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Government Drugs and Their "Fun" Side Effects...

from JoeUser Forums
Ah, another commercial inspired rant....well, here goes:

You've all seen the commercials about antidepressants, antiallergens, and other miracle cures for insignificant little ailments...take any commercial and you'll see 2 things...#1 a list of symptoms to get you to buy the drug and #2 a list of annoying and possibly very serious side effects....

An example or more of a hyperbole(exaggeration) is "Are you depressed, sad, fatigued, or sleep at night? Then you need Ultra Crampsquirts to help your hormonal balance and restore your chi.*in a small fast pace voice*Symptoms may include sexual side effects, constipation, diarrhea, dry mouth, herpes, and in extremely rare cases death"

You see that these medications aren't a very positive things...its either be a little down or have your bowels fall out and your organs turn to mush...but why advertise these horrible things?...so the government can make money...of course marijuana, cocaine, etc. are outlawed because it isn't grown in America and can't be taxed and regulated like alcohol and cigarettes...

The marketing scam really just ticks me off...if you listen closley and read the fine print I think you could safely say that these legal drugs will mess you up way more than illegal ones ever could...

But if you don't like being depressed with happy bowels and a fully functioning sex drive than you can be a smiling, impotent, hershey squirter I guess...

Well that's the government for ya,
~Zoo
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
i don't know if you're familiar with the sitcom "will & grace ?"

(oh dear ... is my suburban-boredom-induced "prositiution-of-my-intelligence" evident by my low-brow viewing habits ? ... can i claim i watch it for the "escapism? ").

but i digress. "grace" had at one point a neighbour suffering from a type of (eggagerated) mental disorder. when grace encountered the neighbour and asked her if the "medication" was making her feel better, the neighbour replied:

"well, i have no sex drive, and i'm always dizzy ... but at least i'm not depressed".

yes, funny line, but a very serious subject, and one close to my own heart for so many reasons.

great article, i loved it. thankyou.

mig.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ahhh, so true. And here comes a story, I couldn't make it up because it's too stupid. It was a commercial for a pill to help you sleep well. During the list of annoying side effects, I swear to you it said "Side effects may include drowsiness..."

I nearly cried.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Drowsiness... that's too bad. Maybe we should do something about that...

Capt. over and out!
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yeah i agree that those commercails are so stupid. I take allergy medicine called AlegraD. I think they've aired a couple of commercials on TV about it. I'm not even sure I get the side effects anymore since the fact that I've been taking the stupid crap for like 3 yrs now. And before that I took Claritin and it's basically the same stuff just not as strong as Alegra. The side effects "used" to be dizziness, sleepiness, and so on and so forth. I think since I've been taking it for so long it doesnt' even work any longer. Oh well, you'll have that I guess.

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