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    Drug commercials listing side effects

    Not sure what drug it was, it was supposed to be for depression. And I certainly hope the drug is helping people.

    But when they got to the side-effects, they mentioned "triple swallowing" as if it is a normal thing. Like, we've all heard of triple swallowing, and this drug causes it.

    Pretty amazing a drug can cause that reaction!

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    Can't remember the drug offhand, but one of its side effects is "the urge to gamble"...
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    I swear there is one with a side effect of sudden death listed and at the end of the lightning speed monologue it says to consult your doctor if any of these occur.

    Yeah Right! "Hi doc, I just died... "

    Many of those side effect citations make me want to tell my doctor no if they ever want me to take them.

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    That would be "trouble swallowing"...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Pratt View Post
    That would be "trouble swallowing"...
    LOL, perhaps I need to take something for my ears.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Koepke View Post
    I swear there is one with a side effect of sudden death listed and at the end of the lightning speed monologue it says to consult your doctor if any of these occur.

    Yeah Right! "Hi doc, I just died... "

    Many of those side effect citations make me want to tell my doctor no if they ever want me to take them.

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    It's for Cialis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clarence Martin View Post
    It's for Cialis.
    In that case, maybe it would be worth the risk?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Thien View Post
    LOL, perhaps I need to take something for my ears.
    Yeah, I think I know this commercial.... I forgot.... I believe it was commercial for a topical ointment for ear infection

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    I'd never heard of triple swallowing. I could only imagine is was something my friends did to incite burping contests when we were kids.

    "Trouble" makes much more sense!
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    The side effects from these drugs are often worse than the disease or condition its supposed to fix.

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    The side effects from these drugs are often worse than the disease or condition its supposed to fix.
    Yep - I had this real irritating discussion with my (now former) doctor over side effects.
    His opinion was I should keep taking the medication. My opinion was the crap wasn't doing much good anyhow, is expensive as sin and has a bunch of nasty side effects.
    He had me stop at the desk on the way out to schedule a follow up appointment. The girl at the deck said she'd call to schedule the appointment.

    LOL! That was six weeks ago.
    I get the feeling one of the side effects is the loss of a doctor!
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    I avoid medications with a longer disclaimer than explanation of desired effects.

    Half of it comes down to extracting excess cash from my bank account.
    Excess cash is apparently the root of most my ailments.

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    Once when my wife was at her doctor she mentioned that she had a toenail fungus. He said she could take something for it. Then he scheduled a bunch of blood tests. She asked whey, well, it was because the pills were hard on the liver. Her reply:

    "So if this wrecks my liver, I'd have been better off just cutting my toe off!".

    She declined the medication.

    For her the fungus cleared up on it's own; now I have it!

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    I find it funny that the side effect list is usually read off by a woman with a very pleasant seductive voice. So vomiting,diarrhea,stroke,or heart attack and stroke doesn't SOUND so unpleasant.
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    according to my doctor , all medicines got nasty side effects, my diarrhea finally stop after I finally stop taking my pills

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