Posted by invisiblemanpa on October 16, 2004, at 4:30:36
In reply to Re: Help for withdrawal, posted by dancingstar on October 16, 2004, at 2:53:37
Hey good post. I agree one thing that I have learned thru all of this is that my doctor,Psy or family does not "talk me into anything", especially a pharm. rep.,, they are no more than a glorified used car salesman in a suit and tie getting rich very quick...Since I have moved back to Pennsylania, I have yet to visit the family practice or head doctor without seeing a pharm. rep. coming or going with their hands full of goodies...I did the Alzheimer's Walk last weekend and a rep was there whose company makes aricept (I wish it would of been around for my Dad)...if I every would get diagnosed with Alz...I am going Hemingway for sure....anyway..the rep of course did not have drug samples but tons on all those cool little freebies....I even picked up a few pens and stress balls shaped like brains.....anyway..we must stand up...become informed ...and take an active part in managing our health care.......they days of a doctor writing a script without my complete knowledge of what is for and what the possible side effects are, are long over...Yeah the extra weight sucks!...I think I have changed my mind from being a Psy Grand PooBa to a Pharm Rep. if I could go back 20 years....Well off to the Heart Walk today...maybe there will be some Reps. there with some goodies! Hey kickboxing is cool, staying active is should be part of all of our health plans......I was Tae Kwon Do up until about 2 years ago, I blew out my left ACL testing for my high red belt, then blew out my Right ACL withing two weeks of going back for my Black...so after two reconstructions I live with a lot of pain but keep on trucking, funny when my Psy nurse gave me Cymbalta samples to start this past week she asked if I had any cronic pain, because Cymbalta is also being prescribed for some types of pain, so she said I might have significant relief from my knee pain, plus I pray depression symptons and anxiety.....
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