Side-effects in medicine are getting crazy!!

[Howard]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: se7en
I heard this thread causes diabetes.

Anyone confirm?

Dammit! I now have diabetes. Thanks a lot se7en. :|

Hmmm... Diabeetus, you say?

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: Eli
Some of the commercials are absolutely fucking hilarious.

:laugh:

I agree, especially the one for Viagra where it warns of an erection lasting
four hours as an emergency. I guess at that point you go to the ER and start
yelling "cut me Mick" like Stallone in Rocky..

Actually the reason for that is it'll cause permanent damage if not treated quickly.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Try reading the pharmacology on some medicines.
Especially psychiatric ones.
Effexor for example " Its not known how the drugs works, but its thought that...."

yeah, I want to take something that the companies that make it don't know how it works ?

I'm stuck taking effexor and found out that if I do decide to stop taking it, good luck, it can cause serious withdrawal symptoms about like stopping cocaine. But thats not in the commercials.

Im about to go on either Effexor, Effexor XR, or Cymbalta 🙁

And some of those meds side effects arent just lawyer talk, I took Paxil for 4 days and had every single symptom on the possible side effects list... no joke.

I even had some that werent on the list, i developed an involuntary muscle twitch in my jaw, and got a headache immediatly (like less than 30 mins) after taking the 1st pill, until i stopped taking it on the 5th day and it wore off a couple days after.

Nothing helps crushing depression and anxiety like ineffective meds that cause: complete loss of appetetite, fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea whenever i was active, dry mouth, sore throat, sweating, ED, constant headaches, and a fuckin face twitch to be self concious about.

A close relative had a similar situation to me and Effexor XR worked great for her, im hoping it does the same for me.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Jodell88
Some of them cause death. So which is worse?

Yeah, an almost made-up disease like "restless leg syndrome" is totally worse than falling asleep at the wheel and smashing into oncoming traffic.

 

[Syringer]

"I'm ten times the Krusty fan you are. I even have the Krusty Home-Pregnancy Test!"

*label says test may cause birth defects

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Try reading the pharmacology on some medicines.
Especially psychiatric ones.
Effexor for example " Its not known how the drugs works, but its thought that...."

yeah, I want to take something that the companies that make it don't know how it works ?

I'm stuck taking effexor and found out that if I do decide to stop taking it, good luck, it can cause serious withdrawal symptoms about like stopping cocaine. But thats not in the commercials.

Im about to go on either Effexor, Effexor XR, or Cymbalta 🙁

I have a long history of depression, and have taken everything out there.
The only thing that has worked and stayed working is effexor xr. Been on it for two years now. It does have the withdrawal problems. That no doctor warned me or thousands of others about.

If I miss even one dose within a few hours I begin to get dizzy and nauseated.
It only gets worse the longer I go without it. I can take the missed dose and within about two hours all those bad symptoms go away.

I think doctors should be required to tell patients of the withdrawal problems.
The problems with effexor are not made up by lawyers.
Anyone curious , just do a google search for effexor withdrawal.

I'm thankful the drug works, but I dread the idea that I might ever have to stop taking it.

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Try reading the pharmacology on some medicines.
Especially psychiatric ones.
Effexor for example " Its not known how the drugs works, but its thought that...."

yeah, I want to take something that the companies that make it don't know how it works ?

I'm stuck taking effexor and found out that if I do decide to stop taking it, good luck, it can cause serious withdrawal symptoms about like stopping cocaine. But thats not in the commercials.

Im about to go on either Effexor, Effexor XR, or Cymbalta 🙁

I have a long history of depression, and have taken everything out there.
The only thing that has worked and stayed working is effexor xr. Been on it for two years now. It does have the withdrawal problems. That no doctor warned me or thousands of others about.

If I miss even one dose within a few hours I begin to get dizzy and nauseated.
It only gets worse the longer I go without it. I can take the missed dose and within about two hours all those bad symptoms go away.

I think doctors should be required to tell patients of the withdrawal problems.
The problems with effexor are not made up by lawyers.
Anyone curious , just do a google search for effexor withdrawal.

I'm thankful the drug works, but I dread the idea that I might ever have to stop taking it.

My wife is also on Effexor XR, has been for a year now. I forgot to pick up her refill once and she had to wait till
next day to get it. She had a hell of a time dealing with it, we are both wondering the same thing now, why didn't
the Doc tell us about the withdrawal symptoms associated with this drug?. Every time we go there (doc) I see
reps from the drug co.'s there dropping off samples...hmmmm..

 

[cKGunslinger]

That one medicine for Restless Leg Syndrome mentions "May increase desire to gamble."


Now*that* is hilarious.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Jodell88
Some of them cause death. So which is worse?

Yeah, an almost made-up disease like "restless leg syndrome" is totally worse than falling asleep at the wheel and smashing into oncoming traffic.

RLS is hardly made-up. It's beyond annoying and always getting in the way when I want to do something like go to sleep or just spending time watching TV with my wife. Sure, it's not life threatening but it gets in the way frequently.

That said, anybody considering medication for RLS should consider a few things. I had RLS affect me a couple of times a month but always at the worst times so I mentioned it to my doctor. They started me on Requip which starts out with a low dosage and gradually increases. This took care of all of my RLS problems with no noticeable side effects but I have a habit of missing doses every now and then and pretty soon I noticed that the medication was making me quite drowsy and on nights that I neglected to take Requip I was guaranteed to have a problem with RLS. I ended up stopping the medication and I'm back to once or twice a month having problems.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
That one medicine for Restless Leg Syndrome mentions "May increase desire to gamble."


Now*that* is hilarious.

If you actually read the side effects, they also include all compulsive behaviour, like gambling, sex, drugs, overeating, alcohol cravings, etc...

 

[Coldkilla]

Still, pretty funny.

 

[Oceandevi]

There are no "side effects" The drugs have effects and some are useful, some are not. They pick a use, market it and call all the bad effects side effects.

 

[pontifex]

Headache B Gone headache medicine will cure those pesky headaches!

Side effects may include cancer, anal bleeding, uncontrollable diarrhea, loss of vision, loss hearing, erectile disfunction, loss of 2 or more limbs, your dog will be hit by a car, you're parents will die in a fire, your gf will leave you for a midget, your car will be stolen, hackers will empty your bank account, and slight fever.

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: pontifex
Headache B Gone headache medicine will cure those pesky headaches!

Side effects may include cancer, anal bleeding, uncontrollable diarrhea, loss of vision, loss hearing, erectile disfunction, loss of 2 or more limbs, your dog will be hit by a car, you're parents will die in a fire, your gf will leave you for a midget, your car will be stolen, hackers will empty your bank account, and slight fever.

And the pope will curse you.