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Failed anti-depressant drug could be 'women's Viagra'
http://www.breitbart.com ^ | 11/17/09 | breitbart

Posted on 11/17/2009 11:49:22 AM PST by waiyu

A drug that failed to fight the blues could be the female answer to the little blue pill Viagra, the lead North American investigator analysing tests of the drug said Tuesday.

Women who took the drug flibanserin when it was being tested as an anti-depressant said it didn't help them beat the glums, but did give them "an increase in libido that they liked," John Thorp, one of the investigators analyzing data from three clinical trials of the drug, told AFP.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: antidepressant; flibanserin; napl; womensviagra
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To: PAMadMax

LOLOL!
Found another one...Milipsarchappin LOLOL!!


41 posted on 11/17/2009 12:53:25 PM PST by gimme1ibertee ("In a time of universal deceit,telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"-G. Orwell)
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To: allmendream
Biology doesn’t have the easy answers.

On he other hand, biology seems to know exactly what it wants.

I love these topics. Anything but Obama!

42 posted on 11/17/2009 12:54:18 PM PST by tsomer
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To: Jewbacca

How about co-ordinates on said wine store? :>)


43 posted on 11/17/2009 1:00:42 PM PST by GOYAKLA
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To: gimme1ibertee

Good one, I like that...

Talk about being....tongue-Tied?


44 posted on 11/17/2009 1:00:44 PM PST by PAMadMax (Islam is a disease....)
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To: PAMadMax

ROTFLOL!!


45 posted on 11/17/2009 1:01:50 PM PST by gimme1ibertee ("In a time of universal deceit,telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"-G. Orwell)
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To: GOYAKLA

Yeah....Hey Jewbacca, where is this wine store you speak of? I have a car, a Garmin and a bad dry-spell....

hehehehe


46 posted on 11/17/2009 1:02:29 PM PST by PAMadMax (Islam is a disease....)
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To: waiyu

I hear that chocolate works better and has fewer side effects.


47 posted on 11/17/2009 1:11:36 PM PST by Palladin (The Obama Administration: "A Czar Too Far")
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To: Drumbo; Slings and Arrows

Hmmmmmmmm, not out on the market. Yet.

Good thread for the serious comments, tho. I didn’t know about the newer psychoactive drugs...


48 posted on 11/17/2009 1:11:41 PM PST by Titan Magroyne (Freedom is taken, not given.)
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To: Albion Wilde

It was an interesting news article. Why not?


49 posted on 11/17/2009 1:21:11 PM PST by waiyu (Republicans: We're like Democrats, just spelled different.)
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To: the invisib1e hand

Wanna bet?

It doesn’t count when they’re paid professionals...


50 posted on 11/17/2009 1:23:57 PM PST by greatplains
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To: the invisib1e hand

You and I must know two different kinds of women.


51 posted on 11/17/2009 1:24:35 PM PST by waiyu (Republicans: We're like Democrats, just spelled different.)
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To: Titan Magroyne; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ..
I thought it was called "jewelry."


52 posted on 11/17/2009 4:48:59 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)
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To: Albion Wilde

Conservatives like sex too.


53 posted on 11/17/2009 5:30:16 PM PST by Melas
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To: Melas
Conservatives like sex too.

Exactly. And I recall reading research that said that women who believe in God, are married and have settled religious beliefs have more orgasms than women who do not believe, are single, etc. Therefore it seemed to me an unnecessary topic concerning conservative women.

54 posted on 11/17/2009 8:09:20 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Obama makes Bush his blame czar. --Mark Steyn)
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To: waiyu

Does it taste funny in beer?


55 posted on 11/17/2009 9:09:56 PM PST by rmlew (Democracy tends to ignore..., threats to its existence because it loathes doing what is needed)
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To: mlizzy
mister contains lavender, which is an anti-androgen.

What happened to arginine and macca?
56 posted on 11/17/2009 9:12:48 PM PST by rmlew (Democracy tends to ignore..., threats to its existence because it loathes doing what is needed)
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To: justlurking
Not exactly. Minoxidil was not found to to grow hair while on the market. Rather, during FDA trials of Loniten, minoxidil in pill form, hair growth was found to be a side effect. Many physicians began to prescribe it for an off label use and the geniuses at Upjohn saw a profit. They then introduced liquid 2% minoxidil for approval in the US as Rogaine (R) and as Regaine(R) in Europe.

Finesteride was not designed to treat Prostate Cancer, although it has been found to be effective for certain types of Prostate Cancer. Rather, it was introduced as a drub for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, or non-cancerous prostate enlargement. It is a 5-Alpha Reductace II Inhibitor. It works by reducing the conversion of testosterone into DHT Type 2. A few years later the effect of DHT on hair follicle in Androgenic Alopecia was established. Many physicians began prescribing Proscar (5mg Finesteride) for the off-label use of treating hair loss. Merck then got 1mg Finasteride approved as a treatment for hair loss.
As to the effectiveness of Propecica in growing hair, well the statistics available at http://www.propecia.com/finasteride/propecia/consumer/see-the-proof/photos.jsp

Disclaimer, my family is involved in selling a competing solution.

57 posted on 11/17/2009 9:37:53 PM PST by rmlew (Democracy tends to ignore..., threats to its existence because it loathes doing what is needed)
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To: Mercat
Great. Just what we need - depressed horny women.
Would do wonders for my pick up rate.
58 posted on 11/17/2009 9:39:49 PM PST by rmlew (Democracy tends to ignore..., threats to its existence because it loathes doing what is needed)
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To: rmlew
mister contains lavender, which is an anti-androgen. What happened to arginine and macca?

YoungLiving does recommend the product to men over 30. Maybe that is why. The link you provided talked of three much younger males, boys actually. And I'm not sure about arginine and macca. I've never heard of them, but can't those be obtained through a holistic type doc or through the health food store? I use YoungLiving's oils for different issues and have found them for the most part to be quite helpful, but since I'm not a guy, I can't comment on Mister firsthand, but a number of women I've talked to have like the Sensation that they sell.

And nothing beats their Melissa for an all round nerve tonic. In my mind, it could be used for anxious children that have difficulty sitting through school and I wished I had it years ago for myself! It's ridiculously expensive because it takes so much dry product to extract the oil, but it's worth its weight in gold, if one can spare the dollars to purchase it. I'm on my third bottle, and now another family member is imbibing as well. (Fortunately you need only one drop of this stuff to feel a difference.)
59 posted on 11/18/2009 5:57:09 AM PST by mlizzy ("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
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To: mlizzy

I’m all for anything that can help the nerves. But I’m not familiar with these products, how do you use it? You don’t take it orally do you?


60 posted on 11/18/2009 6:25:01 AM PST by Tom_Busch (The big media IS the enemy)
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