Do you take drugs?

He was sceptical at first, I even watched an American documentary with him, because he wasn't sure about whether to start taking them. Neighbour had a massive heart attack and died on his kitchen floor one morning, then not long after my dad started taking them.

As far as I'm aware his LDL cholesterol has reduced since he has, having remained pretty static before. Could be down to the diet, but they don't seem to be doing him any harm.

My main issue with prescription pills is the tendency to put anybody who mentions depression onto Anti-d's without any real attempt at therapy first, coming off them is a particularly nasty experience so you get locked in.

I take loads of drugs and don't have a problem with it so far. Had a heart attack 10 years ago so I have the standards (statin, aspirin, beta blocker and ace inhibitor)
I've found that having all this back up allows me to push the envelope more than ever, so well done modern society for allowing me to behave like a twat in my 60s. Cheers folks!

What's an ace inhibitor?

Do you not feel that due to being given a second chance at life you should calm it down a bit and not act like a twat incase it happens again as you may not be so lucky next time?

I suspect wanderlust would rather die than stop being a twat.

I try to avoid tablets of any kind, agree lifestyle is the way forward. however some people are dealt a bad hand and tablets keep them alive, do think the doctors prescribe to easily though.

wessy wrote: I do think the doctors prescribe to easily though.

I agree. I think doctors should spend more time treating the cause rather than the symptoms.

A lot of the problem is lack of any real physical activity, work in general and housework for that matter is a lot less manual than it used to be and kids don't play out as much either. When I was growing up everyone had sugar in their tea, had chips most nights, fried breakfasts at least twice a week and on other days had cereal with full fat milk and loads of sugar on them, smoked 20 biftas a day and drank bitter or mild down the pub a couple of nights a week. This was offset by only 3 TV channels which was done and dusted by 11at night and was controlled by dad who wanted to watch a load of boring shite so you played out with your mates or went for a bike ride or something.

I hear loads of people say they would like to do this or that but never have the time and its always the same ones that can give you the skinny on every soap, reality show and celebrity nonsense in existence, even complete bollox like Swampmen or some other hillbilly crap.