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The medications that change who we are
BBC News ^ | January 8, 2020 | Zaria Gorvett

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 study’s organisers. “They were very hostile. They said that the two couldn’t 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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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: drugs; medications; medicine; okeydokertroll; statins
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To: Leep

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...


81 posted on 01/10/2020 2:10:40 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: ConservativeMind

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.


82 posted on 01/10/2020 5:33:28 AM PST by finnsheep
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To: Flaming Conservative

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.


83 posted on 01/10/2020 5:54:39 AM PST by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: carriage_hill

Would you die if you didn’t take all 21 meds?


84 posted on 01/10/2020 7:23:37 AM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: Leep

No; just the insulin, pancreas and heart meds are critical. The others are for ‘good measure’ and support the critical meds and overall health.


85 posted on 01/10/2020 8:14:43 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: imardmd1

Sorry, that’s incorrect. Selective Serotinin Reuptake Inhibitor. EG: Prozac, zoloft, paxil, celexa, etc.


86 posted on 01/10/2020 9:59:49 AM PST by Marchmain (safe, legal and wrong)
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To: imardmd1; jurroppi1

Note, maybe there’s some confusion here? SSRI, SNRI, 2 different types of drug.


87 posted on 01/10/2020 10:04:59 AM PST by Marchmain (safe, legal and wrong)
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To: Marchmain

Take your time and read my post #65, the previous ones which it addresses, and those linked to it afterwards.


88 posted on 01/10/2020 10:40:31 AM PST by imardmd1 (I'M A ReDeeMed 1 [Ps. 107:2])
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To: CARDINALRULES
Thankfully he has not needed it since the operation and they switched him to the name brand until then.

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.

89 posted on 01/10/2020 12:34:56 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (A hero is a hero no matter what medal they give him. Likewise a schmuck is still a schmuck.)
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To: Marchmain

both have the possibility of the side effect listed.


90 posted on 01/10/2020 5:24:22 PM PST by jurroppi1 (The Left doesn't have ideas, it has cliches. H/T Flick Lives)
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To: Flaming Conservative

True that. I’m often wrong on things so I meet many who can’t accept a “oops” type reply. He did so I’m cool with it.

Honestly, so many prescribed drugs so it’s hard to keep track. So no harm no foul. I’m good with the plain old “I’m sorry” response. It happens. I think I use it multiple times a day in my days in real life / home.

All is good.


91 posted on 01/10/2020 8:20:12 PM PST by wgmalabama
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To: ConservativeMind

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92 posted on 01/10/2020 8:47:40 PM PST by Concentrate (ex-texan was right and Always Right was wrong, which is why we lost the election.)
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To: wgmalabama
😃 (Where would we be without apologies?)
93 posted on 01/10/2020 9:49:31 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: ConservativeMind

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.


94 posted on 01/10/2020 9:57:01 PM PST by caww
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