Ribavarin vs Ribasphere

[Mikkimoe]

Hi - I just got my second batch of Riba and it's the generic - Ribasphere (smaller). Is there a difference - besides price?
I know some generics are not as good sometimes. (Odd - I didn't order the generic - guess Medco is making my descisions for me these days)

Thanks,

[Mikkimoe]

Thanks  - the way I see it since I have migrains everyday now - maybe the next one will be better. Maybe I'll try it tomorrow while I still have some others left.

Hey good thought - I could use that for my hair...gives a whole new meaning to thickness and body. (your getting a great visual aren't you?)

Here's some info on the cottage oil deal:

Dr Johanna Budwig diet
Cancer, Arthritis, Multiple sclerosis, Psoriasis, Eczema, Acne, ...

Flaxseed oil and cottage cheese

Six time nobel award nominated doctor says this essential nutrient combination actually prevents and cures cancer!


THE BUDWIG FLAX OIL DIET


The Flaxseed (Linseed) oil diet was originally proposed by Dr. Johanna Budwig, a german biochemist and expert on fats and oils, in 1951 and recently re-examined by Dr. Dan C. Roehm M.D. FACP (Oncologist and former cardiologist) in 1990. Dr. Roehm claims: "this diet is far and away the most successful anti-cancer diet in the world".

Budwig claims that the diet is both a preventative and a curative. She says the absence of linol-acids [in the average western diet] is responsible for the production of oxydase, which induces cancer growth and is the cause of many other chronic disorders.


The beneficial oxydase ferments are destroyed by heating or boiling oils in foods, and by nitrates used for preserving meat, etc.

The theory is: the use of oxygen in the organism can be stimulated by protein compounds of sulphuric content, which make oils water-soluble and which is present in cheese, nuts, onion and leek vegetables such as leek, chive, onion and garlic, but especially cottage cheese.

Ferments of cell respiration closely connected with the highly unsaturated fatty acids, are also needed for proper oxydation. It is essential to use only unrefined, cold-pressed oils with high linolic acid content, such as linseed, sunflower, soya, poppyseed, walnut, and corn oils. Such oil should be consumed together with foods containing the right proteins otherwise the oils will have the OPPOSITE EFFECT, causing more harm than good.

The best combination is cottage cheese and linseed oil. The linseed should be freshly ground. Carbohydrates containing natural sugar, such as dates, figs, pears, apples and grapes, are also included in the diet. Honey is also beneficial. Most of the synthetic vitamin A preparations are bad because they contain oxidation products, but much carotine as provitamin A (from carrot) is consumed. Vitamin B from buttermilk, yoghurt, and natural yeast is beneficial.


A person requires daily about 4 oz. of cottage cheese mixed well with 1.5 oz. of linseed oil and 1 oz. of milk. A blender or egg beater works fine. The mixture an be sweeten with honey or otherwise flavoured naturally. Fresh fruits can be added. Every morning 2 spoonfuls of freshly ground linseed oil should be taken in luke warm buttermilk or yoghurt.

The diet is indicated for all kinds of chronic diseases, especially heart ailments (corony thrombosis), gall disorders, diabetes, arthritis, and malignancies. It improves failing hearing and sight. It is the ideal nutrient for children and infants. It is suggested that this diet be supplemented with lactic acid ferments (4).

"What she (Dr. Johanna Budwig) has demonstrated to my initial disbelief but lately, to my complete satisfaction in my practice is: CANCER IS EASILY CURABLE, the treatment is dietary/lifestyle, the response is immediate; the cancer cell is weak and vulnerable; the precise biochemical breakdown point was identified by her in 1951 and is specifically correctable, in vitro (test-tube) as well as in vivo (real)... " (Roehm, "Townsend Letter for Doctors", July 1990)


For the whole diet: (No I'm not that disaplined)http://home.online.no/~dusan/diseases/cancer/cancer_dr_budwig.html

I'm just full of good OLD remedies - I put frozen bluberries in mine - it's really good

[GoofyDad]

I switched mid-way through. Got a really nasty headache - emailed the doc, who I trust a lot - he said it could indeed be the different formulation and to give it a few days. Headache cleared overnight - I'm sure it was just a headache.

Conclusion? It's pretty much the same swill, but there is the possibility for some new side affect  - according to that doc anyway.

Cottage Cheese and flax seed oil smoothie? OMG, tell me I didn't read that..... this is for applying to your hair, I hope?

[meki]

I used olive oil on my scalp a lot... and mixed dandruff shampoo with honey shampoo and all sorts of stuff.

Remember - this will probably be a hard TX for you --- but at the end --- you have the possibility of seeing the silver rainboww.

Hugs sweetie!

Hoping you cruise through this.

Meki

[Mikkimoe]

Thanks for the input - funny it's half the size of the other which I prefer.

On another note - The top of my scalp is itching like crazy tonight. I think I'll take the Nioxin Scalp tx and mix it w/water, massage it in and leave it. (I only wash it once a week now as it is already falling out)

But my skin rash and most the skin iitching went away after I started taking the flax seed oil/ cottage cheese smoothy and biotin.

[meki]

I did generic Riba part of the TX - I think it depends on INS and also depends on what the pharmacy can get it's hands on.

I haven't seen a difference in the product generic or non-generic brand form -- and I didn't notice a difference in the effect.

But that's just me.

Meki