What Is A Drug Allergy?
Having a drug allergy can be dangerous. You may wander what this is. A drug allergy is going to happen when your immune system overreacts to something in a medicine. This will cause what is called an allergic reaction. There are other drug allergies that can be life threatening and most of them are mild and the symptoms go away within a few days after you discontinue the use of the medicine.
Drug allergies may go away as time goes on but once you have an allergic reaction to a drug, you will usually always be allergic to that drug or others that are similar. A drug reaction can be harmful. The symptoms and treatments are going to be different and it is important for your doctor to find whether you have a drug allergy or another type of adverse reaction. Adverse reactions are not usually anything to be concerned about. They are not that serious.
The symptoms of a drug allergy will be different from mild to life threatening. There are different reactions for different people and different drugs. Hives, rashes, blisters or welts can start the reaction. These are all the most common symptoms of drug allergies. Coughing, wheezing, runny nose and hard time breathing can also be considered for many drug reactions.
Stomach cramps, and feeling sick like you are going to vomit or have diarrhea can be associated with having a drug allergy. Anaphylaxis is the most serious reaction. It is also going to be life threatening and you will need to have emergency treatment. The symptoms usually appear within 1 hour after you take the medicine and will include hives and a hard time breathing as well. Some people will even go into shock.
Usually any medicine can cause an allergic reaction. However, penicillin is the cause of most drug allergies. If you have an allergic reaction to a medicine, you may be allergic to a medicine that someone else is not. Every person is going to be different and it will depend on what types you are taking and how your body is going to react.
The best thing to do is make sure that you are not allergic to the medicine before you take it. You may want to be careful when you are taking it just in case. This means that you will want to take it in little doses and make sure that your body is going to react in the way that it should. It is going to be something that may save your life in the end. It is going to be something that you should think about every time you get a prescription for any reason.
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Overcoming Depression: A Lesson From The Life Of Elijah
One of my favorite Old Testament stories is about Elijah. The story starts in 1 Kings 18 where we read about Elijah challenging the Israelites to decide whether they would serve God or Baal. To help them make their decision, he challenged the 450 prophets of Baal to a little contest. They were both going to prepare a sacrifice, and whichever god answered by fire, that god would really be God.
The prophets of Baal tried all day, and nothing happened. But when Elijah prayed, God caused His fire to come down and burn up the sacrifice, the wood, the water that Elijah had poured on the sacrifice, the stones, and the dirt around the altar.
When the people saw what God did, they fell down and worshipped Him. It was a powerful sign, and a great victory for God and Elijah, who then ordered the people to kill all the prophets of Baal.
And if that wasn’t a great enough victory, the story goes on to tell us that Elijah prayed that rain would come to end a three-and-a-half year drought, and God answered his prayer with a deluge.
You might think that after experiencing such a great victory, and seeing God answer his prayer, that Elijah would be feeling pretty good. And he probably was, until he got some bad news.
When Jezebel, the queen, heard about Elijah killing all the prophets of Baal, she sent a message to him that said, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” And when Elijah got her message, being the mighty man of God that he was, he got scared and ran away.
I can’t really blame him. There have been times in my life when I’ve gotten news that wasn’t half as bad as “I’m going to kill you,” and I’ve gotten scared and run away. The Bible says that, as he was running, he left his servant behind, went out into the desert, sat down under a tree, and prayed that God would kill him.
Have you ever had bad days like that? Days when nothing seems to be going right and you just want to curl up in some quiet corner and die? I know that I have had times like that, and the bad news that I got wasn’t a death threat. There have been times in my life when I’ve wanted to die and the only problem I was facing was a little discouragement.
In 1 Kings 19 we read that Elijah ends up going to the mountain of God and spends a night in a cave. In the morning the word of the Lord came to him, and God said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:9)
Elijah answered, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” (1 Kings 19:10)
We read that God called Elijah out of the cave and that He brought a wind, an earthquake, and a fire to test Elijah.
When I see Elijah standing on the mountain, with a powerful wind howling around him, rocks falling and breaking into pieces near him, the dust from the rocks being blown into his face and eyes, I imagine that he must have been thinking that God was going to destroy him.
I’m sure that Elijah breathed a sigh of relief when the wind stopped, but then the earthquake came and he feared that God was going to open the ground, drag him down into the darkness of the earth, and crush him. And after barely surviving the earthquake, the fire came, and I’m sure that he knew this was it, God was going to consume him in a His wrath and his life would be over.
And all during this frightening show of God’s power, God wasn’t speaking to Elijah. Throughout this entire ordeal, after each potentially devastating event, the Bible says that “The Lord was not in” the wind, the earthquake, or the fire.
In times when I’ve felt depressed, and I’ve experienced a lot of times like that, I find that something happens that I can’t explain. I may not be standing precariously on some mountain, but I have felt like my thoughts were destructive winds that tried to sweep me away in a torrent of negative words and feelings. Or my mind has raced on to imagining my life being shaken to the core and everything either falling apart or being completely destroyed, burned up by my own actions or God’s wrath.
As I read this story I realize that most of the times when I have felt that way, God wasn’t the one that was “in” the shaking. It was the anxious thoughts in my own mind that God was revealing to me. His voice was yet to come, and it came to me just like it came to Elijah, as that still, small voice, that asked me a very important question, “What are you doing here?”
When I look at how God dealt with Elijah in his fear and depression, I see that God is telling me something very important. For one, I need to be careful not to get off alone and allow my feelings to overwhelm me. I don’t have to feel like I want to die just because something didn’t work out the way that I had wanted.
The next thing that is important for me to do when I’m feeling like I’m stuck in a dark cave, is to put my focus on God. There are things that He wants to say to me, and most of the time, He will start off by asking me a question that will get me thinking about how I came to feel so depressed.
It was after Elijah had experienced the wind, the earthquake, and the fire, while feeling alone and without God, that he was able to hear God’s voice. And when God spoke, He let Elijah know that he was wrong about many things. He was not the only prophet left and there were thousands of Israelites that still worshipped Him.
God will bring us out of our depression when we are open to hear the truth. The truth will most likely be very different from the thoughts we’ve been having, but it will encourage us and give us hope. And then God will give us our marching orders, just like he did for Elijah.
The way that God deals with depression in our lives may seem hard to understand, but what He is trying to do is to get us to hear Him more clearly than ever. What we have to do is to not allow the negative thoughts and emotions to so overwhelm us that we stop listening. And when we hear His voice, He will correct the wrong information that we have, give us hope, and ask us to obey Him and start taking action again.
When we do that, we will rise above depression and find victory in Him.
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Weight Wars: To Join a Group or Not to Join
This morning I decided to weigh myself… I knew I’d been slacking off and falling back to bad habits but I didn’t think I’d fallen so far…
92.6kgs… I wish I could say I was shocked but that wouldn’t be the truth. I am the one who keeps putting off my exercise sessions, I am the one who sneaks in a slice or two of pizza the bro brings home AFTER I’ve finished my own dinner. I’m the one who picks McDonalds or KFC when I know I love Subway, Sushi Juicy or even the local Noodle Shop [all of which are healthier than the fat laden fast food joints].
The moment I saw 90 roll past I was disappointed. It means that over the past 10 months I’ve gained 10kgs. I swore I’d never weigh over 90kgs again… now I need to lose 24kgs to reach the top end of my healthy weight range and I will probably not reach this goal for my birthday like I wanted to. It may be possible, but due to the fact I don’t think I can safely lose over 20kgs in three months, I have decided to aim for a goal weight of 77kgs by my birthday. I think that this is a much more realistic goal for the time period. Perhaps I’ll aim for under 68kgs by New Year… we’ll see when I get to that bridge.
I came so close to my goal and now it’s falling further and further away. Granted, to date, I have already lost about 20kgs – and that in itself is amazing – however, if I’m not careful I am going to end up exactly where I started, or worse. Something desperately needs to change. Me.
I know that this isn’t going to be easy; in fact after I made the decision to get back on track with my weight loss, I ended up eating half a packet of mini cherry ripe chocolates, lollies, chips and even at half a chicken for dinner. So much for will power….
Now that I have made this choice to change my life, I have a decision to make… last year I joined Weight Watchers to help push myself off the dreaded plateau, and it worked – I lost about 13kgs with them. Due to unforeseen circumstances I had to leave few months after joining.
I find myself standing in the middle of a crossroad. I could join back up with Weight Watchers or I could go it alone. I know I have had success with both methods in the past. So either way, I think I will be successful. I’ve been thinking about this decision over the past few weeks, and have decided to re-join Weight Watchers… at least for now. I’ve based this decision on a number of factors:
1. Meetings offer support when you have problems or questions about your goals. Also, you can hear the success stories of other members – which can inspire you to continue your efforts.
2. The Program offered by Weight Watchers is sensible, it’s not a fad diet and it is a lifestyle change. It is also easy to follow and doesn’t require any special foods.
3. I have to ‘report’ my weight each week, I found this helpful last time as it helped keep me focused on the task at hand – you find yourself motivated to make the effort to lose weight because someone will know when you’ve slacked off and they can offer tips to help get you back on track.
4. They have helped me defeat a plateau before… perhaps they can help me regain my focus and get back on track with my weight loss goals
In a way I would like to go it alone, for one it would save me money [as I already have all their program books] but at the moment I need to get my regain my focus and get back on track. The group setting can help with that. It’s not just the internal war of willpower you have to battle. You need to have focus and discipline in what you are doing, without it you will fall. Until I am confident that I am focused on my goals and the discipline needed to lose the weight on my own, I don’t think that I can do it on my own. Perhaps in a few months I will have the confidence to be able to lose weight myself without the support of Weight Watchers. But until that day comes I think I will stick to the group setting.
The most important thing to remember is that everyone is different. What works for one person may not for another. Some people, like myself, who need that little push before they can confidently move on. Whichever method you use, remember that there are options available if you discover it is not working for you.
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How To Plan To Quit Smoking
There are probably millions of people who have been smoking for quite some time and find it very difficult to give up the habit regardless of the age. An addiction to cigarettes is a serious matter. Not only is smoking a physical addiction due to chemicals, it is also a psychology addiction and habit, which is one of hardest thing overcome. Therefore, it is important to come up with a comprehensive and overall plan to quit smoking.
There are thousands and thousands of people who have successfully give up or quit smoking. These people are no different from you. Bear in mind that if they can do it, there is no reason why you can’t do it. There are many smokers who feel that it’s too late to quit smoking or that they’re old.
This is actually an excuse to runaway from the truth and that the truth is that it is never too late to quit smoking. Smoking is so harmful that you will gain health benefits from the day as soon as you stop smoking.
Before you quit smoking and have your final cigarette, prepare your mind and boost up your willpower. This is the most important aspect to conquer in quitting smoking. If you do not have any willpower or wanting to quit, chances are, you will most likely fail to quit smoking. Spend a little time thinking about the reasons why you want to quit smoking.
Also put in a little effort to search on the health benefits of kicking the habit, whether it is for yourself or the people around you. Calculate and estimate how much you will save if you do not smoke, and what the money will be used for otherwise.
Once you have done your research to prepare yourself physically and psychologically, it is time to quit smoking for good. Your body will begin to feel better and healthier even only after 8 hours or having a last cigarette. The level of oxygen and the level of carbon monoxide will return to normal. You will reduce your chance of a heart attack after 24 hours of not smoking and your sense of taste and smell will improve after 48 hours of not smoking.
Think of the long term benefits that you will gain after you have quit. After 2 weeks of not smoking. You will feel your lungs clearing, being able to breathe better again. Other aspects of your health will begin to improve.
By researching and coming up with a comprehensive plan, you will increase your chances of successfully quitting the cigarettes for good. Your willpower also play a crucial role in determining whether you fail or succeed and that’s why it is important to build and enhance your willpower before you officially quit.
Tony James is an ex-smoker for 15 years and is currently helping smokers to quit smoking with ease without the discomfort of cravings or withdrawal symptoms.
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