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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:41 PM Original message |
Poll question: (My last poll of the day!) Are you currently on prescribed medications? |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. No (nt) |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. The last time I had a prescription for medicine was in 1975. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm on a whole pharmacy |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Paxil person here |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. Prevacid. The rest is OTC. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thyroid medicine |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Same here, but I buy them online from Mexico. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm on ADD medication. nt |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes: Other |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Damn, how can that be???? |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Yes, thank the Gods |
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rubberducky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. yes, several blood pressure meds. |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. No, but my adult daughter is |
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StrongbadTehAwesome (623 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Just birth control (Seasonale), |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yes, a combination of two blood pressure medications |
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TAPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. No - |
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TSIAS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yes- Lexapro |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'd certainly be on anti-depressants if I had medical insurance. |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. There are quite a few that will run you $4/mo |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Perhaps after the new year |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yes. Have you considered generics? |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Prescription drug epidemic |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Prescription drugs are one of the greatest advancements in Western civilization. |
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NotGivingUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Totally agree. and yeah, big pharma is the one winning the drug war |
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NV1962 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. Just say no to drugs! |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Three antivirals, one antidepressant, one antiemetic/appetite stimulant |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes-many |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm not on antidepressants now but |
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NotGivingUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. people are taking too many drugs. |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. A common sentiment |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I beg to differ |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
29. Hopefully less, now that the Repubes are down the drain........ |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
33. Anti-depressant and anxiety meds. |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm on 8 daily prescriptions |
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PDittie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. Diabetes meds |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
36. Dammit! We DON'T need meds! Speaking as a former Zoloft patient. |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Yeah, depression has nothing to do with chemical imbalances. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Is it "psuedo-science" to recount one's own experience? |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:55 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. You didn't say, "I felt better off of it." |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. I agree to a point.... |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Tom? Is that you? |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
55. What works for one person may not apply to another |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. No. No need for them. |
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Cameron27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
38. No |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. There is a generic form of Zoloft. It's called Sertraline. |
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ncrainbowgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. yes- multiple. Even w/ prescription insurance, it's a lotta dough! |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
43. I should be on seizure medication, but I haven't taken it in over three years |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
44. Zoloft 50mg x 30 days costs only $78 at CostCo pharmacy. |
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Broadslidin (949 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
46. Sparking Up A Big Fat One Rolled In Banana Flavoured Paper......! |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
48. No. None needed. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
49. Meds for Diabetes. I had to laugh when I went into the doctor last |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
50. I've had migraines for years and have a bunch of meds |
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stonecoldsober (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
52. My list (as of this minute): |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
53. If you aren't on Zoloft, you aren't paying attention! |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. Yes. |
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postulater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. Had half an aspirin a few years ago |
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imperial jedi (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
57. yes |
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movie_girl99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
58. I take an anti-anxiety pill. |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
59. No. But the strange thing is that ... |
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