I have searched the internet for quack medications for about an hour, and I am only finding articles that talk about quack meds in general. But these sites are not listing actual meds. Please Help!
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http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/history/Gallery/Gallerypg.htm\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quackery\nhttp://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/illuminatedbody/recreated/quackery.html\n\nI hope that helps
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Laura, I hope to God you went to see a doctor about this instead of wasting your time on the computer.  What you need for treatment can be prescribed only by a health care provider.  What you want and need to know is best explained by your health care provider who will have examined you.
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after i saw the "dateline nbc" program on people buying drugs of the internet and winding up with bogus meds well i won't be buying anything soon. i have hiv pills hepc pills head pills heart pills and sleeping pills. i want to know that i'm getting the real thing. best to go with tried and proven just to be sure.
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The best site for information on Alzheimer's is the Alzheimer's association. (first link)\nThe FDA has lots of pages on Alzheimer's drugs. The site is poorly organized and the search function is not helpful.  2nd link.\nMy dad has AD and he's on 3 drugs--two commercial ones and one experimental one.  My blog is the last link.\n\nbtw, Gingko isn't a medication. It's an herbal supplement.
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Please, please, please don't "look for an alternative to conventional meds," as you can't believe how many screwed up patients I've seen as a result of trying to fix a thyroid problem with unconventional means.  This can be really, really dangerous.  Talk with your doctor.
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Holy christmas (literally!)... the last poster, be careful.\n\nI was diagnosed in 1999.  I didn't start taking medications until 2004 (had a bit of denial there)...\nI got a flare-up that forced me to think harder about my future (and a great fiance to boot!).\n\nA lot of people go on the interferons, and Glatiramer acetate, which is what I'm on.  When I decided what to go on, I thought about what I'd have to do for it.  I was a bit worried about giving myself a shot, and I figured that I would need to have the least intrusive method of medication delivery... so I decided subcutaneous (just under the skin).  That cut down the list of interferons... \n\nThen I thought about side effects, a lot of the interferons have flu like symptoms.  When I started the meds, I was feeling weak, pins and needly, and limpy.  I said, do I want to have a cold on top of that.  No siree.\n\nI mean, you really have to talk to your NEURO, and what (s)he recommends.  It just so happened that the first NEURO in 1999, recommended Avonex as he was drinking out of an Avonex branded mug (no foolin!).  That is what turned me off from the med idea in the first place.  My SECOND neuro, he asked me my concerns, and we decided on Copaxone.  Yes, it's daily, but it's under the skin, and it just has local reactions for me as a side effect.\n\nI WAS PETRIFIED of giving myself these shots.  Many of the companies (my drugs, included) have autojectors, so you don't even have to see the needle.  Copaxone (or my doctor, I can't remember, it was so long ago!)... required me to have a home care nurse there the first time to show me how to administer the drugs.  I gave it to myself without hesitation the first time!  I am a little wary of someone else doing it (though she had recommended that my fiance learn how, too).\n\nResult?  Well, there's not much to say!  (that's a good thing)... my original symptoms had faded, and I don't know if that was the copaxone or what.  I've been on it since 2/2004 (wow!  going on 2 years soon!), and I have NO NEW LESIONS!  boy, that's more exciting than I thought it was going to be.\n\nNow, your milage WILL vary, and unlike my first time experience, you will LIKELY have to go through a few drugs to find one you like.\n\nGood luck to you!
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Hi!\nI, too, have severe anxiety. I am seeing a Psychologist weekly, and I am also on medication. I have never heard of the www.ConquerAnxiety.com website before, but it does look sort of hinky to me. If you go to the library, there are a ton of books there about dealing with anxiety, and they're free to check out and read. I am somewhat skeptical of self-help programs like that, at least without supervision from a doc or Psychologist....have you tried asking your psych. about it? Have you talked to your doctor about getting some medication? I found that it's next to impossible for me to begin dealing with my anxiety until I got it down to a "quiet" level, using the medications. With that being said, though, different things work differently for everyone, and this website may well work for you. I don't know, I'm not a doc. Good luck!
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Nothing over the counter works. Nothing sold on TV works. If the bottle, ad, website or commercial says "this product/these claims have not been evaluated by the FDA" it's bogus.  See article, below.\n\nYou want something prescribed by YOUR doctor (not some internet doctor). I take phentermine.
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Ive got a simillar problem to Yours! I have to bulged disc's #3 and #5 in my lower lumbar, and let me tell you there is no quike fix. I got hurt at work last Jannuary 2006 and after 7 epidurals I am now slated for a full blown back surgury! I feel for you! I have chronic back pain, and have run the gauntlet looking for relief, I've tried, Perscription drugs, Loratab 10's 5 a day!(Same as Vicoden but no acetemetphen/Tylenol) Alchohol (Makes it worse (The pain). I most recently am using pot! I dont smoke it, but rather leach out the THC into butter and use it as a spread for toast or abit in my morning oatmeal whatever, And I by God Works. But I am going in for surgury on the 27th of this month. And at this point, Though I have heard all types of horror stories about back surgury, I welcome the promise of relief. Good luck to you!And hang in there
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unfortunately this is becoming a law all over, which is a good one, just isnt fair to the honest folk.  there is no medication available then otc containing those ingredients.  i would try using something prescribed for allergies a little better than actifed, that may be stronger and work a little longer.  this you should be able to get from your doctor without any problem.  if claritin or benadry dont work, theres many more to choose from.  clarinex, claritin d, allegra and allegra d, zyrtec(cetirizine)... i could go on, you dont need an rx for the clarinex, claritins.
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If they are not stocked at the pharmacy why not go and get them prescribed from your doctor.  You really dont know what you're getting off the net and you could be taking something dangerous or addictive. xx
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I am not relying on them. I got my pneumonia shot and am getting this\nLaboratory tests show Sambucol® neutralises Common and Avian Flu Virus H5N1 \nAdded: (Thu Jan 19 2006) \n\nNew research, carried out by Retroscreen Virology has indicated that \nSambucol®, a patented formula, may fight the virulent Avian Flu virus. Results have been presented yesterday, Wednesday, in a press conference held in the Royal Society of Medicine, London. Speakers included Prof. Hannoun, Emeritus Professor at the Pasteur Institute and Dr. Mumcuoglu, developer of Sambucol®. \n\nLaboratory trials held in a leading research institute, Retroscreen Virology \nLtd, associated with the University of London found Sambucol® to be at least \n99% effective against the Avian Flu virus H5N1. Sambucol® was effective at \nsignificantly neutralising the infectivity of the virus in cell cultures. These \nresults will also be presented during the International Conference on Bird Flu: \n“The First Pandemic of the 21st Century. A Central Role for Antivirals”, to be \nheld at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital on January 19th-20th 2006. \n\nDr. Madeleine Mumcuoglu, is looking into further investigations into the \nactivity of Sambucol® against Avian Flu on a wider scale. \n\nIn an earlier study (1995) Sambucol® was found to be effective against a wide range of influenza strains. Laboratory studies conducted at the Hebrew \nUniversity – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem demonstrated the activity \nof Sambucol® against human, swine, and avian influenza strains. \nSambucol®'s efficacy was also demonstrated in two double blind, placebo \ncontrolled clinical studies. Sambucol® was shown to cut the duration and \nseverity of the common flu by up to half. \n\nENDS \n\nNotes to editors; \nSambucol® is based on an active substance isolated from the black elderberry. \nManufactured by Razei Bar Industries Israel, Sambucol® is available in 17 \ncountries and in the UK is sold in Tesco, leading chemists, independent health \nfood stores and wholesalers from £8.49. \n\nFor photography please visit the following site and enter the log in details: \nFTP address: ftp://pixelit.co.il \nuser name: ftp_razeibar \npassword: 63+84675 \n\n\nFor further press information please contact: Francesca Gaffey/Cheryl Davies, \nCommunique Public Relations, Waterside, No2 Canal Street, Manchester, M1 \n3HE. Tel: 0161 242 5120/0161 242 5108 Fax: 0161 228 7391 E-mail: \nfrancesca.gaffey@communiquepr.co.uk cheryl.davies@communiquepr.co.uk \n\nFor research information please visit: Retroscreen Virology Ltd. at: \nhttp://www.retroscreen.com/ \n\nFor product information please visit: \nRazei Bar Industries (1996) Ltd. At: www.sambucol.com
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Yes I tried them and I can't see any change, honestly.  For deficiencies vitamins are fine--I take them myself.  But they don't do much of anything to such complex issues like OCD/mood/depression.  Try Lyrica.  It is great for all the above.  I swear by it.  Talk to your doctor.
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There are a number of good, trustworthy sites that I'll list below.  It's important to go see a trained specialist if you need to discuss your particular case and its details.  While the web is a great resource to inform yourself, it cannot treat your illness.
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Um, I'm a bit confused... you're telling me she has a brain tumor, a  bacterial infection, AND a viral infection?  And you're still looking for a diagnosis???  The symptoms you listed are all clear signs of a neurological problem.  Any of the three actual diagnoses you listed (brain tumor, bacteria, virus) could cause them, as could any number of other actual medical conditions.  She should be seeing a neurologist.  More than that, she should be seeing a GOOD neurologist.  There are plenty of crappy doctors out there, and it doesn't sound like you did much research into WHICH neurologists she saw.  Find her a GOOD neurologist NOW, and stop wasting your time on "alternative" solutions.\n\nThere's no such thing as demonic possession, so you can cross that one off your list.  People can't cause someone to suffer actual symptoms just by cursing them, either, so cross those too of your list as well.\n\nDo you even know what a quack doctor is?  Generally, the term quack doctor is used to describe someone who has no qualifications and isn't going to successfully treat anyone.  People who go to what other people might call quacks don't consider them quacks.
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DO NOT TRUST any "snurf" selling site!\nthe product snurf itself is said to be made of three "legal herbs" Fevizia, Palenzia, and De La Amazon.\n\nThere is no information on these herbs I can find ANYWHERE!\nIts as if they dont exist, my brother got on a bad abusive kick with them, and they have got hom thinking all kinds of crazy stuff. Im not getting in to that here but its not right.\n\nNo joke this "snurf is bad news!!! if anybody has information on these herbs please let me know! psychedelic_sam@hushmail.com\n\nRob\nLebanon, Indiana\nU.S.A.
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i would stay away from them. mainly because they are not regulated by the FDA so they can give you anything! they could sell you a drug that is expired, recalled, removed from the market, or even one that has the wrong formulation in it. my best advice would be tell the dr what is going on and see if he can give you a different med choice. see if he can get you samples of the pulmicort. if none of that works, try the company that makes the drug. most of them have a website that you can use. and a lot of them offer discount cards if you do not have insurance.