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tsudhonimh.bsky.social @tsudhonimh.bsky.social

My SO's physicians wanted to know EVERY prescription drug, OTC drug and supplement he took. They should be regulated but it's a circus out there.

jul 11, 2025, 1:01 am • 2 0

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Dr Paul Mackey @auscandoc.bsky.social

I tell the story of the woman who took a handful of niacin at the health food store on the advice of the staff person there… and then headed straight to my ER.

jul 11, 2025, 1:28 am • 1 0 • view
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tsudhonimh.bsky.social @tsudhonimh.bsky.social

Niacin ... the initial skin flushing and dizziness can be fierce with a modest dose.

jul 11, 2025, 1:31 am • 1 0 • view
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Dr Paul Mackey @auscandoc.bsky.social

“But they told me it was natural”.

jul 11, 2025, 1:32 am • 0 0 • view
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tsudhonimh.bsky.social @tsudhonimh.bsky.social

So is rattlesnake venom, polonium and cyanide

jul 11, 2025, 1:33 am • 2 0 • view
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Dr Paul Mackey @auscandoc.bsky.social

You made me go look… and I was not disappointed pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/93...

jul 11, 2025, 1:37 am • 0 0 • view
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tsudhonimh.bsky.social @tsudhonimh.bsky.social

WTF! Getting it from snake dens? Are these like opium dens? A new level of stranger things.

jul 11, 2025, 1:50 am • 1 0 • view
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Dr Paul Mackey @auscandoc.bsky.social

Well you brought it up! 🙃

jul 11, 2025, 5:27 am • 0 0 • view