Pill ME .....

Hi All,
The summer was great! Been busy but I'm back!!!

I watched a docu recently that really disturbed me. It was about the Pharmacutical Companies and how they have taken over the airwaves without any medical knowledge.
Shocking really!!! The power of the advertising dollar is incredible.

So here it is!! THE FACTS OF THE MATTER....
1. ADVERTISED DRUGS have been related to over 100,000 deaths in the USA alone.
2. Over 1 MILLION people have been hospitalized because of them.
3. Drug Companies spend more money on advertisement than Pepsi and Budwiser. In 1994 alone they spent 265 million dollars....in 2004 they spent that in the first 5 months.
NOW lets get a little deeper shall we??!!!

4. Most new drugs replacing old drugs for the same thing, (allergy medication) have shown to be no more affective or better than the old one. only 14% of the "NEW DRUGS" had proved to be more affective. GOOD EXAMPLE...PROZAC's name has been changed to SARAFEM to now treat PRE-MENSTRAL DISORDER. aka...period cramps.
5. Old drugs are spun as new ones with a slight chemical change to avoid losing the patent.
6.New drugs to replace old ones on the market are marked up 3X the price.
NOW for some really aweful stuff.....

7. The media uses ever changing health guidelines to scare consumers into looking into the "new pill cure".
8. Drug companies advertise HUGELY on network television.
IT GETS WORSE....

9. Drug companies are inventing new syndromes or diseases to pedal their stuff. "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" (shyness) or "Adult ADD" (stress and over worked). LAST TIME I CHECKED....SHYNESS WAS NOT A DISORDER.
10. Child suicide rate has increased 3Xs in 10 yrs.
SO HOW IS THIS AFFECTING THE WAY YOU LOOK AT MEDICATION??
....its a brainwash! ASK YOUR DOCTOR.

11. Doctors and hospitals are bombarded by over 100,000 "Drug Representatives" annually.
12. It is ILLEGAL to accept gifts from drug companies, but the drug companies provide dinners, trips and other things and drop the cost under their "EDUCATIONAL BUDGET". This allows the payolla to be bypassed.
13. FREE DRUG SAMPLES.... yes all those Name Brand samples and gadgets in your doctor's office are courtesy of the Company that pedal their stuff.(your next visit, ask your doctor if you can see his pen?)

SO HOW DO THEY DO IT? HOW DO THEY MAKE US BELIEVE THAT WE NEED THE MEDICATION?
easy.....have a good look at the adds on tv! no one looks sick, in fact, they look wonderful with the world. The people in the adds are middle to upper class. They are happy! WHAT YOU DON'T NOTICE IS....the quickly spoken side affects of the drug.
They promote a new found syndrome they create and push the idea that "you may be someone who feels like this, ask your doctor."
SO, now you go to the doctor with the preconceived idea and ask your doctor about the drug. HE SAYS...YA I have heard of it! in fact, i have a free sample here for you to try! (courtesy of the drug company) TA DA!!!!! GOT YA.

SO NOW FOR A FEW DID YOU KNOWS.....did you know that most of these new syndromes are driven by the drug companies to get you to buy. shaking leg syndrome.
did you know that most of the people that seek these drugs could do other things to fix their problems through DIET, EXERCISE OR ENVIRONMENT???!!!! WOW!!! WHAT A CONCEPT.
So WHY DON'T THEY.....??? cause its too easy to just PILL ME!

well I am done......

QUOTE OF THE DAY...
"Drugs are a crutch for people that can't cope with reality."

its all mine people!