Dear Pharmacist,
Last week, you gave a ‘Dumb’ Award to “anti-depressant drugs and the doctors who prescribe them for every woman who is tired or tearful.” I struggle with depression, and my medications don’t help. Can you elaborate?  –D.D.  Tacoma, Washington

Answer: You and millions of other people will get shuffled from one psychiatrist to another, [...]

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Dear Pharmacist,
In a previous column on apple cider vinegar (ACV), you stated that “heartburn and reflux can sometimes be related to insufficient levels of stomach acid, not high levels like many of you who take acid blockers assume.”  Really Suzy?  I’ve been on Omeprazole for years for heartburn.  My doctor says you’re nuts and got [...]

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Dear Pharmacist,
I’m very tired and weak without my thyroid medicine.  Now, I’m concerned about the thyroid shortage and worried that there will not be medication for me. What else can I do?   M.K., Gainesville, Florida

Answer:  There will always be thyroid medication, don’t worry. While this is all getting sorted out by the manufacturers [...]

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Dear Pharmacist,
I really need your help because I am now up to 14 medications for the [...]

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