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Dave
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 Posted - 02/22/2009 : 16:07:52
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Lyrica, the first drug approved for fibromyalgia, has an interesting commercial.
It depicts a woman entertaining a large gathering, who proclaims something like "I can't just lie down, not with so many people counting on me."
I find it very interesting that the personality type they choose to profile in this commercial is the typical goodist/perfectionist putting pressure on herself to take care of her family.
Drug companies spend marketing dollars very carefully. Is it just a coincidence? I wonder... |
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marsha
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Posted - 02/22/2009 : 17:25:30
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I find it interesting that all the side effects of the drug are the same as the symptoms of fybromalgia. AND that Lyrica is not an antidepressant.
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Edited by - marsha on 02/22/2009 17:27:31 |
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Peg
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2009 : 17:46:33
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Good points, both of you.
The first time I saw it, I thought; if she doesn't feel well, why isn't someone else hosting it?
They always seem to make sure they stress "it's not an antidepressant". Like that's the worst thing in the world? They're afraid patients will think they are being called crazy and won't take their medications. Of course they're depressed. If they weren't before they developed their symptoms, they surely are after.
Peg
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei |
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HellNY
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Posted - 02/22/2009 : 20:27:35
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I saw that tonight, too. Good observation Dave. I thought to myself "how many new sydromes will be invented and become reified with complex sounding names so that companies can invent more drugs to treat the millions afflicted?"
There is a health care crisis in this country. The cost is skyrocketing. How much of this is due to our cultural assumption of physical reductionism?
I cost my insurance company tens of thousands of dollars for surgeries. One book and a doctors visit did much or more to help.
Everything is backwards. |
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scottjmurray
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Posted - 02/22/2009 : 21:02:54
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It's all a huge conspiracy I tell ya.
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author of tms-recovery . com |
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
879 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2009 : 04:50:21
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I cost my insurance company tens of thousands of dollars for surgeries. One book and a doctors visit did much or more to help.
HellNY, that's given me another idea for spreading awareness - write to one's insurance company and tell them how much money the actual cure cost!
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marsha
252 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2009 : 09:00:02
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If I could take a pill or find an easy treatment for my TMS pain I would take it in a second.
Dealing with TMS is very hard work and for most a long journey.
So, don't get angry. I know and believe that TMS is a MINDBODY experience, but wouldn't it be nice ...
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marytabby
USA
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 09:27:23
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| I know someone with Fibro who has not worked for many, many years. This person also poo-pooh's all Sarno stuff and is in denial about their Fibro being emotionally induced. When I told them about this drug a couple years ago when I first heard about it, the response was something like: "oh, yes, I've checked into it, it wouldn't work for me." In other words, I'd rather not get better because I prefer being a victim instead and not have to work. |
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mizlorinj
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2009 : 08:57:47
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Originally posted by Maryalma8
In other words, I'd rather not get better because I prefer being a victim instead and not have to work.
Interesting because I see this in people I know. Their condition becomes their identity too. Every day this particular woman near me is asked "so how are you feeling?" Oh, and this is the person who says "if there are side effects of a drug, I will get them." How's that for programming? I do think now the secondary gain plays a larger role than I thought years ago as it appears to me that ppl enjoy the attention. Kind of funny but sad!  |
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LuvtoSew
USA
327 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2009 : 10:39:05
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I just had to reply. These drug commercials should be banned from tv
in my opinion. They probably not only cause hypochrondriacs, but they are like legalized drug pushers on tv. |
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winnieboo
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2009 : 12:26:24
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| Don't get me started... After my disc pain didn't get better and in fact mysteriously spread all over my body, I was then diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a label that even in my very vulnerable state eighteen months ago, I rejected. I tried Neurontin and Lyrica for "nerve pain," (and sampled Prozac, Celexa and a few other true antidepressants) and no drug did anything to relieve my physical symptoms. I was so depressed and anxious and obsessive at the time, that I was hyper every time I took a drug. I'd focus on every little twinge in my body and think it was a side effect. In any case, today my "fibromyalgia" is gone. I have very little physical pain and my anxiety and depression are under control thanks to Sarno and psychotherapy. I, too, wish those drug commercials would be banned from tv. |
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Stryder
686 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2009 : 19:53:30
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| Docs used to bleed patients with leeches. Amputation was the cure for a broken arm. If you had a severe mental disorder you were locked in the attic for the rest of your life. Today we look at these past cures as barbaric utter nonsense. 100 years from now Lrica, spinal fusion and discectomy will join the club. Take care, -Stryder |
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positivevibes
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Posted - 03/03/2009 : 00:57:53
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My neurologist wanted me to take Lyrica.
He said, "don't read the insert."
Well I don't take drugs blindly.
That stuff causes significant weight gain. I had just started Weight Watchers and had lost almost 5 lbs. The last thing I needed was some drug that is known to cause weight gain. I said No Thank You. I'll stick to the NSAID I've been taking for years (on and off). It may not be perfect, but at least it's not going to blow me up like a fricken balloon. |
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marytabby
USA
545 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2009 : 14:13:18
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Winnieboo,
Good for you! So glad to hear you are better now.
You are living proof that a little hard work on one's self can go a long way towards recovery as opposed to drugs. |
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