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Today many people are turning to alternative
medicine rather than conventional medicine in a search for both
a healthier option to prescription and over the counter drugs,
and for an inexpensive means of health care. While some natural
methods of health care can be as expensive as conventional ones,
many of the options do promote a better way of healing the body.
There are many people who swear by herbal remedies,
and there are even some doctors who incorporate herbs with modern
medicine. If you go into any health food store, no doubt you will
find at least one aisle stocked with all kinds of herbs in boxes,
bottles and loose in bins or bags. Your first encounter is most
likely because you have a cold or flu. Maybe someone in the office
suggested you take some Echinacea. On the other hand, maybe you
have been having difficulty sleeping, and you remember reading
somewhere that chamomile tea was good for getting rid of insomnia?
The very first thing you need to do before taking any herbal remedy
is to do your homework. By themselves and in certain doses, some
herbs are beneficial. There are, however, herbs that should not
be mixed together and herbs that should not be taken in more than
the recommended amounts.
One such herb is Ephedra, or Ma Huang. While this
herb can be useful, far too many people abused it. More is not
always better, especially with an herb like this. A few years ago,
Ephedra was touted as the miracle herb, and quickly gained popularity
in the gyms and with athletes. Ephedra boasted quick weight loss
by increasing the metabolism and could help with respiratory problems.
What people did not know was that Ephedra increases the body's
core temperature and is a very powerful stimulant, and in some
cases, people have died from taking too much of this potent herb.
Herbs do not offer an overnight cure. Where taking
an aspirin or allergy pill will take merely hours to start to work,
herbs often take up to three weeks to start working. Unlike conventional
means, the substances in the herbs have to build up in the body
before they can start to take effect. There are some herbs, like
Seneca (a laxative), or ginger (a digestive aide) that will work
within a few hours.
There are some herbs that work more quickly than
others. Chamomile, Kava-Kava and Valerian, which are all good for
sleeplessness, will begin to work in a few hours. If you have an
upset stomach or a case of car sickness, ginger will take care
of that immediately. If Valerian sounds familiar, it should, this
herb's derivative is Valium. Although Valerian is not addictive
it is still best to use it with care. As with all herbs, do your
research first and remember it is best to err on the side of caution
and treat all herbs with the respect and care they deserve.
A major study issued today depicts Valium and
similar tranquilizers as relatively benign, effective drugs that
have nevertheless caused ''moderately to severely uncomfortable''
withdrawal symptoms in a surprising number of people after prolonged
use at relatively low doses.
The withdrawal symptoms, which ranged from extreme
distress to dizziness to insomnia, were disturbing enough to require
medical attention, but they were neither life-threatening nor incapacitating
and did not include convulsions or psychosis, as some of the more
lurid popular accounts of Valium addiction have suggested, the
study team concluded.
In all cases, the withdrawal reaction could be ''readily
managed'' by gradually reducing the dose of medication, the researchers
said.
These and other findings are reported in the Aug.
12 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association by
Dr. Karl Rickels and three colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania
medical complex. Earlier Stand on Drug
Dr. Rickels, an authority in the field, had previously
complained that the dangers of Valium and the class of minor tranquilizers
to which it belongs, known as the benzodiazepines, had been exaggerated,
with the result that many people who could benefit from the drugs
were afraid to take them.In his latest study, some 180 patients
suffering from chronic anxiety were given 15 to 40 milligrams of
Valium a
day for periods ranging from 6 to 22 weeks and were then taken
off the drug and treated with an inactive placebo. Fifty- one patients
dropped out before completion of the study, mostly because of fear
of becoming addicted.The researchers found that prolonged daily
doses of Valium helped a significant number of patients to cope with
anxiety.On the negative side, the study found that 43 percent
of the patients using the drugs for 10 or more months suffered
withdrawal symptoms that were ''so disturbing'' they felt obliged
to consult a doctor. Only 5 percent of those who used the drugs
for shorter periods had withdrawal problems.The withdrawal reactions
included extreme distress, gastrointestinal symptoms, tremor, lethargy,
dizziness, restlessness,
insomnia, ringing in the ears, headaches, irritability and anxiety,
among others. Valium was launched 40 years ago. These are some of the withdrawal
symptoms that have been reported by people who have become addicted
to it since.
Anxiety and panic attacks; excitability; jumpiness;
insomnia; nightmares; agoraphobia; hallucinations; obsession; depression;
paranoia; aggression; poor memory and concentration; headaches;
pains; stiffness; fatigue; tics; electric shocks; dizziness; tinnitus;
nausea; weight change; loss of libido; epileptic fits. In
1976, Haslam was working and studying 90 hours a week to become
an accountant. He passed his exams but at a price: he had a nervous
breakdown. He was prescribed tranquillizers, which helped for a while,
and when they stopped working his prescription was increased. Soon
anti-depressants were added to the mix, and then stronger drugs from
Valium's family, the benzodiazepines. By 1985, he was taking the
equivalent of 300mg a day of Valium (the standard starting dose is
6mg) and had, he says, "turned from a quiet accountant into
a monster"."I can't remember anything really of that 10
years but by the end I was a Jekyll and Hyde - violent, punching
the wall." In
a rare lucid moment, he decided enough was enough. He weaned himself
off all the drugs over a period of 15 months. "I lost 7 stone.
It was hell. But I woke up one morning and saw my wife for the first
time in 10 years."Fifteen years later he still has health problems
that he attributes to the drugs. He has to take thyroid hormones,
has constant pains
in his legs and chronic breathing difficulties. He can't work but
devotes himself when he feels well enough to Beat the Benzos, a support
and campaigning group. He estimates he takes 200 calls a month from
men and women still addicted or suffering the consequences, including
many who have been housebound for years through agoraphobia. This
is, he says, the tip of the iceberg. No one knows how many long-term
benzodiazepine users there are in Britain, but estimates start at
500,000.His and other groups are lobbying for new legislation
on these drugs. The Home Office is studying a proposal to reclassify
them from schedule
4 to schedule 2, which would mean tighter controls on a GP's ability
to prescribe, especially repeat prescriptions. (Haslam is optimistic:
when in opposition, the Home Secretary David Blunkett described Britain's
benzo addiction problem as a national scandal".)There is also
a proposal to reclassify the group's legality from class C to class
A, which means dealing in them would
carry the same
sentence as heroin or cocaine. Abuse of benzodiazepines is rife:
most heroin users also abuse benzos, often intravenously, and it
is a popular "comedown" from other drugs. In combination
(and particularly with opiates), they are the second most commonly
implicated drug group in emergency-room admissions from overdose
(Valium was found in Elvis's blood after his death). Perhaps most
sinisterly, they are central to the date rape phenomenon. In a police
spot-check at a nightclub in Essex earlier this month, eight women's
drinks were found to have been spiked, seven with benzodiazepines. This is the unhappy story of Valium that most of us have been reading
for the past 20 years. Which might explain why, when the patent expired
early last year, Roche, the creator and manufacturer, quietly decided
to stop production of the drug that had propelled it into the super-league.
It is still available under its generic name diazepam but Roche's
decision was unusual - drug companies generally continue to trade
on the brand, even after patent has expired and few names are as
well-known as Valium. The problem is that it is famous for all the
wrong reasons.
But is it possible those little blue, yellow and white pills have
been done an injustice?
Not everyone hates Valium. Emily Green for one would like to wish
it a very happy birthday.
In her late teens, Emily started
to suffer from anxiety attacks. She thought she was going mad. "I
know now it is very common in young women but at the time I was
petrified.
I was too scared
to leave the house, let alone get a job, and spent my days doing
crossword puzzles and going off my head. It just got worse and worse
- a spiral of fear. Eventually I went to my doctor who explained
what was happening and gave me a small prescription of diazepam."
She discovered that if she took
a pill the panic dispelled. But she rarely needed to after that
first time. The
reassurance of having
an escape route was enough to keep the anxiety at bay. Valium freed
her to engage with the world again and build a normal life, which
in turn made her better. "It was the early Eighties and everyone
was talking about how potentially addictive these drugs were and
I used them accordingly. I made the first prescription - for 10 tablets
- last nearly a year. But by that time my life had been transformed."
Now 36 and a lawyer in London,
she still likes to know she has a pill to hand for occasional use. "Over
the years I've had some therapy and done some yoga and they did
their
bit, but I have also
accepted that I was born with an anxious disposition and nothing
is going to change that. Diazepam is part of my armoury |
