• Introducing the HELO Smart Wristband for Health Monitoring in Southwest Louisiana

    Introducing the HELO Smart Wristband for Health Monitoring in Southwest Louisiana

    Welcome to the future, Southwest Louisiana. Now, monitoring your health or the health of a loved one is at your fingertips—or, more accurately—on your wrist.

    The HELO smart wristband—now available at JJ’s Prescription Specialties—is a sleek, revolutionary health-monitoring bracelet that monitors the wearer’s real-time vital signs, such as blood pressure, breathing rate and heart rate.

    Through Bluetooth technology, HELO connects to the HELO smartphone app, which records vital signs and gives the wearer the option to store the results in a history log, allowing the wearer to track health patterns and trends.

    HELO can also monitor a loved one’s vital signs and send a signal to a family member if the wearer’s vital signs are outside of a predetermined parameter. Similarly, the HELO’s S.O.S. function sends the wearer’s GPS location to a predetermined list of contacts if the wearer is in need to aid.

    HELO is now available to purchase at JJ’s Prescription Specialties—the only licensed HELO vendor in Louisiana. Pricing for the HELO device begins at $349 with discounts for a family pack. Click here to buy yours!

    Not all prescriptions are created equal. That’s where compounding comes in. Our team at JJ’s Prescription Specialties can customize medication to meet nearly any need a patient has.

    Compounding is the art of preparing medication to fit your personal needs. While commercially available drugs may be difficult to take or contain allergens, compounded medicines are created with you in mind and give your physician an additional resource in effectively treating you.

    But many patients who need compounded medicines look to out-of-state pharmacies and providers to meet their needs. These patients may pay upwards of $40 for shipping and handling costs for quality compounding services that can be performed here locally. JJ’s Prescription Specialties can meet the needs of our patients while saving them money and energy.

    Your priority should be you and your family’s health, not worrying about the costs of medications. Give our team a call at 337-562-7979 to find out how we can help.

    -JJ Gibson, Owner of JJ’s Prescription Specialties

    Feeling off balance these days? Are hot flashes or fatigue throwing you out of rhythm? If menopause symptoms are disrupting your days and nights, relief may be close by.

    Ultra Menoease is a daily supplement that is specially formulated with pure genistein, microencapsulated BioResponse DIM®, botanicals and nutrients to relieve menopausal symptoms and support healthy estrogen levels in women.

    This supplement is sold in a one-month supply at JJ’s Prescription Specialties, or you can click here to buy now.

    September is National Self-Care Awareness Month, and it’s time to treat yourself. It seems like we’re always on the go trying to corral our families and have a rewarding career that we often forget about ourselves. Just taking a few minutes each day can keep us happier and healthier, and supplements can go that extra step to support our immune systems while promoting healthy habits.

    JJ’s Prescription Specialties only offers the highest-quality supplements. Each patient’s needs are different, and our team will use an individualized approach to find what best suits you.

    Whether you want to boost healthy skin, hair and nails, alleviate joint pain, support a healthy GI tract or even get a good night’s sleep, our supplements are here for you.

    Click here to schedule a consultation, or call us at 337-562-7979 to find out more.

    October 9, 2017 By JJRX 2017
  • Relief for Neuropathic Pain Due to Shingles or Diabetes  

      

    We welcome your questions. Neuropathic pain is a common condition. Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to peripheral nerves from traumatic injuries, infections, metabolic problems, inherited causes or exposure to toxins. One of the most common causes is diabetes mellitus. It often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet but it can also affect other areas of your body. People with peripheral neuropathy generally describe the pain as stabbing, burning or tingling.

    Another problem that can progress to chronic neuropathic pain is postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a complication of shingles. Shingles (medically known as herpes zoster) result from the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that is most commonly contracted during childhood in the form of chickenpox. Virus that had remained dormant for decades can re-manifest as a painful, blistering, and vesicular rash. While the characteristic rash of herpes zoster usually clears within 2 to 4 weeks, 20% of people may experience pain in the form of PHN that persists after the rash has healed. The pain is a consequence of peripheral nerve damage caused by the herpes zoster attack, and can persist for years. Risk factors for PHN include advanced age, female gender, chronic disease, immunocompromised condition, and a greater severity of outbreak and pain during the acute phase.

    The management of chronic neuropathic pain is challenging and as many as half of patients fail to respond to any conventional (commercially available) treatment. Other patients may experience limited benefits even when taking multiple medications. Health care providers have increasing interest in the optimization and personalization of therapy based upon the underlying cause of neuropathic pain and the patient’s symptoms.

    Treatment options to date have mainly been centered on oral therapies, including tricyclic antidepressants, opioid analgesics, and corticosteroids. Therapeutic doses of these oral medications often carry a high risk of side effects and even opioid addiction.

    Oral gabapentin is a common treatment for neuropathic pain, although doses that are adequate to provide pain relief usually produce intolerable drowsiness or dizziness. Small studies and case reports have found that topical application of compounded gabapentin gel relieved neuropathic pain without unwanted systemic side effects.

    Some people with peripheral neuropathy have benefitted from these complementary therapies:

    • Alpha-lipoic acid – be cautious and talk to your doctor because alpha-lipoic acid can affect blood sugar levels (and diabetes is often the cause of peripheral neuropathy).
    • Herbs such as evening primrose oil might help reduce neuropathy pain in people with diabetes. Some herbs interact with medications, so don’t start herbal therapies before discussing with our pharmacist and your doctor.
    • Amino acids such as acetyl-L-carnitine might benefit people who have diabetes or who have neuropathic pain following chemotherapy.

    Our pharmacist can recommend the product and dose that will be best for you.

    Ask our pharmacist how compounded medications and professional quality supplements might help neuropathic pain.

    August 8, 2017 By JJRX 2017