Category Archives: My Medical Story
Every post below includes Neil’s video and the full written companion article together.
Neil’s documented journey coming off six medications between 2023 and 2024. Statins, gout medication, asthma inhalers, antihistamines. GP-supervised throughout, NHS-tracked. Educational only – not medical advice.
THEY SAID DOWNHILL AFTER 50. NHS BLOOD TESTS SAY NO.
Somewhere around fifty I quietly decided this was just what my body did now. Not [...]
WORSE ON MEDS – BETTER WITHOUT
You did what you were told. You took the medication. You went back for the [...]
What Happened When I Stopped My Inhaler After 46 Years
One morning in February 2024, I reached for my inhaler — and stopped halfway through. [...]
Can Fatty Liver Be Reversed? My ALT Dropped 86% (NHS Data)
Your GP has flagged your liver enzymes. Maybe more than once. And you’ve been told, [...]
6 MEDICATIONS / 15 MONTHS: ALL GONE
February 2024. I stopped all six of my medications. Statins I’d been on for eleven [...]
9 YEARS ON STATINS / CHOLESTEROL RATIO : WORSE
December 2023. I opened my blood test results and stared at a number that should [...]
11 Years on Cholesterol Medication. My Heart Risk Got 32% Worse.
I did what the doctor said. Took the statins every morning for eleven years. And [...]
I Got Off All My Meds. I Thought That Was the Hard Part.
I stopped six medications in February 2024. The blood tests backed it up. My GP [...]
Still Fighting This. 4.5 Stone Down.
Four and a half stone down. Off every single medication. NHS blood test data going [...]
I Stopped My Gout Medication. What My Gut Had to Do With It.
Twenty-four years on gout medication. Stopped it in February 2024. And I haven’t had a [...]
I Was Allergic to Cats for 50 Years. Then This Happened.
I was allergic to cats for fifty years. Then a cat sat on my lap [...]
I Stopped 6 Medications. What Happened Next.
I stopped six medications in February 2024. Not because a doctor told me to. Because [...]
24 Years on Gout Meds. I Stopped.
I took a gout tablet every day for twenty-four years. One tablet. Every morning. So [...]
Still Breathing: I Used an Asthma Inhaler Every Day for 45 Years. Then I Stopped.
I got my first inhaler when I was eight years old. Forty-five years later, I [...]
My Kidneys Hit Stage 2 CKD. I Did the Opposite of What They Said.
October 2016. My GP flagged my kidney function at eGFR 66 — Stage 2 chronic [...]
What Happened to My Liver After I Stopped Statins (2 Years)
Two years ago, my liver enzyme was 69. The upper limit of normal is 40. [...]
Six Medications to Zero. Two Years Later: NHS Blood Tests Confirmed It.
What Happens When You Stop Six Daily Medications? Six medication boxes on my kitchen worktop. [...]
I Stopped Statins After 9 Years. My NHS Blood Test Results Shocked Me.
Nine years on statins and ezetimibe. My cholesterol got worse, not better. The NHS blood [...]
I Didn’t Lose Weight. I Lost a 46-Year Diagnosis.
Eighteen months medication-free. Allergies reversed. Five stone lost. Complete transformation. Then, Week 3 of refeed [...]
25 Years of Gout. Gone on Day 3.
12 stone 14 pounds. Day 21. End of the fast. Lightest I’d been in thirty [...]
I Lost 3.5 Inches Off My Hips — Now My Trousers Have Trust Issues
The Measurement That Changed Everything Hip measurement: 38.5 inches. Down from 42. That’s 3.5 inches [...]
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