Posted on 01/09/2020 12:23:08 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Patient Five was in his late 50s when a trip to the doctors changed his life.
He had diabetes, and he had signed up for a study to see if taking a statin a kind of cholesterol-lowering drug might help. So far, so normal.
But soon after he began the treatment, his wife began to notice a sinister transformation. A previously reasonable man, he became explosively angry and out of nowhere developed a tendency for road rage. During one memorable episode, he warned his family to keep away, lest he put them in hospital.
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Alarmed, the couple turned to the studys organisers. They were very hostile. They said that the two couldnt possibly be related, that he needed to keep taking the medication, and that he should stay in the study, says Golomb.
Ironically, by this point the patient was so cantankerous that he flatly ignored the doctors advice. He swore roundly, stormed out of the office and stopped taking the drug immediately, she says. Two weeks later, he had his personality back.
Others have not been so lucky. Over the years, Golomb has collected reports from patients across the United States tales of broken marriages, destroyed careers, and a surprising number of men who have come unnervingly close to murdering their wives. In almost every case, the symptoms began when they started taking statins, then promptly returned to normal when they stopped; one man repeated this cycle five times before he realised what was going on.
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Yep - and all the commercials, touting all the things a drug can be a “panacea” for, urge people to “talk to your doctor to see if you can become rich, good looking, have lots of friends and be always happy...” and the doctors gladly prescribe and take the kickbacks...
Finasteride, a drug to shrink the prostate, turned the love of my life into a monster in three days. Fortunately he was back to his wonderful self when he stopped it.
I agree. I’m thinking that the weakeness I’ve experienced while taking the statin was due to a reaction with some other daily drug I take.
Would you die if you didn’t take all 21 meds?
No; just the insulin, pancreas and heart meds are critical. The others are for ‘good measure’ and support the critical meds and overall health.
Sorry, that’s incorrect. Selective Serotinin Reuptake Inhibitor. EG: Prozac, zoloft, paxil, celexa, etc.
Note, maybe there’s some confusion here? SSRI, SNRI, 2 different types of drug.
Take your time and read my post #65, the previous ones which it addresses, and those linked to it afterwards.
Generic only has to be 80% as effective as the name brand and I swear they sometimes cut it with rat poison. Thankfully we had a doctor who listened because we have had those who have told us that "the generic is exactly the same, you are just imagining things". Needless to say that was his last time as our doctor.
I am so sorry you had the trouble you did.
both have the possibility of the side effect listed.
True that. Im often wrong on things so I meet many who cant accept a oops type reply. He did so Im cool with it.
Honestly, so many prescribed drugs so its hard to keep track. So no harm no foul. Im good with the plain old Im sorry response. It happens. I think I use it multiple times a day in my days in real life / home.
All is good.
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I’v never been on any medication for long...but a recent accident required ‘meloxicam’ and for a week I couldn’t shake a nagging headache from the medication.
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