The common thread between the original problem and the side effects is FEAR. The failure to confront and resolve your deepest fears is what keeps the weight on. Getting rid of the weight does not get you out of facing your fears: it only creates other problems that are socially fearful (and that in my view are far less desirable!).

Celebrex®: The Modern Way to Overcome the Grip of Arthritis

Celebrex ® from Searle Pfizer is the "#1 branded arthritis prescription medication. By effectively reducing the pain, inflammation and stiffness of arthritis, Celebrex helps you through the day with activities like standing, walking or climbing stairs and through the night while in bed. The most common side effects of Celebrex are "stomach irritation, nausea, tarry stools, and diarrhea". These side effects hit a person "where they live": in the stomach, the solar plexus, the seat of their identity.

OLD Problem #1: Arthritis: Arthritis is caused by: "feeling unloved; criticism, resentment, inflexibility". Once that feeling of being unloved and rejected is artificially removed by drugs, the individual will experience "related" problems (assuming that they have not learned the lesson arthritis has to teach them).

NEW Problem #1: Nausea: Problems with nausea are caused by: "rejecting an idea or an experience" which is the usual result of people having problems with criticism, resentment, or inflexible thinking.
NEW Problem #2: Diarrhea: Problems with diarrhea are caused by: "rejection, running off" which again is the usual result of people having problems with criticism, resentment, or inflexible thinking.

The common thread between the original problem and the side effects is REJECTION. The failure to confront and resolve feelings of being unloved and rejected by others will continue to "hit you in the gut". Getting rid of the arthritis does not get you out of facing your feelings: it only creates other problems!

Allegra®: The Modern Way to Breathe Easier in "Allergy Season"

Allegra® from Hoechst Marion Roussel is a very popular treatment for "seasonal allergic rhinitis" providing "allergy sufferers with continued feelings of symptom relief throughout the 12-hour dosing period". The most common side effects of Allegra are: "interactions with other antihistamines, cold or flu, and nausea".

OLD Problem #1: Allergies: Allergies are caused by: "guilt, emotional congestion;" being overwhelmed. Once that feeling of being overwhelmed is artificially removed by drugs, the individual will experience "related" problems (assuming that they have not learned the lesson allergies have to teach them).

NEW Problem #1: Colds/Flu: Problems with colds and flu are caused by: "too much going on at once, confusion, disorder" which is the usual result of people who are overwhelmed and need to rest.
NEW Problem #2: Interactions: Problems with drugs interactions are caused by: "too much going on at once, being overwhelmed" which again is the usual result of people who are overwhelmed and need to rest.

The common thread between the original problem and the side effects is BEING OVERWHELMED. The failure to confront and resolve feelings of being overwhelmed only causes your body to make you sick enough to rest. Getting rid of the allergies only serves to "overwhelm" you with other problems.

Viagra®: The Modern Way to Overcome "Erectile Dysfunction"

Viagra® from Pfizer is "is a revolutionary treatment" helping about "70% of men with impotency problems". Many consider Viagra to be a preferable alternative to "painful and embarrassing" traditional treatments such as "suppositories, injections, and penile implants". The most common side effects of Viagra are: "headaches, facial flushing, upset stomach… bluish or blurred vision, or sensitivity to light."

OLD Problem #1: Impotence: Impotence is caused by: "sexual pressure, tension, guilt; self in a male body". Once that feeling of invalidating the self is artificially removed by drugs, the individual will experience "related" problems (assuming that they have not learned the lesson impotence has to teach them).

NEW Problem #1: Headaches: Problems with headaches are caused by: "invalidating the self" which is the usual result of people who are not fundamentally comfortable with themselves - often this stems from conflicts about sexuality.
NEW Problem #2: Blurred Vision: Problems with blurred vision are caused by: "I trouble: fear of seeing the self" which again is the usual result of people who are not fundamentally comfortable with themselves or their sexual role.

The common thread between the original problem and the side effects is INVALIDATION OF SELF. The failure to confront and resolve feelings of being uncomfortable with yourself will continue to emerge. Getting rid of the impotence (while satisfying) does not get rid of the internal pressure: it increases it.

Propecia®: The Modern Way to Put In What God is Taking Out

Propecia® from Merck is a "treatment of male pattern baldness". The most common side effects of Propecia are: "less desire for sex, difficulty in achieving an erection, and a decrease in the amount of semen."

OLD Problem #1: Hair Loss: Men who cannot accept baldness: one of the natural consequences of masculine aging (pattern baldness) may become faced with other consequences of it (unless they have learned the lessons it had to teach).

NEW Problem #1: Lack of Sex Drive: Lack of sex drive is one of the natural consequences of masculine aging (which really gets a man's attention... Viagra®!)
NEW Problem #2: Reduced Erections/Thin Semen: These are the natural results of a lack of sex drive as well (so Propecia® leads to Viagra®!).

MORAL: By now you can see the pattern: push in a problem one place it pops out in another one. So before you spend a lot time and money on "wonder drugs", consider investing a few dollars in Louise Hay's book. You CAN heal your life without putting your health and your body at risk by taking "hard drugs" with potentially harmful side effects. Try facing your problems: you just may lose them!

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