Yes they are very toxic. Our bodies know if we pay attention to what is hurting us...but some meds can fool. Aleave is about the only med that I can take when I really, really need it. I took it for a while after I got off the pain meds and then finally got off all meds. I know it is not good for me either.
Kind of like when I do essential oils. My body "knows" that peppermint has huge healing properties for me, but eucalyptus does not have the same balancing properties for me as it may for someone else.
Other essential oils just seem plain wrong. To me the Aleave is like the eucalyptus. It's not good for me but it's not as bad as some others I have tried. However, I try not to even take these lesser things because it does do harm.
The biggest hurdle was to not take the Antibiotics . After all, I had major surgery, they feel that they have to make sure that no infection can take hold in my shoulder after they close me up. I was really concerned that the doctor was going to place blame on me for not taking the Antibiotics and that I may have an infection growing. I was relieved to find it was only the pain meds.
I have to wait over 2 years before I can even have dental work done, unless I take Antibiotics first. So I have a while to go before I will feel like I'm over all of this.