Friday, March 07, 2008

Is this a joke?

One of the medications that Andrew has taken- after some time, we read the sheets that they always staple to the prescription. Here is the list of COMMON side effects: drowsiness, decreased appetite, dry mouth, difficult urination, sedation, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, fever, increased eye pressure, acne, stomach discomfort or pain, jitteriness, irregular heartbeat, anxiety, feeling uncoordinated, abnormal blood cell count, blurred vision, cough, confusion, constipation, skin inflammation, difficulty swallowing, diarrhea, indigestion, dizziness, swelling of feet or lower legs, nose bleeding, unusual movements of eye, face, limb, unusual tiredness or weakness, gas, inflammation of the tongue, enlargement of the breasts in males, headache, hallucinations, impotence, difficulty falling asleep, itching, liver problems, dilation of the pupil, menstrual irregularities, myocardial infarction, nausea, nasal congestion, nightmares, numbness or tingling in hands and feet, increased sensitivity to sunlight, paralysis of the intestine, inflammation of the pharynx, dizziness when getting up, burning pain, tingling or numbness, skin rash, restlessness, inflammation of the sinuses, mouth ulcers, loss of consciousness (fainting), ringing in ears, shakiness, change in taste, urinary frequency, vomiting. SERIOUS side effects include jerkings of face, trunk, or extremities, loss of bladder control.......... Hmmm, makes one think.

2 comments:

Ron Garner said...

Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.

Anonymous said...

looks like the only thing they left out was possibly your hair hurting. Mark