Have you ever noticed the cycle?

[MrScorpio]

A brand new pharmaceutical drug appears in a nifty commercial.

The drug comes with a laundry list of side affects.

The drug disappears.

The next time you hear about the drug, it's on a law firm's commercial to help people to file claims against the drug company to file damages.

Lawsuit settlement announcements.



What's wrong with us?

[RKP5637]

1. We're a species on the path to extinction. n/t

[GP6971]

2. I always love

"ask your doctor if xxxxx is right for you"

Wouldn't your doctor already know?

[liberal N proud]

3. The pharmaceutical companies sucking cash from people

They come on TV talking about this terrible condition, but they have the cure or at least relief.

They are throwing drugs out there making a quick billion and then paying off those who suffer from their snake oil.

[sarcasmo]

21. The lawyers sucking the cash from the pharmaceutical companies, both parasites.

[pscot]

4. We're the generation Ben Franklin

warned us about.

[GigiMommy]

5. Our brains have been absorbing all the mess

that these Corporations have been feeding us.


O/T Been away for awhile. Nice to see you here.

[Summer Hathaway]

6. I always wonder about

the people who hear the list of possible side effects - stomach cramps, anal leakage, difficulty breathing, headache, nausea, hallucinations, loss of sex drive, loss of hearing, inability to speak coherently, nightmares, night sweats, persistent insomnia, temporary/permanent paralysis, memory loss, incontinence, heart palpitations, seizures, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts - and then call their doctor saying, "I think I found the perfect drug to cure me of occasional hiccups."

[RKP5637]

9. Seems like anymore many of these drugs have the same list of

possible side effects you listed and then some more.

[Summer Hathaway]

11. True that.

There are some drugs that advertise so many side effects, they come off like an SNL parody.

What's truly amazing are the ones that include "and, in some cases, usage has proven to be fatal" - especially when what they allegedly control is something as innocuous as occasional leg cramps.

[RKP5637]

12. What amazes me are antidepressants. "Warning, might cause suicide." That, is a

complete WTF to me. I think they need to go back into the lab on those.

[Summer Hathaway]

15. I think you might be right.

"Miracle weight-loss pill - may lead to obesity."

"Insomnia control medication - may cause sleeplessness."

"Asthma relief drops - may result in difficulty breathing."

When the "side effects" may lead to what it was you were trying to cure/control, it is indeed time to go back to the drawing board - unless, of course, you feel that your symptoms just aren't dire enough, and need to be kicked up a notch.

[Lyocell]

19. Suicide is also a side effect of depression

The drugs are a better alternative for those who can't overcome feeling sad at all times

[RKP5637]

20. I guess there's a lot of variation among them too. I was reading one article that

said one has to really weigh the benefits. Sometimes even risky side effects are better than the unmedicated alternatives. I guess a lot of it too boils down to how good the doctor is and the doctor/patient relationship.

Some doctors have told me they get sooo many medications thrown at them that it's hard to keep up with all of the new medications and various side effects, especially the undocumented details.

[hunter]

22. There are levels of depression way below "suicidal."

It's best to skip that exit on the way back up.

[Freddie]

7. Clinical trials of new drugs

Simply cannot include enough people so when thousands start taking it, side effects and bad reactions that did not happen in the clinical trials start to appear.

[NV Whino]

8. I can't remember when it became legal to advertise pharaceuticals

But it was a big mistake.

[RKP5637]

13. Seems it was about the same time, coincidence or not, that law firms could start

advertising too.

[NV Whino]

16. I think you're right

And that's another mistake, in my opinion.

[FSogol]

10. You forgot that the side effects are worse than what the drug is supposedly preventing

I've never take those drugs.

[IDemo]

14. -

[pansypoo53219]

17. BUTBUTBUT they SAY death IS a side effect!

[RKP5637]

18. We'll sell you pharmaceuticals that well might kill you, but pot, oh no, that's so dangerous and

you know, it's gateway drug. Yet another WTF. This country is so tangled in inconsistencies, hypocrisies, lies and a dollar at any cost to humanity it's marginally functional IMO.