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Now, I am one of those people, because I have always been one who burns easily, but taking natural vitamin D3 in high enough doses will actually help boost and maintain vitamin D levels. My vitamin D originally tested dangerously low, but I eventually got it up to low normal and have been able to steer clear of cold and flu viruses for the first time I can remember. A good place to get vitamin D3 at a high enough dose for a reasonable price can be found at this link: http://www.

I work in a healthcare facility, my question is about treatment for the swine flu. If I was exposed to the swine flu is there another treatment beside tamiflu? Is all treatment for the swine flu oral? What if you can't take oral medication due to health condition? What other medication can be use to treat swine flu? Just wondering.

You seem very knowledgeable; do you know how long Tamiflu actually lasts? I have a packet of Tamiflu (from Roche, prescription) from November 2004 that says it expires in 2006 but I've also heard that Roche guarantees its tamiflu for five years, and when I phoned Roche today they'd only say "We do not recommend use beyond the expiration date," nor will my doctor. But the area's pharmacies are out of Tamiflu and Relenza. If anyone has real info on this, appreciated!

If there's danger in taking the Tamiflu during pregnancy then I wouldn't take it. But make sure you're getting correct information on that. And you may not necessarily get this flu just because your kids have it. My son got it (the H1N1) and he's the only one in the family who got it. I did try to be careful with cleaning, hand washing, etc. He did wind up getting pneumonia as a complication and had to be hospitalized for awhile but is fine now.

If you get pneumonia after an ILI (Influenza-like-illness) or those with risk factors you may ask your doctor to test you and treat you with Tamiflu. Testing options for include the rapid influenza test (only 40-70% able to rule it out) or the H1N1 PCR test (more accurate in ruling it in). It is not useful to test if you've gotten over influenza or for screening for influenza for camp, vacation, school, or work to see if it's safe to go back.

And both appear to be most dangerous for healthy people in the prime of their lives instead of the very young and very old. The 1918 flu is thought to have begun with a springtime wave that was followed by a more lethal wave in the fall. It ultimately killed about 50 million worldwide. http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-flu-virus_latsep13,0,1040634.

Amantadine stopped working for flu so we now have tamiflu. So many people have been given tamiflu a resistance must happen shortly. A nasty chesty cough is typical with swine flu but chest infections and pneumonia are complications. If she is continuing to bring up green mucus I would insist on seeing her GP.

He started Tamiflu on Saturday as a precaution. We got the results back yesterday that he had tested positive for swine flu. 5 children in my son's school have tested positive yet the school has not informed any parents about this. My son caught it from a child at his school. There are so many different reactions - some say its just like normal flu don't worry - but of course being a mother makes me worry about my child.

They did not get it, AND when one of them went for the Tamiflu, the pharmacy was out! so, the little one did missed the window for the tamiflu. (they are both OK now) and the last was a girl who worked in radiology. Probably caught it from a patient. She is OK now, but she said she felt like absoulute ****. She said her skin even hurt. So, they all are fine now, but the CDC says if you get the flu this season, you have a greater than 75% chance (or is it higher?

The Department of Defense has also bought 7 million courses of Tamiflu for defense personnel, she said. Tamiflu, a pill made by Roche AG ROG.X and Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O), and GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) (GSK.N) and Biota's (BTA.AX) Relenza, an inhaled drug, can treat influenza if given quickly. They have been shown to work against this new flu strain. Gibbs said Obama, who recently returned from a trip to Mexico, had shown no symptoms of the virus and had therefore not been tested.

The media would have us believe that the only anti-viral drug in the world is Tamiflu, developed from a herb called Chinese Star Anise (Illicium verum). http://middlepath.com.au/qol/natural_influenza_protection_treatment.

today like it occurred regularly starting 2 years ago i rage and hit my head against the wall, i don't think bipolars do that, and i feel a fire into my head, so could it be a virus, especially that 2 months ago i had swine flu and took tamiflu, during this week of taking the drug i was very calm and tranquil so could it be because it's an antivirus. perhaps my conclusions are mad, but do the bipolars in this forum hit their head against the wall when manic.

to get them in and they will start on Tamiflu( sp) I am just beyond shock...theres no good place for this too hit, but my God I never thougth it would affect my community or my children,,,My boys are very healthy low bmi, etc...just sharing there is no other purpose will appreciate feedback. I am in shock.

Take an ultra-sound and CAT scan if you are worried. Tamiflu mixed with banana peals also help. One would need to mix one tamiflu pill with 14 regular sized banana peals per one average human.

Tired- I keep hearing about all these "cons" but haven't seen anything reliable. From what I've read people are getting aches, fever, shaking etc after getting the shot. All medications have side effects that affect some people and not others.

What's important is that if in the last week you have been to Mexico, San Diego, Imperial County or Texas, and come back with a flu like illness with fever, sore throat, cough, runny nose, and possibly vomiting and diarrhea, call your doctor. You may benefit from Tamiflu or Relenza pills. What your doctor will do is test you for flu and if you have an untypeable flu (one that we doesn't match those we've seen before) it could be swine flu.

The teen said that he had a fever of 102 for 1 day and mild symptoms and that thay are totally making this more severe than what it really is. He is taking tamiflu and is not allowed by the CDC that he is not allowed to leave his home until Monday. So, finally we heard from someone with this.

I am someone who also got a seasonal flu vaccine at a time when I was pregnant, and had no side effects or issues from it, either. Unlike other flus, H1N1 (the illness, not the shot) has been very dangerous for pregnant women, so please don't take the threat lightly. The shot stings a little bit, is all I found.

So, with all this being said and with the H1N1 virus running rampant now, I will be getting this vaccine. I know it hasn't been studied that long, but my theory is that Tamiflu and such isn't recommended for p/g woman b/c of the unknown effects on the fetus. So, to me, it's a no win situation on that front. So, I'm going to try to protect my unborn baby and myself so that both of our children can have a mother to share their lives with. I just can't risk it.

I'm just hoping that public health officials come to their senses in the US and stop trying to scare people into getting this dangerous vaccine that has not been properly tested. What is the rush? I have read that doctors are coming out in droves saying that this vaccine can trigger Guillaume-Barre syndrome, which causes paralysis and in some cases, can be fatal. I think I shall pass.

I am way more worried about contracting the H1N1 and how dangerous it is for a pregnant women than I am the vaccine. It is also dangerous for us if we contract it even a month after we deliver. Not only that I want my baby to have the antibodies from the vaccine when she gets here. I don't go out in public at all any more and last week some how I caught a stomach virus I thought was the flu at first. I guess my husband brought it home to me but he was never sick.

reassuringly, they cause no damage and are not at all dangerous. However, when you first begin to experience PVC's, doctors run a battery of tests to determine whether your symptoms are being caused by other factors, like Lyme disease, thyroid problems, electrolyte imbalances, heart damage etc. You've been placed on a holter monitor and the only observable cardiac "abnormality" was the PVC's. This is good. That indicates that heart damage is not the issue.

Most seasonal influenza A (H1N1) virus strains tested from the United States and other countries are now resistant to Tamiflu (oseltamivir). Tamiflu has become a nearly worthless drug against seasonal flu. 9. Public health officials are irresponsible in their omission of any ways to strengthen immunity against the flu.

its very cheap here and like lipoic acid raises glutathione levels for a real nice immune boost (its also been tested on Previous lethal H1N1 flu strains in mice and is actually synergistic with tamiflu if taken together). Thats my swine flu regimen.

-I have been prescribed Clarithromycin, nystatin, omnaris, cotridin, cloxacillin, tamiflu, betaderm cream, tylenol #3, synthroid from .025 to .050 to .075 and back down to .050., -Presciption drugs on: cyclobenzaprine (flexeril) 10 mg; ventolin; cymbalta 30mg; Levothyroxine 0.050 Okay so thats a summary of my health history in the past 7 months... I think I may have uncovered something.... and I hope maybe I am onto something. 12 years ago I was first diagnosed with Hypothyroidism.

The case was one of several that has received little or no media attention, and yet it speaks volumes about the dangers associated with vaccines. It also exposes the lies of the deniers who have declared that vaccines are in no way related to autism — case closed.

Diagnosed with Shingles (located halfway down back on left side) Dec 2010, given Aciclovir. Suspected Flu in Jan 2011, given Tamiflu. Diagnosed with Sinusitis in Feb 2011, given Eurythromycin. Current symptoms include.. severe chronic headache at rear of head, severe chronic pain behind eyes, severe chronic facial pain (forehead, nose, cheeks), tinitus (blocked ear), weak muscles esp.

I say this as someone with family and lifelong friends in the medical field -- I appreciate and respect what they do, but their blindspots are not just annoying, they are dangerous. [Stepping off soap box now.] Don't give up -- you will find the right doc ... and then still have your antennae up for what the doc is saying and doing: even the best docs miss things and make mistakes ... they need feedback from us on everything, or they don't have all the data they need.

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