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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 287431" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I go for medications that have fairly decent safety record regarding side effects. Many drugs either have hidden studies or no studies that really illustrate their safety, in spite of the FDA.</p><p></p><p>Take Advair. It should ONLY be given if other medications fail. It is a combination of 2 medications in a powder form that is inhaled. It is proven to have serious long term risks. It is given to children. MOST kids under 6 or even 8 can not inhale forcefully enough that the medications get to the lungs. And if you do not take a drink or gargle immediately after using advair you get long term damage to the vocal cords.</p><p></p><p>Some of this is said on the tv commercials. MOST is not said. I think they should also be banned. Esp the ones that don't tell you outright what the drug is, or is for. If they tell you about the benefits they are required to tell you about the side effects. Some companies have adds that just say "Ask your doctor about XXX medication." and don't tell you what it is for. That way you ask the doctor for it even if you don't have that medical problem.</p><p></p><p>I look for docs who do NOT have drug company stuff laying around. The first psychiatrist we had didn't rx certain medications because they hadn't been used by enough other docs that she knew. She waited to see benefits and risks in other docs' patients before she jumped on the bandwagon. She also refused to use anything provided by a drug co. She turned down wonderful conference trips organized by drug companies, "continuing ed seminars" that were all about using some medication and really were not continuing ed but long term advertisements for specific medications. She didn't even let her secretary and receptionist use drug co pens or tissues or hand sanitizer. She bought all those things. The staff could take the drug co stuff home, but could NOT speak to her about the drugs or use the items at work.</p><p></p><p>I admired that. I wish more docs were like that. When they first started pushing Zyprexa to fix everything I had a doctor give me samples and a written rx. It was ALL too high a dose for starting out. It also does NOT treat migraines, even though the doctor told me it would prevent them. I almost DIED from the first dose. The doctor said I misused it, but I had the rx that proved he gave me too high a dose. It was enough that the medical board investigated him and within 6 months his long time friends kicked him out of the practice they started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 287431, member: 1233"] I go for medications that have fairly decent safety record regarding side effects. Many drugs either have hidden studies or no studies that really illustrate their safety, in spite of the FDA. Take Advair. It should ONLY be given if other medications fail. It is a combination of 2 medications in a powder form that is inhaled. It is proven to have serious long term risks. It is given to children. MOST kids under 6 or even 8 can not inhale forcefully enough that the medications get to the lungs. And if you do not take a drink or gargle immediately after using advair you get long term damage to the vocal cords. Some of this is said on the tv commercials. MOST is not said. I think they should also be banned. Esp the ones that don't tell you outright what the drug is, or is for. If they tell you about the benefits they are required to tell you about the side effects. Some companies have adds that just say "Ask your doctor about XXX medication." and don't tell you what it is for. That way you ask the doctor for it even if you don't have that medical problem. I look for docs who do NOT have drug company stuff laying around. The first psychiatrist we had didn't rx certain medications because they hadn't been used by enough other docs that she knew. She waited to see benefits and risks in other docs' patients before she jumped on the bandwagon. She also refused to use anything provided by a drug co. She turned down wonderful conference trips organized by drug companies, "continuing ed seminars" that were all about using some medication and really were not continuing ed but long term advertisements for specific medications. She didn't even let her secretary and receptionist use drug co pens or tissues or hand sanitizer. She bought all those things. The staff could take the drug co stuff home, but could NOT speak to her about the drugs or use the items at work. I admired that. I wish more docs were like that. When they first started pushing Zyprexa to fix everything I had a doctor give me samples and a written rx. It was ALL too high a dose for starting out. It also does NOT treat migraines, even though the doctor told me it would prevent them. I almost DIED from the first dose. The doctor said I misused it, but I had the rx that proved he gave me too high a dose. It was enough that the medical board investigated him and within 6 months his long time friends kicked him out of the practice they started. [/QUOTE]
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