I was wasting more precious moments of my life on Facebook when I came across a friend’s status – it read: “Why do medications always have side effects like ‘stomach bleeding’ and ‘suicidal thoughts’? Why not ‘invisibility’ or ‘spontaneous orgasms’?” It makes me laugh every time I read it.
I have never been a pill-popper. Even when I am sick, I will only take pills if my symptoms are at Defcon 2 and I have no alternative. It seems every commercial for any “wonder drug” spends more time touting the ill-effects of the drug rather than the benefits.
It makes me happy that I am not a fan of taking over the counter or prescription medications without serious deliberation. Unless, of course, the side effects become much more beneficial. 🙂
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I am right with you. I think I took antibiotics for the first time in 18 years last Summer, after a dental surgical procedure. Did you ever see that Chris Rock skit about medication tv ads? It’s hilarious! “Do you wake up in the morning and go to bed at night? This pill is for you” and then he riffs about death as a side effect…
I’ll have to Google that….sounds hysterical.
If I take medication with weight gain as a possible side effect, I will gain an astronomical amount of weight, but then if I take medication with weight loss as a well-documented known side effect, I don’t lose any! What’s up with that? 😛 I think I’ll hold off for beneficial side effects that will actually happen!!!
Haha – me too!!
The less pills we take, the better. Every medication seems to cause another problem. A glass of wine is my go to med. 🙂
We think so much alike! 😉
They do say viagra was meant to be heart medication and they found an ‘unexpected’ side effect.
Haha – i didn’t know that! Thanks Joe!
I remember seeing an ad for a drug to combat depression. One of the side effects is “suicidal thoughts.” In other words, the side effect is “the opposite of working.”
It’s crazy. I’m glad I don’t rely on pills. I may have been a completely different person.
It’s a good thing. We all like you the way you are!
Aww…..thanks Mike. 🙂
I don’t like pills either.. .and many of the side effects seem worse than what the medication is treating!
I agree…it’s really scary to think about.
Seriously, how awkward would having a spontaneous orgasm be if it happened while you were at work? You’d have to carefully plan out the times you took THAT medication.
Haha….I would call in sick for at least a week!!
I’d have to ensure I didn’t OD on it…
Haha…..that would be a problem!!
Remember, in the case of a 4 hour…um…well, you know.