The Pharmaceutical Industry - Page 3

TheMercenary · 06-12-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

If I recall correctly, any birth control pills will work, you just have to know which pills of the month to take, so you get the ones with the proper hormone levels.

No and yes. No not any will work because of the different levels of hormones contained in various BCP, they run the gamet. Yes you have to have the right ones.

TheMercenary · 06-12-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Sounds risky, but what do I know?

Not really. You just have one big assed heavy period for a few days. Then you are done.

Shawnee123 · 06-12-2009, 01:44 PM

And that's different than every month for 33 years, how?

I'm sorry, was that TMI? Feel like I'm talkin' to my girlfriends.

glatt · 06-12-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Sounds risky, but what do I know?

When I read about it, the instructions were always to call your doctor to get the instructions and to have the prescription for BCP written in case you didn't have any on hand.

The point being that off label uses of prescriptions can sometimes be safe and effective under the guidance of a knowledgeable doctor.

TheMercenary · 06-12-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

And that's different than every month for 33 years, how?

I'm sorry, was that TMI? Feel like I'm talkin' to my girlfriends.

One word fix:

Hysterectomy.

ZenGum · 06-12-2009, 08:51 PM

Speaking of off-label uses, if you put viagra in your shoe, it will make you limp.

jinx · 06-12-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

When Lily advertises a drug for something that studies have found it has no effect on, it is a scandal, and rightly so. It should be an even bigger scandal for the "alternative medicine" industry, for whom that is the business model.

I don't understand why you think the alternative medicine industry is the bigger scandal. If I buy a box of medicinal tea or some quack colon cleanser it's a few of my dollars and may or may not benefit me... shouldn't really matter to anyone else. If I go to the doctor and get prescribed some daily dosage, habit forming drug that costs my insurance co $500 a month for the rest of my life, raising everyone's premiums, is only a bit more effective than a sugar pill but could have some serious side effects.... well you can guess which scenario I think would be bigger scandal...

jinx · 06-12-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

I tried everything for chronic panic and anxiety attacks. Exercise, breath control, herbal remedies, meditation, eating differently. All of this had no effect, placebo or otherwise. Only 15mg of Paxil solved the problem, and has now solved it for 13 years, allowing me to live a normal life.

When I put calendula on a burn, it stops hurting.

ZenGum · 06-12-2009, 09:28 PM

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Undertoad · 06-12-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

When I put calendula on a burn, it stops hurting.

Whaddya got for hypertension and high triglycerides?

jinx · 06-12-2009, 10:20 PM

Diet and exercise.

lumberjim · 06-12-2009, 10:22 PM

http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-man...rides-overview

yeah. what she said. get to the gym.

DeepOne · 06-12-2009, 10:45 PM

So back to the BCP thing real quick.
One of the plan B pills is just levonorgestril but in a higher dose. There is a BCP called Levlen that's all one level of hormone (levonorgestril) for the three weeks, then one week of placebos.
If you're on Levlen, you could double up or something (supposedly safely) to use as a plan B type deal if necessary. Theoretically.
If you use another type of BCP you'd have to have your doctor tell you which ones because each week is a different hormone level and blah blah blah.
Then after you do this, you come up short at the end of the month on your pills and it screws up your whole cycle.
So why not just go to the pharmacy and buy plan B which you don't need a prescription for, not mess up the rest of your year's worth of pills OR, better yet, use a condom?

TheMercenary · 06-12-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepOne

So why not just go to the pharmacy and buy plan B which you don't need a prescription for, not mess up the rest of your year's worth of pills OR, better yet, use a condom?

I suspect Plan B is used more frequently by those who are not already on the pill and because people make mistakes. If accidental pregnancy was as simple as "why not use a condom" there would be no problem.

DeepOne · 06-12-2009, 11:26 PM

Wait, so if they're not on the pill how would they be able to double up on their pills to use as a morning after and BOOM! my head exploded.

darn.

06-12-2009, 01:44 PM	#33
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	And that's different than every month for 33 years, how? I'm sorry, was that TMI? Feel like I'm talkin' to my girlfriends. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-12-2009, 08:51 PM	#36
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Speaking of off-label uses, if you put viagra in your shoe, it will make you limp. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-12-2009, 09:28 PM	#39
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Meanwhile, at XKCD ... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-12-2009, 10:20 PM	#41
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Diet and exercise. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

06-12-2009, 10:22 PM	#42
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-man...rides-overview yeah. what she said. get to the gym. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-12-2009, 10:45 PM	#43
DeepOne Squeebie Fleebie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19	So back to the BCP thing real quick. One of the plan B pills is just levonorgestril but in a higher dose. There is a BCP called Levlen that's all one level of hormone (levonorgestril) for the three weeks, then one week of placebos. If you're on Levlen, you could double up or something (supposedly safely) to use as a plan B type deal if necessary. Theoretically. If you use another type of BCP you'd have to have your doctor tell you which ones because each week is a different hormone level and blah blah blah. Then after you do this, you come up short at the end of the month on your pills and it screws up your whole cycle. So why not just go to the pharmacy and buy plan B which you don't need a prescription for, not mess up the rest of your year's worth of pills OR, better yet, use a condom?

06-12-2009, 11:26 PM	#45
DeepOne Squeebie Fleebie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 19	Wait, so if they're not on the pill how would they be able to double up on their pills to use as a morning after and BOOM! my head exploded. darn.

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