@@peggymicsky8607 Sorry as this video is about medical health I assumed you were talking about exercise, and people have been cautioned when taking exercise during the pandemic. Not sure why you're talking about prostitution on a medical video. Have a nice evening and stay safe.
My dad was a world renowned research chemist who developed over 300 drugs working for one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies working for not 1, but 2 Nobel prize winners. A saying he (of all people!) said was, “the best pharmacology, is no pharmacology”.
@@dominicnardozzi6589 True. My husband is very "anti-pill". He would rather suffer with a headache than take an aspirin for it. And it's all because of when he was a kid his mother's doctors finally prescribed her one-to-many pills and she started hallucinating. While she was hallucinating, she would beat him and his sister. Thankfully this only lasted for a few weeks before he eventually mustered the courage to sneak out of the house and ride his bicycle to another family member's house to ask for help getting it stopped.
I will address you as Dr because you earned that, but you sir, are a humanitarian, a good person, a friend to all, truth teller, I could go on, but each of those descriptions I have of you, are much more admirable than the the title Dr. Thank you from us all!!!
A few months ago, I submitted a question to Dr. Gupta. I never really anticipated getting a response back. I was worried about my new diagnosis of Second Degree Type 1 heart block. It was right before Christmas and it was really concerning me. I was shocked when I opened my email one morning and had a voice recorded response from Dr. Gupta. I have never experienced a physician care enough to do that - even the ones that I know personally and pay for! God Bless you doctor. Keep up the great videos. They are helping more people than you know.
This video is a year old. I hope you're doing well. I'd love to ask Dr Gupta a couple of questions, or make an appointment. I have LBBB and EF 25. I don't know how I'm supposed to get my heart stronger, when the medication is making my heart not work as hard. It makes no sense to me. I'm looking at having a BiV ICD put in and still have many questions.
@@Claudia-dw3zl My cardiologist increased one of my medications and another echo is scheduled 4 month after the last one. I'm about halfway there. I'm still searching for answers. Maybe you'll have better luck than me.
WARNING: MOST doctors will NOT like questions. They think they are being challenged, and they are used to being the bosses in everything. They will either blow you off, or make you feel like a dummy for wanting to know what they're thinking. Get used to it and keep pushing back if you don't mind an adversarial relationship with your provider, or find another doctor who's willing to take the time with you.
I question my doctor all the time if they like it or not if you don't like the response of your doctor as long as you are being respectful ask for a second opinion
All the positive and loving commentaries on your work, I echo. In my 50 years as a psychotherapist, I've never encountered a doctor with such empathy and humanity as you demonstrate. I feel blessed discovering your videos. I'm a healthy 83, still working, on no meds - but I'm sure the pill pushers are hoping my age will call for them. Thank you so much for your heartfelt intelligence.
When my mum was diagnosed with high blood pressure 20 years ago, her doctor not just gave her bp medication, but also blood thinner, cholesterol tablets, and many more, I was busy working and was not living with mum and was very ignorant at that time and didn't know much about medication. Mum's health deteriorated quickly from constant cough, osteoporosis, bone pain, fluid in lung and then dementia, within a period of 15 years, she passed away from stroke. So sad and now I am living with constant guilt, I should have done more to help her but I had no idea but trusted the doctor treating her.
Having said that, I suffered from gas and bloating for more than 35 years, went to many Xray and ultrasounds for my stomach, nothing wrong, but doctors wanted me to take antiacid pills for life, only two years ago, I found out that I am gluten and lactose intolerance, I cut those out, problems solved. Doctors are there to prescribe pills but not treating the causes
Thank you, this is exactly the issue I struggle with. Fit and healthy, exercise and eat well, 70 years old, high blood pressure. Every medication either doesn’t work or has serious side effects. Hearing a doctor tell me about the silent killer Is absolutely no help. Would love more videos like this one.
Eat 1/2 organic(!) garlic clove every day. Crush/slice it let it sit for 10 minutes on air (for allicin production) then eat it (don't chew it will be easier). Drink down with something you like. Will solve your blood pressure problem. No side effects. Just needs to be done by you. I eat it everytime I get a cold and holy sh1t it works better than any pill. It's called Russian penicillin for a reason.
Yep, mine too.....impatiently at that. Don't feel truly heard and I am rushed, I just want a doctor who will enter into a sensible conversation with me, discussing the facts and options and hear me when I share what I already know so we can have a meaningful conversation about the issues, with the view to finding a solution that works. Also one who will take what I'm saying seriously, instead of dismissing me before I've barely got a sentence out, as just a statistic.... I have ME and that has cardiovascular effects that may complicate my situation, do I have any idea whether my cardiologist even knows what ME is? Nope. And since my experience in a & e has been that people treating me didn't know what it is at all, how can I trust that the person making the decisions over my care has any understanding of my situation? They're just seeing a typical low-mid aged female and treating me as that without considering that I might fall inside a totally different risk category AND may very well have complications that might not be super obvious. VERY little testing done, very little concern... but zero discussion around this despite major symptom issues that are affecting my life. Very frustrating. Same thing in different ways with different doctors though, since I got sick with ME 6 years ago, noone listens, then I get really sick and finally they accept what's happening.... but things could've been prevented getting so bad if I'd just been heard and taken seriously to begin with. Now it's my heart and I'm scared, because missing something early with THIS might not be so fixable.In the UK too.
I have waiting for a diagnosis for a year now, I just want someone to tell me what’s wrong with my heart. I have developed afib and have had a heart attack according to the consultant radiographer which showed up after my nuclear stress test. I have had four appointments cancelled, I’m at my wits end.
Going gluten, then grain, free lowered my numbers such that I weaned off High BP, cholesterol, and hypothyroidism meds! Previously I assumed I had crummy genes or bad luck, until I realized I had the power to take action to improve health. 25 yrs of GERD med
This is what I have been doing lately too! I am 66 years old and only last year, my doctor wants me to be on statin and aspirin because I have elevated cholesterol, elevated AIC. With lifestyle change, ditched the sugar, and carbs, do intermittent fasting, eat more home cooked whole food meals, grass fed meats, wild caught fish, non-gmo veggies and fruits. My AIC was 8, now it's 6.5. I need to get it down to 5.5 or lower? Good luck on your health journey! Thank God, we have Dr. Gupta! He is heaven sent!
This all makes more logical sense than my doc prescribing pills, only to tell me that very few of his patients ever get off them. I don't like the logic of this one way road to pill taking. Thanks from Canada.
I don't trust the doctors, some problems I had fixed myself listening to people like you. You are true doctor who cares for his patients, keep great work, and thank you.
This is SO good! Im an RN my husband is a physician we are in our 40's and don't want to end up on the pharmacy train like most people do. Thank you for putting your self out there. Good info not only for ourselves but for patients
I was given 5 tablets after my heart attack 2 years ago. I am down to 2 and a half now hope to be down to 2 and proud of that. Massage works for headaches and exercise works for many other ailments. Vitamin D is crucial for good health. This guy is brilliant.
Look at Dr Essylten. I went plant based. It's a miracle. Take high dose vit c, lysine, vit k2 mk7, magnesium, b complex. Sit back and wait for the miracle!
@@allanb52 thanks for reply cosmo.. Im 37, on a beta blocker now as after hvi g covid have fast heart rate and loads of ectopic beats.. Sorry on your heart attack.. And wish you health in the future.. How long ago did that happen?
@@davidconstant4716 if you have a little money I strongly suggest a consultancy with Dr. Gupta he is brilliant. Prepare all the questions you want answered after a lot of study. I spent 2 years since my CI.
I enjoy the educational value of your videos, plus, as someone trained in the law I also enjoy your well reasoned arguments. You've so eloquently put what so many of us think about pills.
I agree. I complained to my GP last year about stomach pain and I was asked to review my diet. Whilst doing so, my pharmacist had run out of Ramipril for a few days and I had none to take and miraculously my stomach pains vanished overnight. The pains then re-appeared when I restarted the drug and my GP agreed that I should stop taking them after 10 years. To compensate, I increased my dose of Bisopropol fumerate but at least I took onetablet less than before. Had my pharmacist not run out of Ramipril, I can guarantee that I'd still have stomach pain and I'd still be reviewing my diet 12months later !
He’s amazing , truly cares about people ! A great physician , very rare ! Truth here .... my mom forgot her meds in rehab , ended up taking 2 ... was taking 12 at home ... all diff specialists ... no quarterback ... it’s ridiculous
This is the story of my life, I react badly to a lot of medications. I regret that I listened to the Dr and out of fear and without any risk I took the toxic pills, I tried three different BP medications and the last one I tried was disastrous and it ended up with me getting fibromyalgia syndrome which is a real struggle to live with. So often these medications do more harm than good and if there are alternative treatments and lifestyle changes this is always the first option for me now.
Hi Dr. Sanjay. Yes you are so right about tablets. Yes the pharmacy companies are profiting. I agree wholeheartedly with you. This video is so welcomed. Given a choice is a good idea. Always respect you. Appreciation ten fold.I was prescribed thyroxine for twenty years. I complained with most awful tremors. Yes I know you are supposed to take for life. Then I was told I was just borderline and I no longer take them and I improved. No tremors and much better. The amount went up always. Thank you so very much.
That's appalling that you were prescribed that drug for twenty frigging Years!!! I bet you did have terrible tremors and felt like Crap!! I would get a good attorney and file a frigging lawsuit. It's about time these Doctors are held Accountable!!!
After educating myself a lot about heart health and nutrition in general(I have a heart disease since I am 3 years and have a titanium heart valve), I am shocked that not a single doctor here in Germany asked about my nutrition or gave me instructions what to eat and important nutrients for the heart. They only perscribed pills. I learned that all from the googling and watching youtube videos. I share your opinion 100% on this...
I am not a scientist or a doctor but reached the same conclusions after years of terrible experiences that did a lot of damage to both my mum and myself. Now I research everything for myself and resort to treating myself as best I can. Its working. You have literally revived my faith in humanity and the Medical profession! Hope to book a consultation soon. God Willing May God Bless you.
I left a new neurologist's office after an accident left me with many problems. He handed me a stack of 12 new paper scripts! (Yes, back in the days of paper scripts!) In the weeks waiting for my appointment I had been reading about taking vit B12 for nerve pain. I asked the doctor what he thought about me taking vit B12. I am standing there with 12 scripts in my ✋️ and his reply?.... "Let's be careful...we don't want you to be on some strange substances!"
Great video and one that has finally convinced me to get off my "essential heart medications" because it seems to me the supposed benefits certainly don't outweigh my probable risks and definitely lower quality of life. My mother who died in 2018 when she was 95, was on a cocktail of 7 or 8 tablets every morning for a heart condition diagnosed when she was in her 60's, spent the last year of her life in a nursing home with severe dementia. Her tablet regime stopped immediately once she went into the nursing home and it didn't have the slightest effect on whatever those heart issues were. I now find myself on blood thinners in case I have a stroke, and beta blockers for high blood pressure and to slow my heart (currently 45bpm) because of AF. I hope Dr Gupta does a video to help explain "the risks" of getting off this Pharma gravy train .
YES! I am more than familiar than this scenario. This is why they are called doctors of medicine not doctors of healing. It’s usually treating the symptoms not finding the cause and treating that.
I'm 65-years old and live in the USA. I have had only one doctor like the York Cardiology. He needs to be teaching at a major medical college, otherwise all of us will be visiting pill pushers.
I just found you and I'm blown away! I always contradict my doctor's "orders" because I know my body and I know that natural means help better than meds more often like diet and exercise. Pills don't take care of our bodies, we do. Thank you for these videos doc.!
Dr. Gupta, you are a fine and honest gentleman and doctor. What you are saying here really hits a nerve in me. You are the only doctor I know of who has ever considered patients as individuals and has stepped out of the cookie cutter box on behalf of the patient. You also have integrity beyond any doctor I have known. Your bravery is part of your honor; you tell the truth about the insurance companies and the greed factor. Elton John wrote “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world.” He could have written this lyric for you.
Thank you, I love how you make all your vids with such clarity. My gp is the type that doles out tablets like smarties and he doesn't really like it when I question the need for them! ....i appreciate you too, Sanjay...💙
Well done! Thank you for empowering us. Unfortunately it is difficult to have such conversations with the Doctors. I was so surprised when my mom was prescribed a medicine to reduce cholesterol (statins) and the doctor said it was to reduce risk of heart attack. With that argument, she started to take it. Six months later, we changed the Medical Centre (NHS - UK) and the other doctor told her to stop taking immediately as for her case it made no sense given the risk of statins. Unfortunately, none of the cases the doctors asked about her lifestyle or diet, which is how we improved her numbers.
True. I had my first stroke a few months ago, totally out of the blue, despite thinking I was healthy. I had no symptoms, no pre-diagnosed conditions, nothing. As I laid in a hospital bed recovering, one of the first things the hospital tried to do was get me to start taking a Crestor (a statin) pill. When my husband, who is VERY suspicious of doctors, immediately objected and asked the nurse what it was for, she said to reduce cholesterol and thus reduce risk of heart attack. My husband asked the nurse if they had tested me and determined I had high cholesterol. The nurse stood there silent for a minute, then admitted they hadn't tested me, it was just their common practice to give Crestor to as many patients as possible, especially those patients over age 40. I was totally astounded and shocked to experience, first-hand, such deceit by a medical professional. I had believed my entire life that the doctors know what's best for you, and that my husband's claims/rants against doctors were just a conspiracy theory he was into. Needless to say, I did NOT take the Crestor. I then also refused to take any pill they tried to give me until 3 criteria were met. 1. They told me the name of it, 2. They told me exactly what it was for, and 3. My husband did some quick research and gave his temporary approval. I came out of the hospital only accepting 3 of the 6 prescription pills they tried to put me on. I take them, some of the time, while my husband diligently researches alternatives to these pills, as the idea is to get me off them as quickly as possible before they do long-term damage.
This why I love this doc! My aunt had medication for side effects. Then that medication also had side effects! So her doctor prescribed a further medication for that side effect !!?? My aunt no longer knew why all the medication !
Thank you so much for your honesty. If more doctors were like you, Western medicine would be much better. You sound more like a Naturopath or Holistic Doctor than a typical Western doctor. 💛❤️💜
Thank you soooo much for being a true caring medical professional as well as a beautiful authentic generous and courageous fellow human. I wish all doctors were as ethical and patient-centered as you; we would all be much healthier and much happier!
Thank you - a breath of fresh air and common sense. Wish all Doctors were like this - my faith renewed. Doctors should be healers not be in the pockets of big pharma companies.
Thank you for such a refreshingly honest appraisal. A doctor who encourages people to challenge "expert advice" by informing themselves is rare indeed.
How do you manage to remain so rooted and so relevant year after year, Dr. Gupta? One has been told that the best things in life do not last long. Not so your channel. You remain as honest and refreshing as ever with what you want to put across . God bless you. Ayushman Bhava. 🙏
I absolutely love your channel. I am a 2013 heart transplant recipient and I watch your channel everyday as I do research for my own channel as I prepare to make transplant educational videos. You have been a tremendous help and I recommend your channel often. Great video!! Thank you
Thank you Sanjay, I have always researched any drug prescribed for me since almost dying from Graves disease caused by a mini contraceptive pill, ending up in hospital for 2 weeks and being given the choice of a thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine. I researched the pill, found it sometimes caused Grave's disease so refused both. Since then I have had a great scepticism for any drug prescribed which had bad side effects. You are an inspiration to other doctors who should all follow your example
Patients should take some responsibility for their own health. I'm 74 and research reliable sources, (this one is at top of my list). I see my health-care as a collaborative activity with my doctor as my advise.
You are a true healer Dr Sanjay, someone who's mind - heart connection is authentic. Ironically many heart doctors are disconnected from this and live in their heads and lack true compassion. Great that you have spoken up about the overloading of pills for patients. Blessings to you
Dear Dr Sanjay Gupta, I will be short and sweet: You are a credit to your profession. It is a great pity that the medical profession has far more debits than credits.
You are such a truthful doctor and so interesting to listen to. Having suffered from severe muscle damage relating to a statin I may not have even needed in the first place, I agree 100% with everything you say. A million thank you's doctor for your videos.
Are you real? an Angel!!!!! Thought my husband was the only physician who felt like this way about meds. As a Pediatric ICU and CTICU nurse, for the past 40 years, this is the first time I hear any physician, specially a cardiologist being so honest and confident enough to speak out.... I also just need to add that meds are pushed to patients so that physicians can protect themselves in case they are sued. The more meds given the safer and more protected the physicians feel. Just saying!
Excellent logical presentation. EVERY heart patient on pills, (any patient on pills) and their care givers, should watch this video! It will open your eyes and help you make informed decisions.
Thanks for being a wise doctor!! Similar ideas to the decisions of surgeries and other treatments. Sometimes, hustling could be an issue in the medical society bc of financial/time pressure, fear or super-ego/pride ( E.g., I know better than you.) Take care.
Dr. Gupta, you're a bright 🌞 light in the world. If only more doctors cared about their patients the way you do. You're a true healer. We love you and wish you well.
When I was on about 20 different pills, I said bag this! I stopped everything, I felt 100 percent better, was able to start walking for 30 minutes at a time, started losing weight and started taking an interest in life again. The reason I ended up with so many was because symptoms were treated, not the cause. No coordination for services.
Thanks for your clear-eyed view of the medical/pharmaceutical/health industrial complex. You are an exemplary advocate for all patients and have given us a roadmap to greater self empowerment.
Dr, thank you for all the great information you provide it has been extremely helpful. It’s a shame that none of the will change until medical schools are required to have more hours of nutrition and integrative medicine and physicians move to a new frame of mine on treatment and more importantly, cure and not just treatment. I am so glad there are a few physicians like you who think out of the box and are not afraid to buck the system.
Thank you! This is exactly the way I like to be treated. My new cardiologist spoke very similarly! I appreciate you sharing. I pray your Father's doing better and is comfortable.
You are such an excellent communicator! I had a mild stroke in Jan 2020 and viewed your videos then and learned more than any info or explanation I heard from doctors and so have continued ad subscribed to your videos. Still have walking and balance issues but appreciate all I’ve learned about preventing another stroke and enhancing nutrients like Magnesium, etc. please keep up the good work. You are a blessing!
I do challenge taking medications and do my own research, but I am also very lucky to have a cardiologist who understands why I do this. I reduced my 15 a day intake to just 3 pills a day, and what’s more, I feel so much better. So glad that you have made this video. Thank you as always Xx
Thanks dr i am 82yrs old and have taking betablockers for 30yrs now and inspite of this i have had 2 lad arteries blocked at fifty five percent at the age of 72 in this video you have voiced my doubts about so much medication
Thank you. I’ve seen my grandmother taking “heart” pills that put her to sleep trying to eat her lunch. She died of heart failure. I often wondered if the treatment was worth it. My Mum, was on a mix of diabetes, blood pressure and heart medications which was bad for her. She begged her doctor not to put her on the diabetes meds because the side effects were terrible for her. I wonder how much vascular dementia could have been prevented if the mix of meds could have been looked at. As a borderline and then officially diagnosed diabetic I was sent to an endocrinologist. As I have IBS-D she agreed that consistency of meds in my body would be difficult to determine to say the least. So that was the end of my diabetes treatment. That was 2017 I believe. There is no point in being tested for blood levels if I’m not even getting advice. No diet, no exercise, no referrals to a local group that has been recommended to him by his patients. It can’t be that serious until pills can be given, right. I may know my own body but I haven’t spent years learning what goes wrong with it and if there’s something to prevent or manage possible problems. I would enjoy visiting a doctor who uses intelligence and education to help me live a better quality of life. I’ll just have to keep looking for one like you.
the good that you are providing to us viewers will never be quantified! thank you dr. Gupta. you make things so understandable and present information in a way we would never be able to understand on our own and to be our own best advocates.
Dr gupta, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video. I have been on bisoprolol for over 4 years now for treatment for atrial fibrillation, I get awful side effects from them and it affects my lifestyle. What you have said has really made a profound influence on me, thank you so very much
thank you thank you so much for your caring heart I am 81 and still very slowly cut on my prescriptions ❤and your advice are so precious I trust everything you say You are a treasure Sir ❤❤❤🤗😮
Brilliant! For years these were my thoughts when watching the ever increasing medications being prescribed for my parents, now I find myself feeling the same about what I am being prescribed - so thank you!
My oncologist was delighted when he found my chemo pills were causing my lightheadedness. He discovered it by having me stop them. Then he stopped them permanently. No longer take anything though I am neither cured nor in remission; just stable. You have just increased my respect for and trust in him.
@@dannymeyer3256 The constant care and concern for his ill father is starting to show. Too much stress and worry. Hoping everything starts looking up for him and that he gets peace of mind and adequate rest and sleep.🙏💜 Dr. Gupta is such a lovely and caring human being.
@@football24091 No. I got bad side effects from them. I take a lot of supplements and exercise. I get most of my medical information from doctors on You Tube.
Trust me we appreciate you more than you know. I suffered from a malpractice incident and your videos helped me greatly to get my life back. Thank you.
I am your biggest fan, but medicine saved me. I have leaky mitral and atrial valves (1/4) and frequent flutter and ectopic beats. My doctor didn’t want to give tablets. So the problems kept ruining my life. I pressured my cardiologist to give me Bisoprolol AND verapamil. I am ok now, no symptoms and I am normal again. But I had to tell the doctor what to prescribe me!
And the long term side effects? Did they give you access to all that and the carcinogenic ingredients that may give you cancer and more prescriptions for the future?
As someone who has HEDS, you've described what happens to 99% of us to a T. Especially GPs. We become some of the best medical researchers on the planet! This is AFTER our diagnosis from a specialist. I've just realised dysautonomia is a MAJOR contributor to my health issues, not a minor inconvenience as I thought. Can't take meds as have NARROW angle glaucoma, excellent heart, slow HR, LOW blood pressure. Years ago GP put me on beta blockers for migraine as I was getting 4 in 3 weeks. Triptans worked well for me. I felt horrible on beta blockers. Would prefer migraines!
I appreciate YOU more than you will ever know. Your HONEST and forthright and very clear explanations have been an immeasurable help in learning about the ins and outs of cardiac health. If only there were doctors like you near me. Keep up the good work, you are awesome!
Dr. Sanjay is a great doctor who really cares. I will take a list of written questions with me to my doctor. That way, I do not have to leave without getting an answer. I have had a GP ready to walk out the door if I disagree with him/her. I will not hesitate to confront why. I'm sure there are many docs who want you to agree always with their protocol. Sorry, but it's my health, my money and I feel I have a right to my opinion to know the whys?! Thanks for your great work here on utube, Dr. Sanjay in keeping us informed.
Dr Gupta is awesome. We have a great one here in US also. Dr Jack Wolfson in Paradise Valley Arizona. Best move I ever made was flying to Arizona to see him.
Dr Sanjay Gupta. You are truly a blessing. Your ability to share the knowledge you have to the world is greatly appreciated. My God Almighty shower you with many blessings for the amazing human being that you are. Thank you and keep up the good work 🙏❤️
When I stopped eating carbohydrates, I was able to stop a dozen medications including several my Drs told me I would take "for the rest of my life" and some which were destroying my hips (Omeprazole) and others that were making me lethargic (cardiac), still others affected B12, iron, and hormones. My blood tests now show good cardiac heath with 1/2 ratio trigs/HDL and 120/70 blood pressure, excellent hormones, and mood and energy are good. No more GERD, or insomnia, and I lost 20 kilos. Get rid of pills by cutting out carbs.
Hello, you are as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside. How did I get so fortunate to find you?
Be aware there is a weirdo called peggy who doesnt like it if you tend to find Dr Sanjay attractive... lol
@@teddybear3552 😂
@@peggymicsky8607 I think its illegal to stand anywhere outside during this pandemic!!!!!
@@peggymicsky8607 Sorry as this video is about medical health I assumed you were talking about exercise, and people have been cautioned when taking exercise during the pandemic. Not sure why you're talking about prostitution on a medical video. Have a nice evening and stay safe.
I feel the same!
My dad was a world renowned research chemist who developed over 300 drugs working for one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies working for not 1, but 2 Nobel prize winners. A saying he (of all people!) said was, “the best pharmacology, is no pharmacology”.
Pills are horrible seen what they did 2 my father .
AMEN !!
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True. My husband is very "anti-pill". He would rather suffer with a headache than take an aspirin for it. And it's all because of when he was a kid his mother's doctors finally prescribed her one-to-many pills and she started hallucinating. While she was hallucinating, she would beat him and his sister. Thankfully this only lasted for a few weeks before he eventually mustered the courage to sneak out of the house and ride his bicycle to another family member's house to ask for help getting it stopped.
Paul Janssen
Usually the people working on these drugs know the real deal.
I will address you as Dr because you earned that, but you sir, are a humanitarian, a good person, a friend to all, truth teller, I could go on, but each of those descriptions I have of you, are much more admirable than the the title Dr. Thank you from us all!!!
So nice of you Mike. I appreciate this more than i can ever verbalize
A very clear speaker and fair minded and sensible.
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You are indeed. A TRUE DOCTOR.
If only all doctors were like you.
Exactly!
This doctor is like a breath of fresh air ! He is not indoctrinated
as most others are !
A few months ago, I submitted a question to Dr. Gupta. I never really anticipated getting a response back. I was worried about my new diagnosis of Second Degree Type 1 heart block. It was right before Christmas and it was really concerning me. I was shocked when I opened my email one morning and had a voice recorded response from Dr. Gupta. I have never experienced a physician care enough to do that - even the ones that I know personally and pay for! God Bless you doctor. Keep up the great videos. They are helping more people than you know.
Thank you for letting him know. I'm sure he doesn't hear it nearly enough. We have to value exceptional doctors!
This video is a year old. I
hope you're doing well.
I'd love to ask Dr Gupta a couple of questions, or make an appointment. I have LBBB and EF 25. I don't know how I'm supposed to get my heart stronger, when the medication is making my heart not work as hard. It makes no sense to me. I'm looking at having a BiV ICD put in and still have many questions.
Linda just read the message the same thing is happening with me . The med made my heart weaker I think . Did you ever get a stronger heart?
@@Claudia-dw3zl
My cardiologist increased one of my medications and another echo is scheduled 4 month after the last one. I'm about halfway there. I'm still searching for answers. Maybe you'll have better luck than me.
WARNING: MOST doctors will NOT like questions. They think they are being challenged, and they are used to being the bosses in everything. They will either blow you off, or make you feel like a dummy for wanting to know what they're thinking. Get used to it and keep pushing back if you don't mind an adversarial relationship with your provider, or find another doctor who's willing to take the time with you.
My doctor flips put when I don't agree or questions him.
True i had an ER doctor ask me years ago if i was telling him how to do his job
Puh-leeze!...
Most Docs have Egos that are bigger than the frigging Planet!!! 😅
exactly!! one DR told me that " you think you know" when i was asking
I question my doctor all the time if they like it or not if you don't like the response of your doctor as long as you are being respectful ask for a second opinion
Finally an Honest Cardiologist 💜
Try D3/K2
Taki Mika of Japan is 92, and can do splits
This Gupta doctor is definitely a godsend. Blessings.
A lot of them are named
Sanjay Gupta🤔
All the positive and loving commentaries on your work, I echo. In my 50 years as a psychotherapist, I've never encountered a doctor with such empathy and humanity as you demonstrate. I feel blessed discovering your videos. I'm a healthy 83, still working, on no meds - but I'm sure the pill pushers are hoping my age will call for them. Thank you so much for your heartfelt intelligence.
whats your diet like?
That's fantastic comments from a young physiotherapist of 83 year of age. Congratulations for not being on any pill.God bless.
When my mum was diagnosed with high blood pressure 20 years ago, her doctor not just gave her bp medication, but also blood thinner, cholesterol tablets, and many more, I was busy working and was not living with mum and was very ignorant at that time and didn't know much about medication. Mum's health deteriorated quickly from constant cough, osteoporosis, bone pain, fluid in lung and then dementia, within a period of 15 years, she passed away from stroke. So sad and now I am living with constant guilt, I should have done more to help her but I had no idea but trusted the doctor treating her.
Having said that, I suffered from gas and bloating for more than 35 years, went to many Xray and ultrasounds for my stomach, nothing wrong, but doctors wanted me to take antiacid pills for life, only two years ago, I found out that I am gluten and lactose intolerance, I cut those out, problems solved. Doctors are there to prescribe pills but not treating the causes
Thank you, this is exactly the issue I struggle with. Fit and healthy, exercise and eat well, 70 years old, high blood pressure. Every medication either doesn’t work or has serious side effects. Hearing a doctor tell me about the silent killer Is absolutely no help. Would love more videos like this one.
Eat 1/2 organic(!) garlic clove every day. Crush/slice it let it sit for 10 minutes on air (for allicin production) then eat it (don't chew it will be easier). Drink down with something you like.
Will solve your blood pressure problem.
No side effects. Just needs to be done by you.
I eat it everytime I get a cold and holy sh1t it works better than any pill. It's called Russian penicillin for a reason.
My dad took 50 pills a day. Ruined his final years. Ridiculous! They never wanted to focus on health/fitness/natural remedies.
Sorry about this ....
I wish you were my cardiologist. Mine just tells me anything and sends me on my way.
Mine as well...😢
"Mine" doesn't even keep records of what pills he perscribes!!! I go to him only because he shows more humanity than others.
Find a new one. Seriously and get a referral.
Yep, mine too.....impatiently at that. Don't feel truly heard and I am rushed, I just want a doctor who will enter into a sensible conversation with me, discussing the facts and options and hear me when I share what I already know so we can have a meaningful conversation about the issues, with the view to finding a solution that works.
Also one who will take what I'm saying seriously, instead of dismissing me before I've barely got a sentence out, as just a statistic.... I have ME and that has cardiovascular effects that may complicate my situation, do I have any idea whether my cardiologist even knows what ME is? Nope. And since my experience in a & e has been that people treating me didn't know what it is at all, how can I trust that the person making the decisions over my care has any understanding of my situation? They're just seeing a typical low-mid aged female and treating me as that without considering that I might fall inside a totally different risk category AND may very well have complications that might not be super obvious. VERY little testing done, very little concern... but zero discussion around this despite major symptom issues that are affecting my life. Very frustrating.
Same thing in different ways with different doctors though, since I got sick with ME 6 years ago, noone listens, then I get really sick and finally they accept what's happening.... but things could've been prevented getting so bad if I'd just been heard and taken seriously to begin with. Now it's my heart and I'm scared, because missing something early with THIS might not be so fixable.In the UK too.
I have waiting for a diagnosis for a year now, I just want someone to tell me what’s wrong with my heart. I have developed afib and have had a heart attack according to the consultant radiographer which showed up after my nuclear stress test. I have had four appointments cancelled, I’m at my wits end.
Going gluten, then grain, free lowered my numbers such that I weaned off High BP, cholesterol, and hypothyroidism meds! Previously I assumed I had crummy genes or bad luck, until I realized I had the power to take action to improve health. 25 yrs of GERD med
You gave me hope
even oatmeal??
This is what I have been doing lately too! I am 66 years old and only last year, my doctor wants me to be on statin and aspirin because I have elevated cholesterol, elevated AIC. With lifestyle change, ditched the sugar, and carbs, do intermittent fasting, eat more home cooked whole food meals, grass fed meats, wild caught fish, non-gmo veggies and fruits. My AIC was 8, now it's 6.5. I need to get it down to 5.5 or lower? Good luck on your health journey! Thank God, we have Dr. Gupta! He is heaven sent!
We appreciate you, too, Dr Sanjay Gupta. You're honest and good. Thank you for the truth. 👍🌹
This all makes more logical sense than my doc prescribing pills, only to tell me that very few of his patients ever get off them. I don't like the logic of this one way road to pill taking. Thanks from Canada.
Please don’t stop giving these videos. You are a godsend and a terrific doctor. ☀️
You are really not only a doc but also a bro and a true friend of patients. You are a truth teller unraveling the mysteries of medications
I don't trust the doctors, some problems I had fixed myself listening to people like you. You are true doctor who cares for his patients, keep great work, and thank you.
This is SO good! Im an RN my husband is a physician we are in our 40's and don't want to end up on the pharmacy train like most people do. Thank you for putting your self out there. Good info not only for ourselves but for patients
I was given 5 tablets after my heart attack 2 years ago. I am down to 2 and a half now hope to be down to 2 and proud of that. Massage works for headaches and exercise works for many other ailments. Vitamin D is crucial for good health. This guy is brilliant.
Look at Dr Essylten. I went plant based. It's a miracle. Take high dose vit c, lysine, vit k2 mk7, magnesium, b complex. Sit back and wait for the miracle!
How old are you cosmo?
@@davidconstant4716 69, 70 this year. What about yourself and whats your situation?
@@allanb52 thanks for reply cosmo.. Im 37, on a beta blocker now as after hvi g covid have fast heart rate and loads of ectopic beats.. Sorry on your heart attack.. And wish you health in the future.. How long ago did that happen?
@@davidconstant4716 if you have a little money I strongly suggest a consultancy with Dr. Gupta he is brilliant. Prepare all the questions you want answered after a lot of study. I spent 2 years since my CI.
72 and don't take any pills and never did take any.Never even had my Cholesterol levels checked. I'd says I'm a lot healthier that most my age.
Same with me. I had small increase in reading and was suggested to start on Statins. I said I would try natural method through diet.
@@dannymeyer3256 - did that work for you ? Thanks.
@@shanti888 Yes
Id still do a liver function and kidney and dexa test.
whats your diet?
I enjoy the educational value of your videos, plus, as someone trained in the law I also enjoy your well reasoned arguments. You've so eloquently put what so many of us think about pills.
I agree. I complained to my GP last year about stomach pain and I was asked to review my diet. Whilst doing so, my pharmacist had run out of Ramipril for a few days and I had none to take and miraculously my stomach pains vanished overnight. The pains then re-appeared when I restarted the drug and my GP agreed that I should stop taking them after 10 years. To compensate, I increased my dose of Bisopropol fumerate but at least I took onetablet less than before. Had my pharmacist not run out of Ramipril, I can guarantee that I'd still have stomach pain and I'd still be reviewing my diet 12months later !
He’s amazing , truly cares about people ! A great physician , very rare ! Truth here .... my mom forgot her meds in rehab , ended up taking 2 ... was taking 12 at home ... all diff specialists ... no quarterback ... it’s ridiculous
This is the story of my life, I react badly to a lot of medications. I regret that I listened to the Dr and out of fear and without any risk I took the toxic pills, I tried three different BP medications and the last one I tried was disastrous and it ended up with me getting fibromyalgia syndrome which is a real struggle to live with. So often these medications do more harm than good and if there are alternative treatments and lifestyle changes this is always the first option for me now.
Love this man!!!
I have uncontrolled BP. So, Im always looking at ways to reduced my uncontrolled BP. I found low carb. Ive gone from 163/98 to 140/87. :)
Hi Dr. Sanjay. Yes you are so right about tablets. Yes the pharmacy companies are profiting. I agree wholeheartedly with you. This video is so welcomed. Given a choice is a good idea. Always respect you. Appreciation ten fold.I was prescribed thyroxine for twenty years. I complained with most awful tremors. Yes I know you are supposed to take for life. Then I was told I was just borderline and I no longer take them and I improved. No tremors and much better. The amount went up always. Thank you so very much.
That's appalling that you were prescribed that drug for twenty frigging Years!!! I bet you did have terrible tremors and felt like Crap!! I would get a good attorney and file a frigging lawsuit. It's about time these Doctors are held Accountable!!!
After educating myself a lot about heart health and nutrition in general(I have a heart disease since I am 3 years and have a titanium heart valve), I am shocked that not a single doctor here in Germany asked about my nutrition or gave me instructions what to eat and important nutrients for the heart.
They only perscribed pills.
I learned that all from the googling and watching youtube videos.
I share your opinion 100% on this...
I am not a scientist or a doctor but reached the same conclusions after years of terrible experiences that did a lot of damage to both my mum and myself. Now I research everything for myself and resort to treating myself as best I can. Its working. You have literally revived my faith in humanity and the Medical profession! Hope to book a consultation soon. God Willing
May God Bless you.
Thank you for this video, it has reassured me that my reasoning ref taking medication is correct. We are responsible for ourselves!
You're a lovely human
I didn't come here with any fear or illness within me but just to listen to your words
You're a great man
We appreciate you too. You are a good doctor with a big heart. ❤️🙏
You are the best doctor ever! Please continue to do your work with this level of sincerity. We need many doctors like yourself in the nhs.
I left a new neurologist's office after an accident left me with many problems.
He handed me a stack of 12 new paper scripts! (Yes, back in the days of paper scripts!)
In the weeks waiting for my appointment
I had been reading about taking vit B12 for nerve pain. I asked the doctor what he thought about me taking vit B12. I am standing there with 12 scripts in my ✋️ and his reply?....
"Let's be careful...we don't want you to be on some strange substances!"
Great video and one that has finally convinced me to get off my "essential heart medications" because it seems to me the supposed benefits certainly don't outweigh my probable risks and definitely lower quality of life. My mother who died in 2018 when she was 95, was on a cocktail of 7 or 8 tablets every morning for a heart condition diagnosed when she was in her 60's, spent the last year of her life in a nursing home with severe dementia. Her tablet regime stopped immediately once she went into the nursing home and it didn't have the slightest effect on whatever those heart issues were. I now find myself on blood thinners in case I have a stroke, and beta blockers for high blood pressure and to slow my heart (currently 45bpm) because of AF. I hope Dr Gupta does a video to help explain "the risks" of getting off this Pharma gravy train .
What a sensible doctor you are. What a shame there aren’t more who think your way. Many thanks.
YES! I am more than familiar than this scenario. This is why they are called doctors of medicine not doctors of healing. It’s usually treating the symptoms not finding the cause and treating that.
Too bad there aren’t more doctors like you! It’s apparent you truly care about this and sorry you’re seeing your own father suffer.
I'm 65-years old and live in the USA. I have had only one doctor like the York Cardiology. He needs to be teaching at a major medical college, otherwise all of us will be visiting pill pushers.
I just found you and I'm blown away! I always contradict my doctor's "orders" because I know my body and I know that natural means help better than meds more often like diet and exercise. Pills don't take care of our bodies, we do. Thank you for these videos doc.!
Dr. Gupta, you are a fine and honest gentleman and doctor. What you are saying here really hits a nerve in me. You are the only doctor I know of who has ever considered patients as individuals and has stepped out of the cookie cutter box on behalf of the patient. You also have integrity beyond any doctor I have known. Your bravery is part of your honor; you tell the truth about the insurance companies and the greed factor. Elton John wrote “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world.” He could have written this lyric for you.
how kind! Your words have made my day
Thank you, I love how you make all your vids with such clarity. My gp is the type that doles out tablets like smarties and he doesn't really like it when I question the need for them! ....i appreciate you too, Sanjay...💙
The thoughtful medical approach..brilliant!
Well done! Thank you for empowering us.
Unfortunately it is difficult to have such conversations with the Doctors. I was so surprised when my mom was prescribed a medicine to reduce cholesterol (statins) and the doctor said it was to reduce risk of heart attack. With that argument, she started to take it. Six months later, we changed the Medical Centre (NHS - UK) and the other doctor told her to stop taking immediately as for her case it made no sense given the risk of statins.
Unfortunately, none of the cases the doctors asked about her lifestyle or diet, which is how we improved her numbers.
True. I had my first stroke a few months ago, totally out of the blue, despite thinking I was healthy. I had no symptoms, no pre-diagnosed conditions, nothing. As I laid in a hospital bed recovering, one of the first things the hospital tried to do was get me to start taking a Crestor (a statin) pill. When my husband, who is VERY suspicious of doctors, immediately objected and asked the nurse what it was for, she said to reduce cholesterol and thus reduce risk of heart attack. My husband asked the nurse if they had tested me and determined I had high cholesterol.
The nurse stood there silent for a minute, then admitted they hadn't tested me, it was just their common practice to give Crestor to as many patients as possible, especially those patients over age 40. I was totally astounded and shocked to experience, first-hand, such deceit by a medical professional. I had believed my entire life that the doctors know what's best for you, and that my husband's claims/rants against doctors were just a conspiracy theory he was into. Needless to say, I did NOT take the Crestor. I then also refused to take any pill they tried to give me until 3 criteria were met.
1. They told me the name of it,
2. They told me exactly what it was for, and
3. My husband did some quick research and gave his temporary approval.
I came out of the hospital only accepting 3 of the 6 prescription pills they tried to put me on. I take them, some of the time, while my husband diligently researches alternatives to these pills, as the idea is to get me off them as quickly as possible before they do long-term damage.
This why I love this doc! My aunt had medication for side effects. Then that medication also had side effects! So her doctor prescribed a further medication for that side effect !!?? My aunt no longer knew why all the medication !
Thank you so much for your honesty. If more doctors were like you, Western medicine would be much better. You sound more like a Naturopath or Holistic Doctor than a typical Western doctor. 💛❤️💜
My Deepest Condolences to you DR .Sorry for the loss of your Dad.Thanks for your videos .
Thank you soooo much for being a true caring medical professional as well as a beautiful authentic generous and courageous fellow human. I wish all doctors were as ethical and patient-centered as you; we would all be much healthier and much happier!
Thank you - a breath of fresh air and common sense. Wish all Doctors were like this - my faith renewed. Doctors should be healers not be in the pockets of big pharma companies.
Thank you for such a refreshingly honest appraisal. A doctor who encourages people to challenge "expert advice" by informing themselves is rare indeed.
How refreshing to hear a doc tell the whole truth and sympathise with the patient, God bless you Sir.
How do you manage to remain so rooted and so relevant year after year, Dr. Gupta? One has been told that the best things in life do not last long. Not so your channel. You remain as honest and refreshing as ever with what you want to put across . God bless you. Ayushman Bhava. 🙏
I absolutely love your channel. I am a 2013 heart transplant recipient and I watch your channel everyday as I do research for my own channel as I prepare to make transplant educational videos. You have been a tremendous help and I recommend your channel often. Great video!! Thank you
So nice of you
Thank you Sanjay, I have always researched any drug prescribed for me since almost dying from Graves disease caused by a mini contraceptive pill, ending up in hospital for 2 weeks and being given the choice of a thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine. I researched the pill, found it sometimes caused Grave's disease so refused both. Since then I have had a great scepticism for any drug prescribed which had bad side effects. You are an inspiration to other doctors who should all follow your example
Patients should take some responsibility for their own health. I'm 74 and research reliable sources, (this one is at top of my list). I see my health-care as a collaborative activity with my doctor as my advise.
You are a true healer Dr Sanjay, someone who's mind - heart connection is authentic. Ironically many heart doctors are disconnected from this and live in their heads and lack true compassion. Great that you have spoken up about the overloading of pills for patients. Blessings to you
I was just talking about this to my partner yesterday.
I wish you were my doctor.
We appreciate you as well mate. Hopefully all is well and remember people are here for you.
Dear Dr Sanjay Gupta,
I will be short and sweet: You are a credit to your profession. It is a great pity that the medical profession has far more debits than credits.
At last, someone from a medical profession speaks for patients!
Thank You. God Bless.
You are such a truthful doctor and so interesting to listen to. Having suffered from severe muscle damage relating to a statin I may not have even needed in the first place, I agree 100% with everything you say. A million thank you's doctor for your videos.
Are you real? an Angel!!!!!
Thought my husband was the only physician who felt like this way about meds. As a Pediatric ICU and CTICU nurse, for the past 40 years, this is the first time I hear any physician, specially a cardiologist being so honest and confident enough to speak out.... I also just need to add that meds are pushed to patients so that physicians can protect themselves in case they are sued. The more meds given the safer and more protected the physicians feel. Just saying!
Excellent logical presentation. EVERY heart patient on pills, (any patient on pills) and their care givers, should watch this video! It will open your eyes and help you make informed decisions.
Thanks for being a wise doctor!! Similar ideas to the decisions of surgeries and other treatments. Sometimes, hustling could be an issue in the medical society bc of financial/time pressure, fear or super-ego/pride ( E.g., I know better than you.) Take care.
Thank you, thank you, thank you
A light in the dark. A glimmer of hope. Humanity revived.
Dr. Gupta, you're a bright 🌞 light in the world. If only more doctors cared about their patients the way you do. You're a true healer. We love you and wish you well.
When I was on about 20 different pills, I said bag this! I stopped everything, I felt 100 percent better, was able to start walking for 30 minutes at a time, started losing weight and started taking an interest in life again. The reason I ended up with so many was because symptoms were treated, not the cause. No coordination for services.
Marvelous and so useful information, thank you for being so caring, conscientious and most of all a true professional.
Thanks for your clear-eyed view of the medical/pharmaceutical/health industrial complex. You are an exemplary advocate for all patients and have given us a roadmap to greater self empowerment.
I wish there were more compassionate doctors like you. You are such a godsend and you have helped so many thank you
Dr, thank you for all the great information you provide it has been extremely helpful. It’s a shame that none of the will change until medical schools are required to have more hours of nutrition and integrative medicine and physicians move to a new frame of mine on treatment and more importantly, cure and not just treatment. I am so glad there are a few physicians like you who think out of the box and are not afraid to buck the system.
Yes. Find the Source of the health issue. STOP only treating the dang *symptoms*!!!
Thank you! This is exactly the way I like to be treated. My new cardiologist spoke very similarly! I appreciate you sharing. I pray your Father's doing better and is comfortable.
Wish every medical practitioner is as civilized and as humane as you. God bless.
It’s what people want; they don’t want to exercise, diet, quit drinking and smoking; they just want a pill that will make them feel good.
Sad but true
You are such an excellent communicator! I had a mild stroke in Jan 2020 and viewed your videos then and learned more than any info or explanation I heard from doctors and so have continued ad subscribed to your videos. Still have walking and balance issues but appreciate all I’ve learned about preventing another stroke and enhancing nutrients like Magnesium, etc. please keep up the good work. You are a blessing!
Someone talking practical, logical sense in traditional medicine at last !
Thank you Dr Gupta. Appointment in six months, in the meantime take more pills... It's so frustrating!
I do challenge taking medications and do my own research, but I am also very lucky to have a cardiologist who understands why I do this. I reduced my 15 a day intake to just 3 pills a day, and what’s more, I feel so much better. So glad that you have made this video. Thank you as always Xx
So glad you have taken this position. Doctors are not keen on telling patients to take longer walks and drink more water
Thanks dr i am 82yrs old and have taking betablockers for 30yrs now and inspite of this i have had 2 lad arteries blocked at fifty five percent at the age of 72 in this video you have voiced my doubts about so much medication
Thank you. I’ve seen my grandmother taking “heart” pills that put her to sleep trying to eat her lunch. She died of heart failure. I often wondered if the treatment was worth it. My Mum, was on a mix of diabetes, blood pressure and heart medications which was bad for her. She begged her doctor not to put her on the diabetes meds because the side effects were terrible for her. I wonder how much vascular dementia could have been prevented if the mix of meds could have been looked at. As a borderline and then officially diagnosed diabetic I was sent to an endocrinologist. As I have IBS-D she agreed that consistency of meds in my body would be difficult to determine to say the least. So that was the end of my diabetes treatment. That was 2017 I believe. There is no point in being tested for blood levels if I’m not even getting advice. No diet, no exercise, no referrals to a local group that has been recommended to him by his patients. It can’t be that serious until pills can be given, right. I may know my own body but I haven’t spent years learning what goes wrong with it and if there’s something to prevent or manage possible problems. I would enjoy visiting a doctor who uses intelligence and education to help me live a better quality of life. I’ll just have to keep looking for one like you.
the good that you are providing to us viewers will never be quantified! thank you dr. Gupta. you make things so understandable and present information in a way we would never be able to understand on our own and to be our own best advocates.
Dr gupta, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this video. I have been on bisoprolol for over 4 years now for treatment for atrial fibrillation, I get awful side effects from them and it affects my lifestyle. What you have said has really made a profound influence on me, thank you so very much
thank you thank you so much for your caring heart I am 81 and still very slowly cut on my prescriptions ❤and your advice are so precious I trust everything you say You are a treasure Sir ❤❤❤🤗😮
Brilliant! For years these were my thoughts when watching the ever increasing medications being prescribed for my parents, now I find myself feeling the same about what I am being prescribed - so thank you!
My oncologist was delighted when he found my chemo pills were causing my lightheadedness. He discovered it by having me stop them. Then he stopped them permanently. No longer take anything though I am neither cured nor in remission; just stable. You have just increased my respect for and trust in him.
I've worked in healthcare a long time and Dr. Gupta is on point! #honesty
Thx doctor for helping society ,
ditto
He is very wise he looks different today.
@@dannymeyer3256 quite tired perhaps. Diligently caring for father and family.
@@tamaraspillis612 That can be exhausting I have been there. I hope he
can catch some rest soon.
@@dannymeyer3256 The constant care and concern for his ill father is starting to show. Too much stress and worry. Hoping everything starts looking up for him and that he gets peace of mind and adequate rest and sleep.🙏💜
Dr. Gupta is such a lovely and caring human being.
I think we all need to hear this. Thank You for the education. Love You Doctor G, Rosemary, USA
Now in my 80's, I have to think about quality of life over length of life. I really appreciate your videos.
Did u take medication
@@football24091 No. I got bad side effects from them. I take a lot of supplements and exercise. I get most of my medical information from doctors on You Tube.
Trust me we appreciate you more than you know. I suffered from a malpractice incident and your videos helped me greatly to get my life back. Thank you.
I am your biggest fan, but medicine saved me. I have leaky mitral and atrial valves (1/4) and frequent flutter and ectopic beats. My doctor didn’t want to give tablets. So the problems kept ruining my life. I pressured my cardiologist to give me Bisoprolol AND verapamil. I am ok now, no symptoms and I am normal again. But I had to tell the doctor what to prescribe me!
And the long term side effects? Did they give you access to all that and the carcinogenic ingredients that may give you cancer and more prescriptions for the future?
As someone who has HEDS, you've described what happens to 99% of us to a T. Especially GPs. We become some of the best medical researchers on the planet! This is AFTER our diagnosis from a specialist. I've just realised dysautonomia is a MAJOR contributor to my health issues, not a minor inconvenience as I thought. Can't take meds as have NARROW angle glaucoma, excellent heart, slow HR, LOW blood pressure. Years ago GP put me on beta blockers for migraine as I was getting 4 in 3 weeks. Triptans worked well for me. I felt horrible on beta blockers. Would prefer migraines!
I appreciate YOU more than you will ever know. Your HONEST and forthright and very clear explanations have been an immeasurable help in learning about the ins and outs of cardiac health. If only there were doctors like you near me. Keep up the good work, you are awesome!
Dr. Sanjay is a great doctor who really cares. I will take a list of written questions with me to my doctor. That way, I do not have to leave without getting an answer. I have had a GP ready to walk out the door if I disagree with him/her. I will not hesitate to confront why. I'm sure there are many docs who want you to agree always with their protocol. Sorry, but it's my health, my money and I feel I have a right to my opinion to know the whys?!
Thanks for your great work here on utube, Dr. Sanjay in keeping us informed.
Hearing your voice makes me feel happy. Doing good motivates other to do the same 🎯
You are so helping me through a period of discernment for wise cardio care
Dr Gupta is awesome. We have a great one here in US also. Dr Jack Wolfson in Paradise Valley Arizona. Best move I ever made was flying to Arizona to see him.
Dr Sanjay Gupta. You are truly a blessing. Your ability to share the knowledge you have to the world is greatly appreciated. My God Almighty shower you with many blessings for the amazing human being that you are. Thank you and keep up the good work 🙏❤️
When I stopped eating carbohydrates, I was able to stop a dozen medications including several my Drs told me I would take "for the rest of my life" and some which were destroying my hips (Omeprazole) and others that were making me lethargic (cardiac), still others affected B12, iron, and hormones. My blood tests now show good cardiac heath with 1/2 ratio trigs/HDL and 120/70 blood pressure, excellent hormones, and mood and energy are good. No more GERD, or insomnia, and I lost 20 kilos. Get rid of pills by cutting out carbs.