Flu

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Just want to share this article that I received from another list with you folks, for the most part, a very good post. However, I do not promote Tylenol or Motrin whatsoever. We take and promote Total Tonic and Echinacea tincture.

Phyllis

 

Here it is:

 

 

I received this email today ( I live in Colorado)

Kim S

HEALTH ALERT!  AMANTODINE -- ANTI-VIRAL COCKTAIL FOR INFLUENZA A

Dear friends & family,

 

Many of you might have heard of several child deaths from the Flu in

Colorado, and perhaps around the country.  Today I took my 3-1/2 year old

daughter to the doctor's as she's been running a 103 fever (up and down) for

the past 2 days.  I spoke to 3 different nurse practitioners over the course

of the passed 2 days, and all of them have to my surprise gave me very

truthful advice about this Anti-Viral Cocktail called "Amantodine" which has

been around for the passed few years.  They all advised against it, as one

of the side effects that most doctors will not tell you when they are

prescribing it to your child, is death.

 

Most of us here in Colorado heard the tragic news reports about the 8 year

old boy who died of the flu last week.  They did not give any more

information.  Most of us with small children couldn't help but feel the fear

that was emitted over the broadcast.  We all questioned it.  A perfectly

healthy boy, gets the flu and dies 24 hours later?  The NP that we dealt

with today told me that the 8 year old boy that tragically died from the flu

last week, after complaining about a stomach ache, was in fact given this

cocktail within the first 24 hours of flu-like symptoms.  Well, I was

shocked to learn today that he was given this dreadful drug.   How come the

local news stations don't report this?  Are they trying to protect the drug

companies? or the doctors?  Can't some ambitious reporter acquire this

information?  It's amazing what you learn 'through the grapevine'....

 

Several other child deaths were related to this medicine and not the flu per

se.  Apparently, according to the NP I spoke with today, Amantodine is also

prescribed for Parkinson's disease.  The side effects that are usually

written on the prescription is "dizziness, blurred vision and nausea", the

other side effects written in the drug manuals, also include,

hallucinations, nightmares, headaches.  As my friend and I were discussing,

why would anyone give this medicine to a baby and/or a small child?

 

By the way, this drug is only prescribed if you see a doctor within the

first 48 hours of flu-like symptoms.  My daughter was on day 3 of her

symptoms, so the NP could not prescribe it, and advised against it anyway.

Because I questioned it, we engaged in a discussion over Amantodine and her

words were, "It's far better to sit out the flu, let the virus run its

course, keep doing what you're doing with alternating Tylenol and Motrin for

fever and keep her hydrated than to mess with this drug...the side effects

are worse than the flu".... Yeah, I'd say death is worse than the flu.

 

What disturbs us so much, is 1) how can an MD in good conscience prescribe a

drug that has the known side effects as "death" to small children?  and 2)

why doesn't the drug company take this dangerous drug off the market until

it perhaps perfects it's formula or dosage or whatever?  Unfortunately, the

way these drug companies work is with statistics, if only a small percent

die from the drug, it's not enough to stop selling it.  Well, this is

outrageous!  If children are dying from this drug, who by the way were

perfectly healthy before hand, they're only weakness was contracting the flu

virus, then isn't that enough to be concerned?  True, there have been some

deaths caused by the flu that were not related to this drug, but were

related to the previous existing condition of the child before hand -- in

which case, a drug like this would never be given anyway.   According to the

NP I spoke with, 5 out of the 6 children who died here in Colorado this year

had causes related to this drug.  Isn't that enough of a statistic in one

state to cause alarm?

 

Another disturbing fact:  In just 3 days, I have had 2 friends report to me,

that they took their small children to the doctor with flu-related symptoms,

and in both instances (2 different doctors) the doctors prescribed this

medicine without doing a mucus culture to in fact determine if the child in

deed had the influenza A virus.  This is not only disturbing, but I believe

these doctors were in breach of their fiduciary responsibilities as licensed

MDs, who are qualified to prescribe drugs.   It has always been my

understanding that doctors need to examine and test their patients to

determine a positive diagnosis before prescribing any medication.

 

Let me also add, that it's true, 100 years ago and more, many people did in

fact die from flu, mostly that was due to inadequate care, diet, dehydration

and ignorance.  Nowadays, we have over the counter medicines like Tylenol

and Motrin to relieve flu symptoms, keep down a fever and we know that

liquids, liquids and more liquids are "KEY" to recovery and good health.

 

There have been times where my little one would not take any liquids,

instead we tricked her into having them through one of those syringes they

give you with medicine to measure the dosage.  She loved to suck the water

out of it, and it became something fun for her.  Ice pops, (pedialyte when

necessary) or just plain old ice pops and sucking ice for some, is another

good ways to keep the little ones hydrated.

 

I am just a concerned mother, I have no degree in medicine, my heart goes

out to the families who unnecessarily lost their young children due to this

unfortunate travesty.

 

I send this out to all of you who do have young children and ask the rest of

you to please pass this on to your circle of friends who do, you might save

someone's life.  Knowledge is power.

 

Strength & Good Health to all of you,

Roxanne