It happens differently for different people. I'm not on those kinds of meds, but I get migraines, and I have to be careful about what I take and how often, because I build up a tolerance (also I have a...tolerance for or resistance to pain medication, so I always have to have the strongest stuff, ugh). I've been ok for a few years now, although I think my current stuff may be starting to lose effect. One of my sister's friends, though, can only take any given pills for a month or two before they stop working.
Frustrating but true.
I feel like natural remedies should be less likely to screw with existing medications
Some herbal/"natural" remedies interact with pharmaceuticals just as badly as other pharmaceuticals, so yeah, talk to your doctor or the pharmacist first.
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Date: 2009-07-29 12:36 am (UTC)It happens differently for different people. I'm not on those kinds of meds, but I get migraines, and I have to be careful about what I take and how often, because I build up a tolerance (also I have a...tolerance for or resistance to pain medication, so I always have to have the strongest stuff, ugh). I've been ok for a few years now, although I think my current stuff may be starting to lose effect. One of my sister's friends, though, can only take any given pills for a month or two before they stop working.
Frustrating but true.
I feel like natural remedies should be less likely to screw with existing medications
Some herbal/"natural" remedies interact with pharmaceuticals just as badly as other pharmaceuticals, so yeah, talk to your doctor or the pharmacist first.