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Franklin O'Kanu's avatar

I have a Doctorate in Pharmacy. The acid reflux medications should be used for two months TOPs (unless strenuous circumstances), then they need to be discontinued and not abruptly, but tapered off slowly.

I wrote on A Midwestern Doctor Substack the other day that the pandemic has really opened my eyes to medicine and I'm starting to see my field a lot differently.

I recommend as holistic as possible with drugs as the last option.

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My dog "accidentally/on purpose" got into the Thin Mints. My dog is small/toy breed, old, blind, and getting frailer by the day, so understandably, I was concerned about the chocolate consumption. (In her younger years, this dog has eaten Hershey bars and peanut butter cups with no problems, so I've been down this road before.). Anyway, I told my 13yo daughter what happened, and she said, matter of factly, "I wouldn't worry. Thin Mints don't meet the FDA standard to be labeled a chocolate cookie, only "chocolaty", (as in, chocolate-like), and you know it's bad when you don't meet the FDA's standards, because they are pretty low already."

There is hope for our future friends when my 13yo sees through the FDA.

And, just so you know, my dog was, indeed, fine after the consumption of "chocolaty" Thin Mints. And all of the Thin Mints went into the trash after that.

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