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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 02:27 PM
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Ahhh, the irony: "Study: Viagra reduces heart stress."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20051024-21424100-bc-us-viagra.xml

"...study confirms sildenafil helps control heart function only when the heart is under duress, but has little impact under normal conditions."

I'd say considering it's primary use, that's good news.
:rofl:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 02:30 PM
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1. Actually Viagra was originally developed as a cardiac drug
Until they found out about that "side effect". If you were big pharma, what would you do, market it as a cardiac drug...when there are literally hundreds of other drugs that have similar cardiac properties? Or be the first out of the blocks with a revolutionary ED drug.

HMMMM
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 02:45 PM
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2. Wellbutrin is undergoing testing to be marketed as a libido enhancing
product, too. I'm on it and I can see where it could be sold for that purpose!:toast:
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 02:46 PM
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3. ask Mrs Matcom about that
was on it to try and quit smoking.

i'm still smoking and not on it anymore but Mrs Matcom KINDA whishes i was

(i say KINDA because it was a little :scared: for her) :D
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 02:58 PM
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4. I went on it primarily to quit smoking a couple months ago, as well.
Now I'm on it AND the patch. So far, I've made it 3 1/2 days w/out a sweet, sweet, stick of heaven. The Wellbutrin didn't help with my quitting issues, but I will concede, did have other side-effects my husband considers well worth the $25 a month prescription. :rofl:
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 02:59 PM
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5. Hrm....
I'll have to look into that one. It'd definitely be appreciated :evilgrin:
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 02:59 PM
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6. Re-assigning it as a ":heart medicine" will allow Dr.s to get a waiver
and be able to prescribe it for medicare patients..:)
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-05 11:45 PM
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7. And also allow Pfizer to extend the Patent.
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