i agree with most everything on here.
1. As a fomer Big Law Defense Attorney who worked on many pharma cases (I hate to admit this. Please know that I was young, naive and had $150K in student loan debt to pay back, so I literally sold my soul representing the interests of corporate America for a number of years. Eventually, I saw the light and now practice consumer protection law), what I learned and saw via the docs I read and depos I sat in on was exactly what Cricket said - Big Pharma does not want an addict to get better. no matter what kind of addict a person is. i'm going to say some stuff that ethically I shouldn't, so I am treading on thin ice, but really don't care after learning what they do, how they get people hooked on their drugs and finding myself in a situation where I became addicted to Benzos ("No, they're not addictive... You don't have to taper, just stop takng them" said my GP who was merely repeating what the Big Pharma rep told him).
2. There are plant-based remedies, not legal in the U.S., that will ease the side effects of withdrawal from alcohol and opiates and make the recovery period much quicker. Big Pharma lobbyists keep these natural remedies from becomng legal because they want to continue selling their drugs. There are doctors and other medically trained professionals who will smuggle these plants in from South America to help people get off of alcohol and opiates/opioides. They will stay right by your side to support you as you go through withdrawal, which can last as little as 3 days to 1 week, dependng on the extent and type of addiction. if they can risk their licenses to save lives, so can I. However, 99% of what I am going to tell you is public information. Do the research.
3. I cringe everytme that I read that one of you has been put on an atypical antipsychotic medication (Seroquel/ Quetiapine, anyone?). Big pharma trains doctors that these medications do more good than harm. So what if 10 people out of 100 die? The drug helped 90 people. Gaining a significant amount of weight in a short period of time? "You must have a bad diet. change it, cut back and exercise more." 3-4 months later you are disgnosed with a form of diabetes and although you were active and at a healthy weight before you started the medication, you quickly gained 40 pounds and die 3-4 months after starting on the medication due to diabetes mellitus or another sugar related cndition.
4. SSRIs are addictive and difficult to get off of for most people.
5. There is nothing to help with Benzo withdrawal. You can't just stop taking it, even if your doctor tells you to. He or she doesn't know any better. That's what the rep told him/her. Benzos affect your CNS. if you are able to taper off, you will have flashback side effects for the rest of your life and not just for 1-2 years as you have lkely read on the internet.
6. Your doctor wants to put you on Gabapenten or Neurontin so you don't have a seizure while tapering off off Benzos? Ok, but be aware of the increased tendency to commit suicide, even though you had never thougt about it before.
6. Off-label use. You suffer from migraines? Your doctor tells you he has an anti-seizure medication or a bi-polar medication that will help prevent them and help with your insomnia. oh, and you may also lose some weight. What he doesn't tell you, probably because he doesn't know any better, is that it's goung to affect your cognitive abilities - your speaking, the way you think, your inability to make good decisions, your overall behavior, and what you say, which either makes no sense or you forget mid sentence what you were talking about (and no, it's not due to old age).
Now, on to politics:
1. So, can Trump pardon his family members? Probably. Did you see House of Cards last season?
2. Can he pardon himself? Nope, so who is next in line? Well, that would be VP Mike Pence, an extreme conservative who wants to take away the rights of women and other minorities. He's also xtremely religious and if you're a Muslim, Allah help you,
3. After Pence, who is next in line? Well, that would be House Speaker Paul Ryan. Lord, help us all.
4. After Ryan who is next? Why that would be Senate Pro Tem Orrin Hatch. You know, the man who supported the Big Bank Bailout. Oh, and he doesn't believe in gay rights and thinks gay marriage "undermines the very basis of marital law." in fact, as a practicing Mormon, he once told students at the University of Utah that he would rather "see members of the American Nazi Party teaching school." He urged Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and has received close to $500K from oil, gas and coal interests since 2012. So long future generations. Sorry we let pollution and contaminated water make you sick and coastal cities go under water. Since most of California is now undewater, the world is a better place. And of course we can't forget thatvHatch believes that wealthy Americans have too much of a tax burden. There go our social programs. Sorry people out of work, homeless, disabled, mentally ill and hungry. We can't help you. Finally, Hatch also doesn't believe in net neutrality or any internet privacy proections, so if he becomes President and I suddenly stop posting, you know I am either in jail or have been sent to Syberia.
p.s. This wasn't meant to offend anyone. My political beliefs aside, I find the whole situation humorous. If I can't laugh about the mess our country is in I would move to a cabin in the woods and becme a recluse for the next 4 years. no running water. No internet. No TV. No cell phone. No contact with the outside world. Considering the fact that I am very much a city gal, I would probably be eaten by a bear, die of starvation or shot by Ted Nugent for writing this post.
Have a good day everyone!
sorry the last post was so long. i am avoiding having to write a very boring, very dry Motion for Summary Judgment. I promise shorter posts in the future.
1. As a fomer Big Law Defense Attorney who worked on many pharma cases (I hate to admit this. Please know that I was young, naive and had $150K in student loan debt to pay back, so I literally sold my soul representing the interests of corporate America for a number of years. Eventually, I saw the light and now practice consumer protection law), what I learned and saw via the docs I read and depos I sat in on was exactly what Cricket said - Big Pharma does not want an addict to get better. no matter what kind of addict a person is. i'm going to say some stuff that ethically I shouldn't, so I am treading on thin ice, but really don't care after learning what they do, how they get people hooked on their drugs and finding myself in a situation where I became addicted to Benzos ("No, they're not addictive... You don't have to taper, just stop takng them" said my GP who was merely repeating what the Big Pharma rep told him).
2. There are plant-based remedies, not legal in the U.S., that will ease the side effects of withdrawal from alcohol and opiates and make the recovery period much quicker. Big Pharma lobbyists keep these natural remedies from becomng legal because they want to continue selling their drugs. There are doctors and other medically trained professionals who will smuggle these plants in from South America to help people get off of alcohol and opiates/opioides. They will stay right by your side to support you as you go through withdrawal, which can last as little as 3 days to 1 week, dependng on the extent and type of addiction. if they can risk their licenses to save lives, so can I. However, 99% of what I am going to tell you is public information. Do the research.
3. I cringe everytme that I read that one of you has been put on an atypical antipsychotic medication (Seroquel/ Quetiapine, anyone?). Big pharma trains doctors that these medications do more good than harm. So what if 10 people out of 100 die? The drug helped 90 people. Gaining a significant amount of weight in a short period of time? "You must have a bad diet. change it, cut back and exercise more." 3-4 months later you are disgnosed with a form of diabetes and although you were active and at a healthy weight before you started the medication, you quickly gained 40 pounds and die 3-4 months after starting on the medication due to diabetes mellitus or another sugar related cndition.
4. SSRIs are addictive and difficult to get off of for most people.
5. There is nothing to help with Benzo withdrawal. You can't just stop taking it, even if your doctor tells you to. He or she doesn't know any better. That's what the rep told him/her. Benzos affect your CNS. if you are able to taper off, you will have flashback side effects for the rest of your life and not just for 1-2 years as you have lkely read on the internet.
6. Your doctor wants to put you on Gabapenten or Neurontin so you don't have a seizure while tapering off off Benzos? Ok, but be aware of the increased tendency to commit suicide, even though you had never thougt about it before.
6. Off-label use. You suffer from migraines? Your doctor tells you he has an anti-seizure medication or a bi-polar medication that will help prevent them and help with your insomnia. oh, and you may also lose some weight. What he doesn't tell you, probably because he doesn't know any better, is that it's goung to affect your cognitive abilities - your speaking, the way you think, your inability to make good decisions, your overall behavior, and what you say, which either makes no sense or you forget mid sentence what you were talking about (and no, it's not due to old age).
Now, on to politics:
1. So, can Trump pardon his family members? Probably. Did you see House of Cards last season?
2. Can he pardon himself? Nope, so who is next in line? Well, that would be VP Mike Pence, an extreme conservative who wants to take away the rights of women and other minorities. He's also xtremely religious and if you're a Muslim, Allah help you,
3. After Pence, who is next in line? Well, that would be House Speaker Paul Ryan. Lord, help us all.
4. After Ryan who is next? Why that would be Senate Pro Tem Orrin Hatch. You know, the man who supported the Big Bank Bailout. Oh, and he doesn't believe in gay rights and thinks gay marriage "undermines the very basis of marital law." in fact, as a practicing Mormon, he once told students at the University of Utah that he would rather "see members of the American Nazi Party teaching school." He urged Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and has received close to $500K from oil, gas and coal interests since 2012. So long future generations. Sorry we let pollution and contaminated water make you sick and coastal cities go under water. Since most of California is now undewater, the world is a better place. And of course we can't forget thatvHatch believes that wealthy Americans have too much of a tax burden. There go our social programs. Sorry people out of work, homeless, disabled, mentally ill and hungry. We can't help you. Finally, Hatch also doesn't believe in net neutrality or any internet privacy proections, so if he becomes President and I suddenly stop posting, you know I am either in jail or have been sent to Syberia.
p.s. This wasn't meant to offend anyone. My political beliefs aside, I find the whole situation humorous. If I can't laugh about the mess our country is in I would move to a cabin in the woods and becme a recluse for the next 4 years. no running water. No internet. No TV. No cell phone. No contact with the outside world. Considering the fact that I am very much a city gal, I would probably be eaten by a bear, die of starvation or shot by Ted Nugent for writing this post.
Have a good day everyone!
sorry the last post was so long. i am avoiding having to write a very boring, very dry Motion for Summary Judgment. I promise shorter posts in the future.