Re: Herbal Treatments....
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:11:42 -0400
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I spoke with an herbalist who gave me some good pointers on herbal remedies for
pcos ...
kris wrote:
> Jeri, what you had was called ovarian drilling and that is so wonderful.
> Hopefully your DH will want to welcome more joy into your lives with
> another child. I have emailed Lory privately to get her started with
> researching herbs. i would never just tell someone to take them without
> first looking into it thoroughly. I however do not trust doctors.
>
> Thonewon, I also worked in a pharmacy for 4 years and certified in my
> state for it so the information I give about specifics which is emailed
> directly to the person is first to inform and then decide what and how
> much to take.
>
> At Mon, 4 Sep 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >
> >I hate to be downer on things but....
> >PLEASE everyone watch taking the over the counter herbal remedies....I call
> >them remedies as they ARE NOT medications....These are not approved by the
> >FDA and some taken for things can harm you more than help you....Make sure
> >you check with your doctor or really hunt information down on things before
> >you just jump and start taking them....They can make claims and put things on
> >the bottles because they are not regulated and some can be harmful to
> >mix.....I work in pharm and consumer research and a good friend of mine mixed
> >took things to help her lose weight and other treatments that supplemented
> >her diet and she is very sick right now...both physically and
> >mentally..Please just watch what you take and nothing is a miracle helper no
> >matter what it says on the bottle...and also remember not everyone is the
> >same....one can react totally differently than another in your body.....until
> >they are regulated and tested please be aware of these things!!
> >Thanks!!
>
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