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01-18-2010, 12:25 PM | #1 | |||
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My dad smoked and had a hard time quitting, he finally switched to some herbs. He said it worked great for him. He drinks teas and uses herbal chewing tobacco now. He said that the craving for nicotine never goes away but that the herbs satisfy the cravings. Today I saw an article on these herbal substitutions and thought you might be interested. Be careful since some of these herbs have side effects that might be bad for MG. http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2773/ I was looking for teas that might help my possible chest cold. I can't figure out if I am sick or not. My chest area muscles are so tight I feel like I have bruised ribs. I do have a slight cough so I though some tea would help. I hope your bronchitis has gotten bettter. I am curious about the platelet thing. My dad's family has a history of blood problems...and my grampa died from a blood clot in his knee (when I was a teenager).
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01-18-2010, 06:31 PM | #2 | |||
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DesertFlower,
I will check this out. I believe your dad is right that the craving never goes away. My dad quit about 25 years ago and told me that when he sees someone smoking it still makes him want one. I would be totally open to using herbs. I'll be sure and check them out first to make sure they won't interact with the MG. Hopefully you're not getting sick. If you're like I am you kind of feel like something may be coming on but you're not certain until you have clear cut symptoms. I know it is worrisome to not know if you have overdone it and are dealing with an MG flare up or if you have picked something up. I did finally get over my bronchitis and sinus infection. It made me sooo sick that I couldn't hardly do anything for about 10 days. I definitely learned my lesson about working more than I can now handle. I am curious about the platelet issue too. I have never been able to find anything that shows a connection between high platelets and MG but I need to spend some more time researching that. If I find anything I'll let you know. Thanks again for the link!!! Kendra |
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