Meprobamate: How Can I Be Sure Meprobamate is Not the Drug Found in the Arlington, Texas Drinking Water?

By Elena H., published Mar 10, 2008
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The current concern about drugs in our drinking water has just become very personal to me. I have a fatal allergy to Meprobamate, one of the drugs found repeatedly in the drinking water of the cities that made public the results of their drinking water testing. That by itself would be of some concern to me since I could reasonably travel to one of the cities that admitted having Meprobamate in their drinking water. However, drugs in drinking water are even more of a concern for me, because I own a house in Arlington, Texas. Arlington, Texas is the city mentioned in an Associated Press article as the city that refused to disclose the drug that was found in the drinking water post treatment.

Earlier this morning I read the article by Associated Content Producer April Lorier, I am Drinking Drugged Water. This is a very well written article and I knew that drugs in the drinking water was a subject that should interest all of us. My comment on the article was that the issue is just one more that we need to turn over to God in order not to be consumed with fear. I still believe that. However, shortly, after reading April's article, I saw the national story on the subject and realized that Arlington, Texas was the city listed as having drugs in the drinking water and that Arlington, Texas was not disclosing the name of the drug found in the drinking water post treatment. Suddenly, the national story and April's article had more relevance to me.

Takeaways
  • Many cities are reasing the names of drugs found in their drinking water
  • Meprobamate is a drug found in drinking water in several cities
  • Arlington, Texas is not disclosing the name of the drug found in the drinking water post treatment
Did You Know?
This author lives in the Arlington, TX suburbs-owns property in Arlington Texas occupied by her son & family
where she visits weekly.
This author has a fatal allergy to Meprobamate.
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This is a great article, Elena (thanks for leading me to it from my own!) -- you have very legitimate concerns that are not being met by the people who should put your health, and the health of your fellow citizens, before any sort of public relations. I too am allergic to some drugs, "deathly" (with anaphylactic shock) in one case (I was literally dead for just over 2 minutes; that's how I learned about my allergy!), and I want to know if they are in my water system. And almost any drug can be allergic to someone, and often in very tiny amounts. Prayer and activism can go hand in hand.

Posted on 03/18/2008 at 6:03:11 PM

 
We have bad water here as well. It damages the liver and many have died over the years.

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 10:03:05 PM

 
This whole news story is scary stuff. Thankfully in my case, my family and I use bottled spring water for cooking and consumption, but I just think of all the millions of people who have been drinking tap water for years....Great reporting. Let's hope and pray cities and counties get on top of this matter and begin testing for drug chemicals and hopefully find a way to remove all traces of these drugs altogether from our water supply.

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 8:03:33 PM

 
Excellent reporting. Very good information. Thanks for sharing.

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 7:03:37 PM

 
Oh, how terrible for you! I'm glad you are doing okay now. THanks for sharing your story with us and making us think more closely about our drinking water.

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 7:03:31 PM

 
Great read and scary. Don't flush drugs, either. They say that can cause contamination. i know, we were often taught to flush them, and nwo they say don't flush them.

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 12:03:14 PM

 
Very, very scary. Excellent reporting job Elena!

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 11:03:26 AM

 
I've been hearing a lot about this lately. Scary stuff indeed.

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 8:03:06 AM

 
whoa that is scary

Posted on 03/11/2008 at 5:03:47 AM

 
Great reporting! I wish we had more recourse BEFORE something horrible happens. To tell you the truth, I never realized how "recycled" our water is. To think that these so called "trace" amounts came from the systems of others, and from those who flush medicines not used down the drain, (and probably many other ways) is sickening. The say it is very difficult to rid the water of all drugs. And the "trace" amounts over a person's lifetime, or even in the cse of growing children, is frightening! Your reaction sounds like an anaphylactic reaction, and it can be deadly. So glad that you're here to tell the tale! Good writing!

Posted on 03/10/2008 at 9:03:10 PM

 
I swear I've had topical reactions to water ...but never said anything lest a doc think it was psychosomatic. Maybe there is something to it after all. Good job!!

Posted on 03/10/2008 at 9:03:44 PM

 
Elena, I'm so glad I posted that article! For once, I was "ahead of the curve" on my article. I even submitted it without upfront payment, which is unlike me. God had his hand on this whole thing, didn't he? Glory to God!

Posted on 03/10/2008 at 8:03:53 PM

 
Not only is it scary, it shows how susceptible to contamination our water is..

Posted on 03/10/2008 at 7:03:21 PM

 
How ironic. I read an article on the front page of my paper this morning on drugged water, and my city doesn't test for drugs - only bacteria. This is very scary!

Posted on 03/10/2008 at 7:03:49 PM

 
Wow that's scary. Good job on this.

Posted on 03/10/2008 at 6:03:13 PM

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