Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Magic Elixirs

1) If you already have enlargement of your prostate gland, your symptoms can get worse while using............
2) Possible increased risk of prostate cancer
3) In large doses it may lower your sperm count
4) Swelling of your ankles, feet or body, with or without heart failure
5) Enlarged or painful breasts
6) Problems breathing while you sleep
7) Blood clots in the legs
8) The most common side effects include increased prostate specific antigen, mood swings, high blood pressure, increased red blood cell count and skin irritation
9) Signs of puberty that are not expected have happened in young children who were accidentally exposed to testosterone through skin to skin contact with men using topical testosterone products
10) Women and children should avoid contact with the unwashed or unclothed area where it has been applied. If a woman or child makes contact with the application area the contact area on the woman or child should be washed well with soap and water right away
11) Stop using and call your health care provider right away any signs and symptoms of puberty in a child, or changes in body hair or increased acne in a woman, that may have occurred through accidental exposure to

These are the possible side effects and warnings associated with AndroGel 1.62%. Think I'll run out and buy up a couple of hundred gallons.
This stuff is a topical gel men apply to their skin to boost testosterone production.
I'm not sure I want to try this stuff. I can barely contain a thinly veiled aggressive bent as it is. Rub this on and I might starting hitting happy people.
I find all these commercials disturbing. The list of potential side effects is longer then the benefits. And you see so many of them you start to ignore them. And I'm sure there are plenty of people lining up to use this stuff.
The potential for side effects is minimal, but the point is somebody experienced these side effects when the drug was being tested. It ain't fantasy, baby.
Amazing that drug companies are so profit oriented that they rush this stuff out there regardless of the risks or potential backlash.
Amazing that we don't rise up and say "What the hell are you doing to us? Get these ads of the air, get these drugs off the market."
Part of the problem is that many of us believe or at least hope that drug companies would not put something on the market that they know is dangerous. We also believe the FDA will protect us.
We are naive.
Here's the scary part. Certain drugs are viewed as necessary. As safe.
I have prescriptions for Advair and Crestor.
I'm actually addicted to Advair. It scares me. If I skip a couple of days, I wheeze. This makes me very uncomfortable. What if they take it off the market? What if it stops working for me?
Potential side effects for Advair: An increased risk of death from asthma problems, allergic reactions, increased blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, effects on nervous system, changes in blood (sugar, white blood cells), lower bone mineral density, and eye problems.
Potential side effects for Crestor: headache, muscle pain, abdominal pain, weakness, nausea. That is not the complete list. Their website directs you to another page that I didn't have the guts to look at.
I use both of these drugs every day.
We are a strange society. The things that are sold to us, the things that we willingly use. Quick fixes, miracle drugs, magic elixirs.
Better off to stick with the natural cures. The solutions with proven track records.
Like whiskey.

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