My grandmother is 89 and both soy and lactose sensitive. she has been taking Enshure shakes for the last few years but has found them to make her feel bloated and uncomfortable. I worry about her weight loss and nutritional needs being met without them. I’ve been thinking perhaps almond breeze mixed with a protien powder and a liquid vitamin supplement. Any insight out there? Thank you.
You might want to just google search it or something & see what comes up-like maybe put in "enshure shake replacement".
September 1, 2010
Does anyone know of a soy & lactose free alternative to Enshure nutritional shakes?
August 26, 2010
Athiest, what do you think of this?
Why is this medication prescribed?
Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks. Alprazolam is in a class of medications called benzodiazepines. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain.
How should this medicine be used?
Alprazolam comes as a tablet and a concentrated solution (liquid) to take by mouth. It usually is taken two to four times a day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take alprazolam exactly as directed.
To take the concentrated liquid, use only the dropper that came with your prescription. Draw into the dropper the amount prescribed for one dose. Squeeze the dropper contents into a liquid or semi-solid food such as water, juice, soda, applesauce, or pudding. Stir the liquid or food gently for a few seconds. The concentrated liquid will blend completely with the food. Drink or eat the entire mixture immediately. Do not store for future use.
Your doctor will probably start you on a low dose of alprazolam and gradually increase your dose, not more than once every 3 or 4 days.
Alprazolam can be habit-forming. Do not take a larger dose or take it more often or for a longer time than your doctor tells you to. Do not stop taking alprazolam without talking to your doctor. Suddenly stopping to take alprazolam may worsen your condition and cause withdrawal symptoms (anxiousness, sleeplessness, irritability, and seizures). Withdrawal symptoms may be worse if you take more than 4 mg of alprazolam every day. Your doctor will decrease your dose gradually.
Other uses for this medicine
Alprazolam also is used sometimes to treat depression, fear of open spaces (agoraphobia), and premenstrual syndrome. Talk to your doctor about the possible risks of using this medication for your condition.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking alprazolam,
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Librax), clonazepam (Klonopin), clorazepate (Tranxene), diazepam (Valium), estazolam (ProSom), flurazepam (Dalmane), halazepam (Paxipam), lorazepam (Ativan), oxazepam (Serax), prazepam (Centrax), quazepam (Doral), temazepam (Restoril), triazolam (Halcion), or any other medications.
tell your doctor if you are taking itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral). Your doctor willl probably tell you not to take alprazolam.
tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. Be sure to mention any of the following: amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone); antidepressants (’mood elevators’) such as desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Tofranil), and nefazodone (Serzone); antifungals such as fluconazole (Diflucan); antihistamines; cimetidine (Tagamet); clarithromycin (Biaxin); cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune); diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor, Tiazac); ergotamine (Cafatine, Cafergot, Wigraine, others); erythromycin (E.E.S., E-Mycin, Erythrocin); isoniazid (INH, Nydrazid); medications for mental illness and seizures; nicardipine (Cardene); nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia); oral contraceptives (birth control pills); propoxyphene (Darvon); selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), and sertraline (Zoloft); sedatives; sleeping pills; and tranquilizers. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
tell your doctor if you have or have ever had glaucoma; depression; or lung, kidney, or liver disease.
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking alprazolam, call your doctor immediately.
talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of taking this medication if you are 65 years of age or older. Older adults should receive low doses of alprazolam because higher doses may not work better and may cause serious side effects.
if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking alprazolam.
you should know that alprazolam may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this medication affects you.
talk to your doctor about the safe use of alcohol while you are taking this medication. Alcohol can make the side effects of alprazolam worse.
I just love that one of the suggested categories is R&S LOL.
Social Science > Psychology
Society & Culture > Cultures & Groups > Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered
Society & Culture > Religion & Spirituality
Society & Culture > Cultures & Groups > Other – Cultures & Groups
Entertainment & Music > Polls & Surveys
Not at all, Jabber Wock! Why would you think that? 
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Might all of that tl;dr be an indirect reference to posts like this?
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvlW0o0HGsTrE1JxurXe2hdYT31G;_ylv=3?qid=20100820034322AAIGRWo
LOL!
August 23, 2010
Is it possible to live on nothing but nutritional shakes, vitamins, and minerals?
If the whole point of eating food is to absorb the nutrients into your body wouldn’t it make more sense to just directly consume the pure nutrients? Wouldn’t eating lots of vitamins and nutritional shakes provide you with all of your body’s necessary nutrients? Nutritional supplements don’t contain any excess fat, sugar, or calories like most regular food. What is there in food that still requires our body to consume it?
if you look at it from a systematic point of view yes. though people are more than machines. we have emotions to deal with. and why eat pure nutriants when real food tastes so much more delicious.
August 14, 2010
A sexual problem i am having?
I have a bit of stress going on in my life right now, but its not crippling. None the less i am unable to keep an erection for my girlfriend, only when were about to have sex. I dont know if its nutritional or mental or what. I tried some GNC Staminol only four capsules but noticed no difference. Does anyone have advice and or suggestion regarding herbal supplements. I cant afford prescription stuff like viagra. Does anything REALLY work??
Quite clearly something is up.
Viagra or equivalents will only put a band aid on the problem.
Anxiety and stress are likely only masking a problem which could be systemic.
Most cases of erectile dysfunction are caused by poor blood supply to the penis although poor nerve supply can be a factor (I’m convinced many men in their 60’s with erectile dysfunction don’t have a blood supply problem but osteophytic growth onto the S1 nerve which impinges affecting penile function).
What other symptoms do you have?
Has their been any change in sensation?
Has there been any change in bladder control?
Do you have any other symptoms elsewhere in the body?
Stress can change your posture (along with blood chemistry etc) affecting the space between foramina where the nerves exit the spine.
August 11, 2010
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