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 Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 9:14am |
People who eat chili pepper may live longer?
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max manewer
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Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 9:20am |
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That reminds me of a racehorse called Mexican Tucker, which was by Fiery Ring (USA).
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Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 9:39am |
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Chilli pepper is a component of capsicum spray used to control violent criminals. Does that mean those criminals will live longer and always serve out their sentences in jail as against those who are not subject to being sprayed with capsicum and may die in jail ?
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Posted: 11 Nov 2020 at 10:55am |
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Chilli is a blood thinner and blood vessel dilator, it is said that in the event of a heart attack away from access to medical treatment, the subject should drink a cup of warm water to which a teaspoon of cayenne pepper has been stirred in. This is alleged to have saved lives, and there really isn't a lot to lose trying it, in those circumstances.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 11:50am |
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The pills that can change who you are I thought this was quite interesting and I've posted the link above (that I hope works) and a short exert from the BBC news web article on the side effects of Statins . Statins would be one of the most prescribed drugs in the world. Its interesting that the link has been known for some time and I wonder if most doctors are aware or warn their patients of this side effect when prescribing Statins . The medications that change who we are “Patient Five” was in his late 50s when a trip to the doctors changed his life. He had diabetes, and he had signed up for a study to see if taking a “statin” – a kind of cholesterol-lowering drug – might help. So far, so normal. But soon after he began the treatment, his wife began to notice a sinister transformation. A previously reasonable man, he became explosively angry and – out of nowhere – developed a tendency for road rage. During one memorable episode, he warned his family to keep away, lest he put them in hospital. Out of fear of what might happen, Patient Five stopped driving. Even as a passenger, his outbursts often forced his wife to abandon their journeys and turn back. Afterwards, she’d leave him alone to watch TV and calm down. She became increasingly fearful for her own safety. Then one day, Patient Five had an epiphany. “He was like, ‘Wow, it really seems that these problems started when I enrolled in this study’,” says Beatrice Golomb, who leads a research group at the University of California, San Diego.Alarmed, the couple turned to the study’s organisers. “They were very hostile. They said that the two couldn’t possibly be related, that he needed to keep taking the medication, and that he should stay in the study,” says Golomb. Ironically, by this point the patient was so cantankerous that he flatly ignored the doctors’ advice. “He swore roundly, stormed out of the office and stopped taking the drug immediately,” she says. Two weeks later, he had his personality back. |
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Shrunk in the Wash
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 11:59am |
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So true, Mr P.
I get chronic muscle pains and aches as well as fatigue from the statins which I was told I had to have. I also believe they interfere with clarity of mind as well. Anyways, after pestering my doctor for 2 years for an alternative COVID came along and for various reasons was the catalyst for me getting on a new drug that has no side effects and I feel a million dollars. It’s called Repatha. I suggest anyone who needs cholesterol lowering drugs investigate this option
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 12:10pm |
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I've never heard of Repatha before , I'll have a look at it .
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acacia alba
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 12:13pm |
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Thats interesting . I am on a study/trial from Monash Uni, looking at statins and prevention/treatment of dementia/alzheimers. Its a 5 year thing, and no one knows who is on the real thing and who gets the placebo. Of course. I seem to be getting a lot of cramps lately, even in my hands and down my shins, and that Shrunky says about clarity of mind sort of made me sit up, and have a good think. Some days I seem to be in a dream half the time and I really have to concentrate and think about what I am doing . I feel tired all the time too, no matter how much sleep I get. Just dragging myself around the place. I think I might consider coming off the trial after reading this. At least for awhile and see if things change. What do others think ?
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max manewer
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 12:37pm |
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AA, statins do cause muscle cramps, a daily high dose Co-enzyme Q10 capsule is needed, statins deplete the body's natural supply of Q10. It won't hurt you in any way, a naturopath I spoke to said that some horse trainers give it to their horses, it improves function of muscles, including the heart.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 1:34pm |
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Where do you buy that, Max ? Chemist or one of those health food places ? If thats the case, makes me think I must be on the real stuff and not the sugar pill. Some times my fingers cramp so bad they pull across my palm and I have to use the other hand to unfold them. What about the mind games tho ? Yes, I know the older you get the less bright you get and your memory gets a bit vague, but with this I feel unfocussed, for want of a better word.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 1:55pm |
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Many thanks Mr. P, all these symptoms apply to my OH who's been on Atorvastatin for ages including the lack of mental clarity i.e. play golf brilliantly one week then the next, knowing even before leaving that he's not thinking straight. Musc. aches, terrible cramps (foot twists as if broken), temper out of nowhere, fatigue etc. all fit despite 1 tab daily of COQ10. He's bee on the A/statin for many years too.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 2:05pm |
You can probably even get Q10 at Coles these days, but chemists and health food shops for sure, the higher dose would be better. Statins are implicated in affecting brain function, hardly surprising because the brain contains a large amount of cholesterol. One chap I knew taking a high dose statin, said he was sure he'd lost a few IQ points as a result, but he seemed in need of them, his arteries were that clogged they couldn't get the angiogram thing up his arm
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 2:09pm |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 2:15pm |
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[QUOTE=Gay3]Many thanks Mr. P, all these symptoms apply to my OH who's been on Atorvastatin for ages including the lack of mental clarity i.e. play golf brilliantly one week then the next, knowing even before leaving that he's not thinking straight. Musc. aches, terrible cramps (foot twists as if broken), temper out of nowhere, fatigue etc. all fit despite 1 tab daily of COQ10. He's bee on the A/statin for many years too.
[/QUOT Gary, certainly sounds like a reaction to the statins Investigate the Repatha It's very expensive unless you can get approved for it on the PBS. I had to really push but it's been worth it. All you need to do is gave your readings gad enough to qualify. O didn't at first but some binge eating and drinking during covid to care of that With the government discounts its cheaper than my old statins??
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max manewer
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 2:16pm |
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The 150mg one a day should help muscle cramps, often back muscles are affected by statins.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 2:39pm |
You better get a real Doc to look at that hand as I wouldn't trust a Village diagnosis .  . But it sounds a bit like Dupuytren's contracture (also called Dupuytren's disease, Morbus Dupuytren, Viking disease, and Celtic hand) is a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position.[2] It is named after Guillaume Dupuytren, who first described the underlying mechanism of action followed by the first successful operation in 1831 and publication of the results in The Lancet in 1834.[6] It usually begins as small, hard nodules just under the skin of the palm,[2] then worsens over time until the fingers can no longer be straightened. While typically not painful, some aching or itching may be present
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 2:55pm |
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I have had Dupuytren's contractures, it did not involve sudden cramping in my case, just a gradual loss of utility of the hand, a degree of pain when using tools etc. It can get to a stage with people's hands locked and resembling a cocky's claw picking up a biscuit.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 2:56pm |
You're never sure with some of these articles on clinical studies as the articles tend to be quite generalised in nature . You can be sure if its a larger real problem , Statins would have to be the industries biggest money spinner and studies like these will meet plenty of pushback from the drug companies and industry in general.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 5:00pm |
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No, Mr P. My hand isnt that bad. Its works fine and is fully open . Just every so often cramps hit. The fingers dont bend in like a claw, they just all draw together , out straight,,where the first finger almost touches the tip of the little finger. Both hands sometimes. No nodules that I can feel. I have decided I am stopping the trial pills for a month and see if I notice any difference. I have had quinate for cramps which always worked fine up until recently.
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Posted: 22 Dec 2020 at 5:14pm |
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statins are generally thought by people to lower the risk of heart attack/stroke by reducing cholesterol deposits, but it seems that the real benefit comes from lowering inflammation of the blood vessels.
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Posted: 23 Dec 2020 at 7:08am |
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As I said before aa ,never trust a village diagnosis
 . I knew someone with dupytrens contracture which I think they also call trigger finger . Good luck .
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Posted: 23 Dec 2020 at 8:07am |
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I spent a few minutes on CoQ10 re statins, almost bought some: But I spent a few minutes more searching and could not find good evidence for reduction of muscle pain caused by statin use. |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2020 at 8:52am |
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a bucket load of coq10 wouldn’t have stopped my reaction to the statins??
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Posted: 23 Dec 2020 at 9:47am |
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Put it this way, if shelling out $30 on a bottle of Q10 150mg and using it for a month as a test, deters you from trying it, and given it is not going to hurt you, then your muscle spasms can't be too bad.
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Posted: 03 Jan 2021 at 6:06pm |
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Anyone familiar with guillain-barré syndrome?
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Anyone willing to have a go at diagnosing what’s going on over on the Neufbosc thread?
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No, it's safer down here in Joffs.
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Thanks Whale   Bloody shingles  but at least I know now!Op · 3 yr. ago My progression in more detail: Day 1: Deep pain in my left side, around a 3/10 kind of dull aching constant pain. Right side but pain 8/10 & thought I'd pulled an intercostal (done it before, same feeling) Day 2: Same pain but rash started to appear. On stomach Day 3: Pain intensified to about a 4/10, extra red marks appeared (picture 1) Stll 8/10 Panadeine forte nightly to sleep. Day
4: Rash started to spread, pain consistently about a 4/10 but with
pulses of more severe 8/10 pain (deep, nervy pain). Started to feel
generally quite drained and like I was coming down with something like a
cold / flu. Rash also on back. No other symptoms bar rib pain. Day 5: Rash continues
to spread and pain was about the same as day 4. By the end of the day I
started to see some fluid filled blisters. (Picture 2) Yep, same! Day
6: Rash continued to spread and there were lots of fluid filled
blisters. This is the day I actually managed to get an appointment with
the doctor and get some anti-viral medication. I was prescribed
Aciclovir 800mg 5 times per day plus a one a day antihistamine, calamine
lotion and paracetamol. I was advised not to take ibuprofen as it’s not
effective for nerve pain (I didn’t know this before..). The anti-virals
should help but they are most effective within 72 hours of symptoms..I
therefore slightly missed the boat. Have now taken an antihistamine & blisters peaking. Can you tell I don't do pain well? Day 7: Today. More spreading. Everything hurts. Pain is more like a consistent 7 when with pulses of 8/9 when the pain killers wear off. Make sure you take pain killers!! They bring the pain down to a consistent 4/5..which is still grim to live with without any break. Once the blisters appear the pain is a mixture of the skin burning & itching and the deep nerve pain. Clothes hurt. Anyway...that’s where I am now but I hope this helps with early detection! Sure has |
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is this you who has the shingles, Gay?
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