Pills- A Week Later

A follow up-

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So it's been a week and a half now since my husband hurt his back.  Eight days since I took him to the doctor and he was prescribed all those pills.  Thankfully, he is feeling much better.  I wanted to share with you all something amazing that he discovered.

He rested and medicated for only one day.

The 2nd day after receiving all the pills,Thursday, he went back to work on very light duty.  Still medicated but not as much.

He rested and continued meds all weekend.  However, we put the focus on tapering off with the pills.  Unfortunately, do to the nature of his injury, he wasn't eating, sleeping or moving around.  So for a few days, he really did need them.  Once he was able to get some good food in his body and more then an hour of sleep- he was doing much better.

This week has brought the elimination of all the prescribed pills.  He was taking a heavy painkiller, an anti-inflammatory and a muscle relaxer.  Yikes!  So we worked hard to get him off of them ASAP!

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He's been eating lots of fruits and veggies that contain natural anti-inflammatory properties and drinking one green smoothie per day.  We've increased his magnesium supplement, he's used a natural healing balm and applied plenty of ice packs to naturally reduce pain and swelling.  Luckily, it seems to be working!

I know that this would not have been possible without using the prescribed medications.  Yes, I know this.  Sometimes we need modern medicine and it can truly be a great tool in our health.  However, it should not be the only tool.  We tried the natural route first and it didn't work by itself.  We used both modern medicine and holistic care to heal my husband and have done our best to wean off the modern medicine and rely solely on the natural methods.

But here's the one thing we have both noticed in the last week since he's been on the pharmaceutical drugs.  He is not himself.  He doesn't feel like himself and he knows that something is just "off".  Now, I can't describe it to you and neither can he.  But we discussed it last night and I told him that I had noticed a difference in him this last week.  At first I thought it may have just been the pain he was in and the slight nausea from the pills.  But now that he's stopped taking the pills and the pain has reduced considerably, we both know that it has to be the side effects from the drugs lingering in his system.  They've altered him.  Somehow.

And that folks- that is a very terrifying thought.

If one week of prescribed meds can make him feel NOT like himself- imagine what years of them will do?  And these aren't even drugs that are meant to be used for depression or anxiety- they aren't prescribed for mood lifting or mind altering.  Can you imagine what these types of drugs are doing to people?

Now- you all know that I'm not a doctor.  I'm not a nurse or even someone with ANY amount of medical training.  But I am a Wife and Mother and I'm concerned.  You should be too.  So I am highly encouraging you to look at what's inside your medicine cabinet.  Take a closer examination of the pills and drugs you are putting in your body and in your children's bodies.  Talk with your doctor, find a naturopath and do your own research.  You know your body better then anyone- do what's right for it!

Want to read more about healing back pain naturally?  Check out this great article from Dr. Mercola, How to Treat Back Pain Without Dangerous Drugs.