Posted by Lao Tzu on July 22, 2010, at 13:42:27
In reply to Re: Chinese Medicine)))Hombre, posted by Lao Tzu on July 22, 2010, at 11:08:00
Just purchased Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan today from Best Chinese Medicines. You say you have had no side effects from mixing the herbs with the pharmaceuticals. That is reassuring. The medicines I take are Risperdal, Zoloft, and Lamictal. I am slightly nervous about using the herbal tonics because of all the medication I'm on, but so far, I haven't had any problems using cinnamon, ginger, or holy basil. Can you say without a doubt that adding the Chinese medicine has been a good move on your part in the long-run? I am wondering if I should not be negligent and first, ask my doctor before I start taking them? The vitamins I'm not worried about. The herbs, well, I know they can be quite potent. So you say you don't have any side effects using the herbs with your medicine? I did read one source about using Chinese medicine for schizophrenia. It said that the best outcome used herbs in addition to Western conventional medicine rather than either alone. That's also reassuring, but to be honest, I have no idea what I'm doing with the herbs. I do have a list of the Chinese herbs used in schizophrenia. It's a very long list and it depends on the type of Schizophrenia that is manifested. It also states that each individual needs to be treated separately, whereas in western medicine, they lump everybody into the same category. How ignorant of us!!! I like the Chinese way.
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