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Hello!

 

I just came across this group today and joined because I feel you all

could be a big help to me. I am a SAHM of 5 children, a bunny, a

hamster, a fish, and an " attack " lovebird (he's a little confused). I

am currently taking a course in writing for children.

 

I didn't always believe in natural medicine. I was raised in a home

where as soon as you coughed it was off to the dr. My parents still

go by the belief if the dr says to do it, it's right and no natural

means will help you.

 

About 8 years ago my path crossed a family that is very into natural

rememdys. I remember think how she was so weird. She didn't

vaccinate, homeschooled and went to a chiropractor instead of a dr.

Now....well we are those " weird " people. LOL Unfortunately, we don't

live near each other anymore, but I feel she was instrumental in

changing my family's lives.

 

In just the last I'd say 5 years we have come to realize that modern

medicine is not always the answer. It all started with our first

visit to the chiropractor. I had high blood pressure and wanted to

get off meds. My friend talked me into going. However, our youngest

child at that time had a fever the day of the appt. I called to

cancel and she had us go in anyways. His fever broke after the visit

and didn't come back. No medicine, just the adjustment!! I started

using Vit c, Co-Q10 and Cal/Mag to treat the high blood pressure. It

worked!!! With in 2 years I was pg with #4, my bp went up during the

pregnancy(some of my blood pressure issues are my environment) the

clinic tried to convince me to take meds, but I switched to an OB/GYN

that was a DO and he let me use the natural stuff. No problems

there. I learned about red leaf raspberry during this pregnancy

also. This ended up being the first child I nursed (dr with child #1

told us bottle feeding was better for them). THis was also the child

where we started to question vaccines. It was more because of a

religious belief, but I won't go into that.

 

FAst forward 2 years. I became pg with child #5. We relocated

across the country. I was able to be exposed to a lady that used

herbal rememdies. She made her own capsles when we would get sick

and it really surprised me how fast we could be healed.

Unfortuanately, I had to go on modern medicine for my bp. Then to

top off the experience there, my youngest was born 8 wks early. He

ended up being fine. He's still a little guy, and delayed in speech,

but he has been the healthiest child we had. He has NO vaccines, was

nursed as we were able, NEVER had an ear infection!!! and he was my

premie!!!

 

I joined this group because I am having blood pressure issues again

and in the last year I have been diagnosed with panic attacks (they

get so bad, I end up not being able to leave my house for months at a

time). I started using Kava-Kava, but when I ran out, I couldn't

find it anywhere and was told it was taken off the market. I went to

the clinic last winter and they put me on atenolol (I was on that

before for high bp) and lexapro. THe atenolol worked immediately.

The lexapro helped me begin to " live " again, but then I read the

insert that the drug company sent. I decided if would kill my dog

(it was tested on Beagles and they died after so many weeks) that I

didn't want to take it. I weaned myself off it in April 2005 and

started using 5-HTP. That helped for awhile, but not fully. I also

weaned off the atenolol about a month later and was doing well until

November. I found a lady that works with naturopathy (they aren't

licensed in my state) and I saw her in early Dec. She took away all

the vitamis I was taking and put me on a mineral thing, something

called nutra-calm, Vit C and fish oil. she also has me working on

the blood type diet.

 

I noticed a difference in bp within days, but the feelings of panic

worsened. She told me to take additional passion flower, and I

noticed I am calmer, but still not able to face life as I did before.

 

Well, that's my story. I hope to learn not only how to help my

problems, but also to prevent my children from having to be on modern

meds. Both my parents have to take tons of pills a day. Some they

will be on till they die. Who knows what those pills are doing to

their bodies? I can't with a clear conscience take pills that may

destroy another part of my body just to hid a problem...at least they

never really solved my anxiety or bp problems.

 

Sorry for rambling on, I love to talk. :0) I'm sure I'll learn alot

here.

 

Stacy