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Limos

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I heard something mere moments ago that stupefied me. Something I had to share with you before I forgot about it or blocked it out for being so bizarre it couldn't possibly be true. As you may have noticed medications usually have a long list of side effects which are usually parodied, but also usually far worse than what they cure.

Well I just heard the strangest list of side effects I have ever heard. I only caught the tail end of it but.. I just.. I don't know what to say about it. Please note that it is a medication that treats Depression.

... sleep driving with no memory of the event, out of character behavior such as being more outgoing or impulsive...
Now tell me if you are reading the same side effect I am. A medication that makes you more outgoing and impressive. That doesn't sound like a side effect to me. That sounds like something you would actually want to take medication for. Especially since it treats depression.

That is almost like having a medication that treats a cold, side effects may include Penis enlargement. I'm pretty sure people would be happy to take it for the side effect.
 

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Limos said:
While it does sound more like an improvement then a side effect per se, I'm guessing it needs to be listed under side effects for liability reasons. I can just about guarantee you'd have some stupid leech sue them if that wasn't listed there.
 

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Marq said:
Ecstasy does that as its primary function.
Does it have a side effect which treats depression? If so this may just be a case of opportunistic advertisers.
 

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theSovietConnection said:
Limos said:
While it does sound more like an improvement then a side effect per se, I'm guessing it needs to be listed under side effects for liability reasons. I can just about guarantee you'd have some stupid leech sue them if that wasn't listed there.
It just seems like being more outgoing would be an effect of not being Depressed anymore, rather than the medication itself.
 

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Marq said:
Limos said:
Marq said:
Ecstasy does that as its primary function.
Does it have a side effect which treats depression? If so this may just be a case of opportunistic advertisers.
Ecstasy is a recreational (and illegal) drug. It doesn't get advertised.
I'm aware that Ecstasy is illegal. I was saying that some shady company was trying to pass off ecstasy as a real medication. It was a joke.
 

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Marq said:
Limos said:
Marq said:
Ecstasy does that as its primary function.
Does it have a side effect which treats depression? If so this may just be a case of opportunistic advertisers.
Ecstasy is a recreational (and illegal) drug. It doesn't get advertised.
I find it odd that anytime I see Illegal Drug I want to go off on a rant about the Hypocrisy of it all. Odd because you'd have to basically force me to take any of the stuff.
 

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Impressive? That doesn't sound right, how does one measure impressiveness? Are you sure it wasn't impulsive, that might make more sense.
 

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Flushfacker said:
Impressive? That doesn't sound right, how does one measure impressiveness? Are you sure it wasn't impulsive, that might make more sense.
Hmmm... You're right, that would make a lot more sense. I think mine is more fun though.
 

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Reuq said:
Thats great, but 'sleep driving' that can't be good! How is it legal to sell something that causes that? As for the second effect, that can only be good, but surley thats the primary effect of an anti-depressant.
That's what I would have thought. But they had it as a side effect.
 

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Limos said:
Flushfacker said:
Impressive? That doesn't sound right, how does one measure impressiveness? Are you sure it wasn't impulsive, that might make more sense.
Hmmm... You're right, that would make a lot more sense. I think mine is more fun though.
I don't know, being impulsive can sure lead to some impressive things! Anyway if the above were the only side effects of this drug I'd sure be on my way to get some now! The more outgoing part does seem to me to be what the drug is trying to achieve anyway though so yea, I agree, strange to be listed as a side effect.
 

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Flushfacker said:
Limos said:
Flushfacker said:
Impressive? That doesn't sound right, how does one measure impressiveness? Are you sure it wasn't impulsive, that might make more sense.
Hmmm... You're right, that would make a lot more sense. I think mine is more fun though.
I don't know, being impulsive can sure lead to some impressive things! Anyway if the above were the only side effects of this drug I'd sure be on my way to get some now! The more outgoing part does seem to me to be what the drug is trying to achieve anyway though so yea, I agree, strange to be listed as a side effect.
The big one is probably the sleep driving. But hey, if you are a commuter that isn't so bad. You can commute to work before even waking up.
 

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DOSAGE: take two tablets every six hours for joint pain.

SIDE EFFECTS: This drug may cause joint pain, nausea, head-ache, or shortness of breath. You may also experience muscle aches, rapid heartbeat, and ringing in the ears. If you feel faint, call your doctor. Do not consume alcohol while taking this pill; likewise, avoid red meat, shellfish, and vegetables. O.K. foods: flounder. Under no circumstances eat yak. Men can expect painful urination while sitting, especially if the penis is caught between the toilet seat and the bowl. Projectile vomiting is common in thirty per cent of users-sorry, fifty per cent. If you undergo disorienting nausea accompanied by migraine and raspy breathing, double the dosage. Leg cramps are to be expected; one knee-buckler per day is normal. Bowel movements may become frequent-in fact, every ten minutes. If bowel movements become greater than twelve per hour, consult your doctor, or any doctor, or just anyone who will speak to you. You may find yourself becoming lost or vague; this would be a good time to write a screenplay. Do not pilot a plane, unless you are among the ten per cent of users who experience "spontaneous test-pilot knowledge." If your hair begins to smell like burning tires, move away from any buildings or populated areas, and apply tincture of iodine to the head until you no longer hear what could be taken for a "countdown." May cause stigmata in Mexicans. If a fungus starts to grow between your eyebrows, call the Guinness Book of World Records. May induce a tendency to compulsively repeat the phrase "no can do." This drug may cause visions of the Virgin Mary to appear in treetops. If this happens, open a souvenir shop. There may be an overwhelming impulse to shout out during a Catholic Mass, "I'm gonna w*p you wid da ugly stick!" You may feel a powerful sense of impending doom; this is because you are about to die. Men may experience impotence, but only during intercourse. Otherwise, a powerful erection will accompany your daily "walking-around time." Do not take this product if you are uneasy with lockjaw. Do not be near a ringing telephone that works at 900 MHz or you will be very dead, very fast. We are assuming you have had chicken pox. You also may experience a growing dissatisfaction with life along with a deep sense of melancholy-join the club! Do not be concerned if you arouse a few ticks from a Geiger counter. You might want to get a one-month trial subscription to Extreme Fighting. The hook shape of the pill will often cause it to become caught in the larynx. To remove, jam a finger down your throat while a friend holds your nose to prevent the pill from lodging in a nasal passage. Then throw yourself stomach first on the back portion of a chair. The expulsion of air should eject the pill out of the mouth, unless it goes into a sinus cavity, or the brain. WARNING: This drug may shorten your intestines by twenty-one feet. Has been known to cause birth defects in the user retroactively. Passing in front of TV may cause the screen to moiré. Women often feel a loss of libido, including a whole octave lowering of the voice, an increase in ankle hair, and perhaps the lowering of a testicle. If this happens, women should write a detailed description of their last three sexual encounters and mail it to me, Bob, Trailer Six, Fancyland Trailer Park, Encino, CA. Or E-mail me at hot-guy.com. Discontinue use immediately if you feel that your teeth are receiving radio broadcasts. You may experience "lumpy back" syndrome, but we are actively seeking a cure. Bloated fingertips on the heart-side hand are common. When finished with the dosage, be sure to allow plenty of "quiet time" in order to retrain the eye to move off stationary objects. Flotation devices at sea will become pointless, as the user of this drug will develop a stone-like body density; therefore, if thrown overboard, contact your doctor. (This product may contain one or more of the following: bungee cord, plankton, rubber, crack cocaine, pork bladders, aromatic oils, gunpowder, corn husk, glue, bee pollen, dung, English muffin, poached eggs, ham, Hollandaise sauce, crushed saxophone reeds.) Sensations of levitation are illusory, as is the sensation of having a "phantom" third arm. Users may experience certain inversions of language. Acceptable: "Hi, are how you?" Unacceptable: "The rain in Sprain slays blainly on the phsssst." Twenty minutes after taking the pills, you will feel an insatiable craving to take another dose. AVOID THIS WITH ALL YOUR POWER. It is advisable to have a friend handcuff you to a large kitchen appliance, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT WILL NOT FIT THROUGH THE DOORWAY TO WHERE THE PILLS ARE. You should also be out of reach of any weapon-like utensil with which you could threaten friends or family, who should also be briefed to not give you the pills, no matter how much you sweet-talk them.
 

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As a Nursing student, with experience from a psychiatric ward, I feel that I might be able to shed some light on this. First off all, anything not established as the main purpose of the medicine in question is a side effect as far as pharmacology and legal boundaries stretch. That is not to say that all medicines only have one area of use (ie. morphine is both a sedative and an analgetic and Corticosteroids have lots of primary uses aswell as secondary) but if the medicine isn't meant to have an effect, it is a side effect for good or bad.

As for the side effects mentioned, outgoing in this case means outgoing as in "undressing and going out to find someone to have intercourse with" outgoing. It is not outgoing as in being more social, but as in the medication knocking out most of the social inhibitions a mentally healthy person has. When it happens, you won't suffer from the experience until after the medication wears off and you realize what you've been doing.
 

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It says 'impulsive', not 'impressive'.

Impulse makes you do stupid things, etc.

It's generally a bad thing. :)