be kept out of their reach? They don’t because they don’t threaten Big Pharma profits, and because they were released prior to Big Pharma’s radical monopoly over all things health.
The reason to have access to a variety of “potentially” helpful medicines is because we are not cookie cutters. Medicine never should have taken a one-size-fits-all approach. So for some people Ivermectin will seem like snake oil because for their particular system it won’t help, but for someone like me who took it thinking it WAS snake oil and probably wouldn’t work but then was blown away by the immediate effectiveness of it, it is not.
The only reason anyone wonders if it is is because Big Pharma planted that lie, in the same way it has for other drugs that also threatened their ability to corner the market with a medication.
We’ve been conned big time by the demonizing of aspirin. Many health benefits. Aspirin is the only painkiller I use. The side effects of ibuprofen,Tylenol, etc are much much worse but there is no $$$$ in aspirin. Look in the pharmacy—how many entire shelves are devoted to the above mentioned and look for the few spaces at the bottom for aspirin. I take a 325 mg in the morning and one at bed. No problems at all. Of course there are some contraindications such as bleeding diseases but it’s still very safe. I just read ibuprofen and such is a factor in causing cardiovascular disease. Tylenol is even more dangerous.
I found it interesting that - after I had heard that aspirin was recommended during a bout with the C-19 - aspirin was being un-recommended as a daily med for a huge chunk of the population (can't remember if it was due to being a certain age or having certain health issues)
It helps many metabolic problems and has studies on cancer. Guess what? It shows good effects. Lots of studies. Aspirin helps me sleep. There is no money attached so the bad mouthing continues.
Yes. The 81 mg my husband takes for heart. Not sure the tiny orange ones are around anymore. I sure wouldn’t give babies ibuprofen. Or any of those, actually.
I read an article about Claritin several years ago. They reduced the dose so that they could advertise it as a "non-drowsy formula". The article explained that after that change Claritin can only be considered "better than nothing".
Is Claritin snake oil if it doesn’t do a damn thing for my allergies? It doesn’t. Is Tylenol a snake oil if I have never gotten headache relief with it? I haven’t, I have always needed Ibuprofin to treat any headache I get. But those things DO work for some people so why should it ever be kept out of their reach? They don’t because they don’t threaten Big Pharma profits, and because they were released prior to Big Pharma’s radical monopoly over all things health.
The reason to have access to a variety of “potentially” helpful medicines is because we are not cookie cutters. Medicine never should have taken a one-size-fits-all approach. So for some people Ivermectin will seem like snake oil because for their particular system it won’t help, but for someone like me who took it thinking it WAS snake oil and probably wouldn’t work but then was blown away by the immediate effectiveness of it, it is not.
The only reason anyone wonders if it is is because Big Pharma planted that lie, in the same way it has for other drugs that also threatened their ability to corner the market with a medication.
We’ve been conned big time by the demonizing of aspirin. Many health benefits. Aspirin is the only painkiller I use. The side effects of ibuprofen,Tylenol, etc are much much worse but there is no $$$$ in aspirin. Look in the pharmacy—how many entire shelves are devoted to the above mentioned and look for the few spaces at the bottom for aspirin. I take a 325 mg in the morning and one at bed. No problems at all. Of course there are some contraindications such as bleeding diseases but it’s still very safe. I just read ibuprofen and such is a factor in causing cardiovascular disease. Tylenol is even more dangerous.
I found it interesting that - after I had heard that aspirin was recommended during a bout with the C-19 - aspirin was being un-recommended as a daily med for a huge chunk of the population (can't remember if it was due to being a certain age or having certain health issues)
It helps many metabolic problems and has studies on cancer. Guess what? It shows good effects. Lots of studies. Aspirin helps me sleep. There is no money attached so the bad mouthing continues.
Interesting about aspiring helping with sleep. Someone just told me they take Tylenol if they wake in the night and can't get back to sleep!
Can you even FIND a "baby aspirin" these days?
Yes. The 81 mg my husband takes for heart. Not sure the tiny orange ones are around anymore. I sure wouldn’t give babies ibuprofen. Or any of those, actually.
I enjoyed chewing those as a child... "Candy"!!
The kitchen cabinet was easy to climb and those pink rubber caps didn't keep me from getting into them.
How did I survive my childhood??? 🤣🤣
True. I so remember those bottles. We lived on a farm. Yikes. What we got up to there. Angels were on double duty.
My mom got Mr. Yuck stickers to keep us away. I was very sincere, so it worked.
Bingo! Just like our fingerprints, the equations for individual health cures vary!!
I read an article about Claritin several years ago. They reduced the dose so that they could advertise it as a "non-drowsy formula". The article explained that after that change Claritin can only be considered "better than nothing".
I think 'nothing' is better than 90% of the meds used.
Just saw a funny meme “I hate Allergy season. I took Claritin but nobody else did so my allergy medicine isn’t working” 🤣