This week, we are going to talk about our Microbiome and medications. I remind you all that I am NOT a doctor…but I am a pharmacist and so, medicines are kind of my forte. But I am not here to diagnose anything, and I am certainly not here to tell you to stop taking your prescriptions…actually the total opposite, hear me: DO NOT STOP your medications without consulting your doctor…but if your doctor is not interested in helping you get off your medications, then perhaps it is time to find another doctor.
You see, I believe the majority of medications are meant to be transient. That means, when you are in a crisis, you must use them. But then, with a doctor’s guidance, together you both should be fixing the underlying problem, then, again with your doctor’s guidance, you can wean off of the medication when proper.
Think of medicines like a bridge. If we happen to wander off into an unhealthy area we need some help getting back to where we should be…see my little picture in the video or above. Once we get to the healthy side though, we don’t need that bridge anymore, right? We can choose to stay in the healthy state instead. But what happens if we stay on that bridge and keep taking those meds? Will those medications start causing other problems? More tomorrow…
<>< Peace, Diane
