VERY good question! I love the commercials that go on forever with the fatal side effect potential, and you never find out what the drug is supposed to CURE!
Reminds me of a couple of things, “Happy Fun Ball” for one. But there’s also a David Brenner appearance on Letterman where he read the side effects of an anti-depressant drug. By the time he had finished reading the list, he exclaimed, “These are all the reasons I’m taking this drug!”
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
VERY good question! I love the commercials that go on forever with the fatal side effect potential, and you never find out what the drug is supposed to CURE!
Observer fo Irony almost 10 years ago
My excuse for not using drugs is that I would rather learn what caused the symptom and adjust my diet than take drugs that only affects the symptom.
JChris1689 almost 10 years ago
Side effects outweigh the benefits when a lawyer shows up.
kaffekup almost 10 years ago
TMI, Dragon…A better question is, “Will the benefits actually outweigh the side effects?” So far, it never looks that way.
dflak almost 10 years ago
My heart is not broken over psoriasis, I don’t need a drug to give me a heart attack trying to cure it.
dzw3030 almost 10 years ago
Metformin is tough on your kidneys. My Doc took me off metformin ’cause of the side effect. Good luck…
1MadHat Premium Member almost 10 years ago
The side effects start outweighing the benefits as soon as you start taking the stuff.
K M almost 10 years ago
Reminds me of a couple of things, “Happy Fun Ball” for one. But there’s also a David Brenner appearance on Letterman where he read the side effects of an anti-depressant drug. By the time he had finished reading the list, he exclaimed, “These are all the reasons I’m taking this drug!”
kaffekup almost 10 years ago
Steve Martin summed it up in “Side Effects” from the New Yorker in 1998. You can find it on the Net.