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furshur
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 09/13/2007 : 06:11:03
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Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is the new hot illness. A new drug to treat it has some interesting side effects:
| Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has updated the package insert for its restless legs syndrome (RLS) drug Requip. According to the new insert, Requip may cause “pathological gambling” and “increased libido including hypersexuality.” |
Get rid of the RLS but trade that in for insomnia due to worrying about your casino losses or chasing after the oppisite sex all night. 
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 09/13/2007 : 06:30:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by furshur
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is the new hot illness. A new drug to treat it has some interesting side effects:
| Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has updated the package insert for its restless legs syndrome (RLS) drug Requip. According to the new insert, Requip may cause “pathological gambling” and “increased libido including hypersexuality.” |
Get rid of the RLS but trade that in for insomnia due to worrying about your casino losses or chasing after the oppisite sex all night.
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I think I'll pass. I already have the former, and, at my age & health status, the latter is at least unseemly and very possibly, dangerous.
Also, at first blush, it looks like a load of shit to promote the product by it's 'side effects.'
Got-um link?
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 07:42:03 [Permalink]
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filthy:
Also, at first blush, it looks like a load of shit to promote the product by it's 'side effects.' |
Near the end of each commercial for Requip and other medications, there is a list possibly harmful side effects. The law requires that. Also, in this case, these side effects were added to the already known side effects already listed in the drugs insert that basically reads like the PDR description. That insert is also by law. Doctors must always consider the benefits of a drug along with the risks including what percentage of the people taking the drug suffered bad side effects.
What really riles me are the commercials themselves. Drug companies are marketing prescription drugs to consumers, which seems wrong to me. The goal is to get people to ask their doctor for the drug, which would boost sales.
One would hope that the doctors are informed enough to say “no” if the drug is not indicated. One would hope…
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perrodetokio
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 07:59:03 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by furshur
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is the new hot illness. A new drug to treat it has some interesting side effects:
| Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has updated the package insert for its restless legs syndrome (RLS) drug Requip. According to the new insert, Requip may cause “pathological gambling” and “increased libido including hypersexuality.” |
Get rid of the RLS but trade that in for insomnia due to worrying about your casino losses or chasing after the oppisite sex all night.
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...or same sex! ...or both! ...it depends on the particulars.  |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 08:15:26 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by perrodetokio
Originally posted by furshur
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is the new hot illness. A new drug to treat it has some interesting side effects:
| Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has updated the package insert for its restless legs syndrome (RLS) drug Requip. According to the new insert, Requip may cause “pathological gambling” and “increased libido including hypersexuality.” |
Get rid of the RLS but trade that in for insomnia due to worrying about your casino losses or chasing after the oppisite sex all night.
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...or same sex! ...or both! ...it depends on the particulars.
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Yes, it causes "hypersexuality," not "heterosexuality." 
I find it rather interesting that a drug can cause pathological gambling. I suspect some connection to obsessive-compulsive behavior.
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furshur
SFN Regular
USA
1536 Posts |
Posted - 09/13/2007 : 10:47:48 [Permalink]
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| Get rid of the RLS but trade that in for insomnia due to worrying about your casino losses or chasing after the oppisite sex all night. |
...or same sex! ...or both! ...it depends on the particulars. |
Yes, it causes "hypersexuality," not "heterosexuality." |
Oh my, how egocentric of me.
I meant to say: Get rid of the RLS but trade that in for insomnia due to worrying about your casino losses or chasing after the object of your amorous desire all night.
Edited to add the link for Filthy.
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 09/13/2007 : 11:04:40 [Permalink]
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Hypersex, is that European?
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 09/13/2007 : 11:55:50 [Permalink]
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Ok, this stuff's for Parkenson's! I got the impression that it was one of those disgusting tv ads (I'm with Kil on those). Prescription REQUIP is not for everyone. REQUIPTablets may cause patients to fall asleep or feel very sleepy during normal activities such as driving; or to faint or feel dizzy, nauseated, or sweaty when they stand up. Patients should tell their doctor if they experience these problems or if they drink alcohol or are taking other medicines that make them drowsy. Patients should also tell their doctor if they or their family notices that they develop any unusual impulses or behaviors, such as pathological gambling or hypersexuality. Hallucinations may occur at anytime during treatment. REQUIP may potentiate the side effects of L-dopa. Side effects include nausea, dizziness, drowsiness or sleepiness, headache, and dyskinesia (uncontrolled movements). Most patients were not bothered enough to stop taking REQUIP. This is not a complete list of side effects and should not take the place of discussions with patients' healthcare providers. Their doctor or pharmacist can give patients a more complete list of side effects. Patients should talk to their doctor about any side effects they may have.
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Heavy shit... It also brings to mind some of the stem cell research, that is not being done, that might well make these medications unnesessary.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2998 Posts |
Posted - 09/13/2007 : 12:38:49 [Permalink]
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Those side effects do not sound any worse than drinking a lot of Tennessee Mash... |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 09/13/2007 : 13:01:01 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
Those side effects do not sound any worse than drinking a lot of Tennessee Mash...
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Depende on who made it...
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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My RLS is better but I still can't sleep
