04-02-2021, 03:22 PM
(04-02-2021, 07:30 AM)drussell41 Wrote: Three back surgeries? Oh man. My sympathy on all the pain.
My GP wanted me to get back surgery. When I read the stats on patient happiness with it (25% happy, 50 ambivalent, 25 destroyed), it didn't seem like a good bet to me. Add to that: my sister's SO knew nine men who had it. Four suicided afterwards. And another one of my docs recommended against it saying the failure/recidivism rate was too high. If I ever get to the point that I can't walk without it, I'll consider it, but short of that....
Does valerian have any addictive potential to it, given that valium does?
Oddly enough, anything has an addictive potential to someone. Everyone is different. Some folks even get addicted to video games, TV, or raisin cakes. With that said, the chemical is not as concentrated or refined in valerian, so while a potential is there, it's pretty slight, nowhere near the level of Mother's Little Helpers.
I think pharmacetuical companies do "stuff" to their products to MAKE them addictive, for the repeat customers.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’