Oh, and they also channel huge amounts of money into the pockets of doctors in this country to try to get them to prescribe meds to you… even if you don’t actually need those meds…and also they are trying to get more and more doctors to prescribe drugs to you for things the drugs weren’t even designed to do, which is called; ‘going off label’.
They need all this money to keep settling lawsuits brought on by people who are being killed or made ill by all the drugs they keep shoving at us.
We are all human guinea pigs for the huge pharmaceutical corporations.
Just thought you should know that.
Pouring My Art Out 
When you have “chemical imbalances” with your system, it gets even worse because there really is no ONE drug to fix the problem. You have to keep experimenting with different combinations until you find the right one for you. Then a few years later your system gets tolerant to the drugs & you have to start all over again. In the meantime you live in hell as the chemicals course through your system.
And they don’t care, they get the money.
Every doctor I ever go to, and that I take my son to, knows that I do not like medication and will prefer natural alternatives. And I’m fortunate that the pediatrician, and my son’s neurologist support all my choices, including putting him on a juice cleanse, rather than to think I’m medically negligent and report me to social services.
I just realized this post goes against my ‘have your kids vaccinated’ post to some degree.
hmm I’d have to read it again, but if I remember correctly, I don’t think it does
I have no idea what we are talking about, so I will take your word for it
haha ok
yup
And your evidence for these statements? People love to hate the pharma companies. But, as someone whose life has been improved 100 times over by pharmaceuticals, I don’t.
Pharma companies are businesses. They make a product. They make products that improve lives including mine. Drugs have side effects — all do. Pharma companies spend big bucks trying to identify them, prevent them and warn physicians and patients about the possibility. You know that list of possible side effects at the end of ever drug commercial? Who do you think studied the drug to find out what to list?
It costs $2.6 billion to develop a new drug. As far as I know, there are no companies who put that much $ into promotion.
This is a red-button issue with me. People criticize the pharma companies which make a product that is intended to preserve life, treat the symptoms of disease. Make us feel better.
I won’t disagree then
And the drugs are so often more expensive than they have to be. True story, 60 Minutes.
yup
So they are basically public relations/advertising companies that have a side business producing drugs.
more or less
That’s why I turned to nutrition. The one thing I noticed was that the more often people went to Doctors, the more ill they became! Certainly a relevant and pertinent post! The big question remains… What are we going to do about it? Stop buying into their crap! People were here long before the word: ‘Pharmacist’ was invented.
doctors never ask you what you eat… I wonder why that is
They have no classes in med school on nutrition…
it is like they don’t care why we get sick.
Well, more medicine practice is becoming holistic. As people ask for it, they will have to change, right?
At least they finally admit that some aspects of Eastern medicine have some value.
Woah!
Serious Art? I didn’t see that coming! That’s not just true for America, you know…
There’s a popular joke here in our country. You have to visit the doctor – He’s gotta make a living. You’ve got to visit the pharmacist. He’s got to make a living too. Just don’t eat the meds, because you know…
That isn’t cheering me up… I thought you guys were all about the homeopathic meds…
Just like you thought all of ‘us guys’ have elephants huh? 😀 Actually, Ayurveda is the preferred alternative here. I don’t know if you know what that means. Anyway, I think homeopathy is just faith healing, with little sugar balls taking the place of God.
Well, many medicines have some natural basis. From plants or whatever. I wasn’t being rude. I like to think that Eastern medicine is far beyond western medicine in some ways.
Didn’t think you were being rude dude. Rude dude. Rude dude. It rhymes so well. Anyway, I hope you visit India one day. We could ride in an elephant. Separately though. I’m heavy. It’ll be a new experience for me too. 😉
Seems like one should be able carry two people… even if we weigh 1,000 pounds
Already knew that but the more people say it out loud, the better. A lot of people don’t seem to care about this unfortunately….
A lot of people make me crazy… ha!
Oh yeah, same!
I keep hoping we can make them smarter, but so far…
No luck, uh? Can’t say I’m surprised…..
Not surprised… but depressed maybe
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Yup just more folks in our pockets and to the detriment of our health too. I asked for the hell of it what a teensy tiny bottle of prescription allergy eye drops were without my insurance. $154.00 eye drops not pain meds or cancer meds stupid eye drops. Never mind what it costs the insurance companies and others for them what about the lives that are lost because people can’t afford them? Just sad how much greed there is in that industry. Don’t know how any of them sleep at night.
sorry… this one went in my spam folder for some weird reason
Hey no problem. If yours is like mine I am surprised you even found it!!
I check it every day because when the record breaking comment post is going hot, if someone sends too many comments too close together, they often get spammed.
Didn’t know that sadly mine are all spam. Mostly weight loss gimmicks, viagra and game cheats. over and over and over again.
I get a lot for pills that change your mental state… for some reason… sigh
Oh man don’t me started! They don’t care about lives it’s all about money sadly.
I guess you have way too much first hand experience with this stuff… sorry…
Oh I do, now I’m on pain killers, that’s just fun..not
I’ve heard of patients changing doctors because they wouldn’t prescribe what the patient demanded, based on a commercial. Scary, crazy.
we are living in the nuthouse