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Average pharma drugs taken daily by someone in their mid 70s is 10-12. I know someone mid 60s taking NINETEEN!! They are all messed. Anyone taking 10 Big Pharma a day is not themselves.

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That is indeed frightening, but don’t doubt the veracity of these stats. Same age, take nothing. This recent physical, my integrative doc signed me up for a stress test. I just finished hiking at 5-9,000 ft elevation, and did 2 hours of strenuous yard work without getting winded. I cancelled the test and won’t be taking any of big pharma’s “goodies.” Starting to wonder whether the good doc took too many of those “jabbies.”

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The answer is don't get old. I give this advice to all young people. if you have neuropathy in feet or hands you will take anything to be able to put you feet down in a normal walk. Alas, I ahve not taken my own advice and cannot afford servants.

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I am finding getting old a lot less fun than I had hoped. There are some perks. I get to leave early without offending people. That’s a big perk for me.

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Hahaha! That’s a great plus!

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@Ronald L Montgomery (ron)

Shit, if I had the courage of my convictions, I'd be dead now.

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Yikes!

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Holy crap! I’m 72 and take five a day, but three are for a back injury and nerve damage. I thought that was a lot! If the injury hadn’t happened, I doubt I’d be taking anything except the occasional anti-inflammatory.

The only woman I know who is on absolutely nothing, desperately needs to be on something, lol. Rage addict narcissist, my non-professional diagnosis/opinion.

Our modern civilisation seems to require it. Maybe I’m the one who needs to take weird antidepressants...

19 a day! Wowwwww

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