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Blasphemer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-11 05:50 PM
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26. I'm not a fan of advertisements for drugs
Especially when the "new" drug is an old one plus a vitamin. However, drugs are sometimes necessary for adequate treatment. Can some conditions be treated without drugs? Absolutely. I have seen that nutrition therapy, for instance, can be helpful in certain cases. Still, I would never advocate an all natural approach for everyone just because Big Pharma is a racket. There are companies who seek to take advantage of those who prefer a natural approach and they can be just as shady as Big Pharma. If your condition is obesity, for instance, there are snake oil salesmen at every turn.
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  -Whatever happened to Restless Leg Syndrome? panader0  Aug-28-11 05:17 PM   #0 
  - What ever happened to it? I still have it -- have had it for years  antigop   Aug-28-11 05:19 PM   #1 
  - I have it too...  a la izquierda   Aug-28-11 05:48 PM   #23 
  - Check the link I posted below  Ruby the Liberal   Aug-28-11 05:50 PM   # 
     - I saw that and thanks...  a la izquierda   Aug-28-11 05:54 PM   #29 
  - Have you checked out this option (organic)  Ruby the Liberal   Aug-28-11 05:50 PM   #25 
  - What Can I Do For Chokehold Arm Syndrome?  left on green only   Aug-29-11 02:21 AM   #56 
  - I've had it for a couple decades and am experiencing it at this very moment.  Auntie Bush   Aug-28-11 08:17 PM   #40 
  - my mother had it so badly that if she lay down her legs and arms  roguevalley   Aug-28-11 10:03 PM   #52 
  - Many people don't know  pipi_k   Aug-29-11 10:20 AM   #66 
  - Here's a weird one,  Le Taz Hot   Aug-29-11 05:49 AM   #62 
  - Nice privilege.  lightningandsnow   Aug-28-11 05:20 PM   #2 
  - +1  FLAprogressive   Aug-28-11 05:37 PM   #14 
  - my mother's had it long before there was even a name for it.  IcyPeas   Aug-28-11 06:46 PM   #35 
  - I've Still Got It  grilled onions   Aug-28-11 05:23 PM   #3 
  - Please, no offense to you and number 2  panader0   Aug-28-11 05:29 PM   #7 
     - I've had it all my adult life. Long before the drug existed.  6000eliot   Aug-28-11 06:41 PM   #34 
     - I Think  RobinA   Aug-28-11 07:39 PM   #39 
     - Exactly what I was thinking  freeplessinseattle   Aug-29-11 08:54 AM   #63 
     - There are just as many ailments as there used to be, only now, they all have proper names.  Aristus   Aug-28-11 10:19 PM   #54 
  - I think the idea is to re-patent a drug whose patent is to expire  jpgray   Aug-28-11 05:25 PM   #4 
  - I kicked it. n/t  Mojambo   Aug-28-11 05:27 PM   #5 
  - I agree that these drug ads are aggrevating, as well as  Curmudgeoness   Aug-28-11 05:27 PM   #6 
  - Try soap between the sheets  elfin   Aug-28-11 05:29 PM   #8 
  - That's incredible.  Kaleko   Aug-28-11 05:48 PM   #24 
  - Been replaced with the new Disease Of The Month-whatever it is now.  hobbit709   Aug-28-11 05:30 PM   #9 
  - I seem to recall that when they starting letting the drug  enlightenment   Aug-28-11 05:31 PM   #10 
  - There are two kinds of these ads  jmowreader   Aug-29-11 02:30 AM   #57 
     - Makes sense.  enlightenment   Aug-29-11 12:24 PM   #69 
  - Why anyone would take these drugs with all the stated side effects  malaise   Aug-28-11 05:32 PM   #11 
  - Uh, because they're desperate for SLEEP?  Warpy   Aug-28-11 05:39 PM   #18 
  - It ought to be illegal for drug manufacturers to advertise to consumers.  TransitJohn   Aug-28-11 05:34 PM   #12 
  - Would you apply the same law to makers of homeopathic/"natural" "medicine"?  FLAprogressive   Aug-28-11 05:38 PM   #16 
  - Quack remedies should be tested the same way  Lionel Mandrake   Aug-28-11 09:13 PM   #50 
  - No kidding. Like they want everyone addicted to whatever new pill that comes out.  Major Hogwash   Aug-28-11 06:26 PM   #32 
  - Alright, that's one vote for information suppression  Riftaxe   Aug-28-11 06:38 PM   #33 
  - It is illegal in all countries except the US and New Zealand.  ellenrr   Aug-29-11 05:39 AM   #61 
  - It is still there along with  CC   Aug-28-11 05:36 PM   #13 
  - It predated the drugs, actually  Warpy   Aug-28-11 05:38 PM   #15 
  - That would be me! My Dr wanted me to go to a sleep clinic  Auntie Bush   Aug-28-11 08:31 PM   #48 
  - Tell me about it....  pipi_k   Aug-28-11 08:36 PM   #49 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-28-11 05:38 PM   #17 
  - Big pharma moved onto "greener pastures" like selling drugs to make your eyelashes  Raine   Aug-28-11 05:39 PM   #19 
  - I understand one needs to  Control-Z   Aug-28-11 08:26 PM   #45 
  - Couldn't sell enough pills so the advertisements went away.  sarcasmo   Aug-28-11 05:41 PM   #20 
  - Or, created enough demand for the drug to forgo the TV advertising.  Gormy Cuss   Aug-29-11 09:59 AM   #64 
  - I've got it. My doc (regular md) prescribed magnesium.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Aug-28-11 05:43 PM   #21 
  - A good friend of mine has it  proud2BlibKansan   Aug-28-11 05:45 PM   #22 
  - I'm not a fan of advertisements for drugs  Blasphemer   Aug-28-11 05:50 PM   #26 
  - My elderly mother gets them all. If she sees an ad to treat some malady she gets it  NNN0LHI   Aug-28-11 05:51 PM   #27 
  - Even Cialis?  BiggJawn   Aug-28-11 08:22 PM   #41 
     - I made a huge mistake and referred her to my personal doctor about 10 years ago  NNN0LHI   Aug-28-11 08:30 PM   #47 
  - still got it... shake legs, tighten muscles.... no drugs. nt  seabeyond   Aug-28-11 05:53 PM   #28 
  - Whatever happened to magnesium?  HysteryDiagnosis   Aug-28-11 05:58 PM   #30 
  - I dealt with patients that had it for five years in a sleep lab...  nebenaube   Aug-28-11 06:09 PM   #31 
  - It is a very real disorder. The medications you are referring to are also used for Parkinson's.  blue neen   Aug-28-11 07:24 PM   #36 
  - Wonder how I've managed all these years.........  Scottybeamer70   Aug-28-11 07:35 PM   #37 
  - I'm a tad younger, 63, and I don't  SheilaT   Aug-28-11 08:23 PM   #42 
  - My Friend  RobinA   Aug-28-11 07:36 PM   #38 
  - "Ask your Doctor if Medical Advice from some TV ad is Right for You..." n/t  BiggJawn   Aug-28-11 08:24 PM   #43 
  - Wow, you think it is a MADE UP SYNDROME??? Really? Ask the millions who have it. How GOP of you!  Logical   Aug-28-11 08:24 PM   #44 
  - Been dealing with it since 1990....  pipi_k   Aug-28-11 08:29 PM   #46 
  - Ladies and Gentlemen... Robert Klein!  ThoughtCriminal   Aug-28-11 09:34 PM   #51 
  - I have two patients with RLS.  Aristus   Aug-28-11 10:13 PM   #53 
  - I heard they all joined the cast of Riverdance.  Hoopla Phil   Aug-28-11 10:24 PM   #55 
  - Unrec for ignorance. If you are able to feel shame, now is a good time. nt  ZombieHorde   Aug-29-11 02:31 AM   #58 
  - + a brazillion!! nt  tpsbmam   Aug-29-11 10:29 AM   #68 
  - It went that-a-way  Warren DeMontague   Aug-29-11 03:00 AM   #59 
  - I definitely had it when I was a kid, 30+ years ago  freeplessinseattle   Aug-29-11 04:00 AM   #60 
  - My late stepfather had it--it's a real syndrome  Lydia Leftcoast   Aug-29-11 10:00 AM   #65 
  - Glad it's so easy for you to make fun of it....I have it and it adds to the things that keep  tpsbmam   Aug-29-11 10:26 AM   #67 
  - See post # 8 by elfin above.  Kaleko   Aug-29-11 01:21 PM   #70 
     - Glad it helped  elfin   Aug-31-11 05:24 PM   #72 
  - Kicked&Recommended...  butterfly77   Aug-29-11 05:31 PM   #71 
 

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