Have an awesome day!
AMERICA FREEDOM #3
Month: June 2019
AMERICA FREEDOM #2
Enjoy the day and the freedoms we have as Americans. I can love our country and not like the leadership. That’s all the more reason to get out the vote!
To America with Love
Photos from Washington, D.C. at the WWII Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and Vietnam Memorial.
AMERICA Freedom #1
Enjoy your holiday weekend, celebrate for the men and women who faught since we were a baby to make this the greatest land.
Paradise
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Friday Quote
Side Effect Indunced Illnesses
All drugs, prescription, over the counter and holistic have side effects, short and long term side effects. One important fact to know is holistic, supplements and over the counter drugs are not put thru clinical trials or FDA supervised. Basically, these products can make any claim, true or false and it’s not backed by the FDA.
I’m not saying don’t take, I’m saying take with caution the way you should with prescription drugs. Short term side effects are ones that usually go away after taking, other short term side effects might not go away and you have to decide if you can continue to take. Long term side effects can happen anytime after taking the drug for a certain time period. There is no way to no how long that time period is.
Examples
Over the counter: diet drugs, cough and sinus medicine, Tylenol and baby aspirin.
Holistic/Supplements: Saint Johns Wart (which in many cases should not be taken with Psych medications.)
My experiences with long term side effects are from taking prescriptions Dexedrine and Lithium for over 20 years.
Dexedrine is basically speed, it’s a stimulant not dished out often. I’m Treatment-Resistant Bipolar 1 which means I suffer from depression more than mania. My depression is so bad Dexedrine is needed to keep me performing normally.
The long term side effect of Dexedrine is Mitral Valve failure. It’s a dangerous side effect but I could not live today without it.
Lithium is the foundation of all my Psych medications. Some people who are Bipolar only have to take Lithium to balance their moods. It’s most often the first medication prescribed for Bipolar Disorder.
There are many long term side effects from Lithium, for me, its tumors on all four Parathyroids and two tumors on Thyroid. Though there is no way to know for sure Lithium caused my tumors although it is a long term side effect. I’m having surgery on 7/8/19 to remove the tumors from both Parathyroids and Thyroid.
Know what your taking, know the side effects, short and long term before making a decision to take or give to children.
M
Today In History June 27
1971
Concert promoter Bill Graham hosts the final show at the Fillmore East, with performances by Albert King, The J. Geils Band, The Beach Boys, and The Allman Brothers Band, among others. The venue had featured iconic acts since 1968 but proved to be too small for the growing concert industry.
1972
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, designers of the first arcade video game, ‘Computer Space,’ incorporate their new firm, Atari. It will help transform the industry as Atari’s design engineer Al Alcorn gets things rolling, or at least gliding, with his first creation, ‘Pong.’
1985
It’s too late to get hip to timely Route 66 tips, as the once heavily travelled highway spanning the US heartland from Chicago to L.A. (California) is officially decertified. Formerly stretching more than 2,000 miles, the giant US interstate highway system now renders the route obsolete.
BIRTHDAYS
ROSS PEROT 1930
HELEN KELLER 1880
J.J. ABRAMS 1966
BOB KEESHAN (CAPTAIN KANAGROO) 1927
Looking For The Light’s 10 year anniversary
I started blogging with WordPress in 2005 with a blog called Defining Memories. After grieving my granny the blog took on a different look and a name change made sense. Looking For The Light is the name of my blog but also how I look at life. My life’s history is not completely resolved hence Looking For the Light.
Through blogging, I have grown in ways never imagined. Bloggers have provided support, another view, similar backgrounds to learn from and most of all a sense of community.
I’m a more understanding person, a less shallow, open-hearted, and loving person from blogging. Thank you and let’s keep rocking!
Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 10 years ago. Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging.
#Wordless Wednesday
lookingforthelight.blog 