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 Post subject: international question , we have members in other countries
PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:14 am 
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my wife asked a question this morning i never thought about but figured i could ask here -

she wondered if other countries are inundated in their media with adds pushing all the big pharma pills for common ailments ?

we here in the states see these adds that tout the pill to cure or control all sorts of things from allergies to STDs , they call for you to see your doctor and request the pills , most have a list of side affects that should turn everyone off but im certain if you were suffering from an affliction it might sound great as presented in the add , i was recently prescribed statins for cholesterol which i refused for two reasons - first the side affects and accumulated issues from prolonged use is unacceptable to me , second mine is just on the high side of normal which is common in my family history ,

so we were wondering if this was an amerrican thing or is it world wide effort to hook all of us on pills ?


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 Post subject: Re: international question , we have members in other countr
PostPosted: Fri Mar 10, 2023 5:15 am 
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You ain't tried to get in to see a Dr. here by the looks of it :lol :lol

It's starting here a bit~ mostly with diabetic treatments.
There's the odd covid vax ad here too, but not much.
The american cable networks are full of what you describe, especially after 10 p.m.

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 Post subject: Re: international question , we have members in other countr
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we here in the states see these adds that tout the pill to cure or control all sorts of things from allergies to STDs , they call for you to see your doctor and request the pills , most have a list of side affects that should turn everyone off but im certain if you were suffering from an affliction it might sound great as presented in the add , i was recently prescribed statins for cholesterol which i refused for two reasons -

first the side affects and accumulated issues from prolonged use is unacceptable to me ,

second mine is just on the high side of normal which is common in my family history , not uncommon at all these days , are the clinics getting paid by the prescription these days ?

i have been to the doctor a couple times this year - im not going unless i have to , i do understand the schedule they are on these days , i also know about 90% of what we fet here ae foreign folks these days , what is up with that ?
we cant get americans to be doctors anymore ? we cant be treated by american doctors anymore ? there are no americans willing to practice medicine anymore ? WHY NOT ??


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 Post subject: Re: international question , we have members in other countr
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In Belgium I couldn't buy Tylenol over the counter - I need an Rx for it! Asked at a C-store and got looked at like I was a stoner. Andrey covered for me. SW

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 Post subject: Re: international question , we have members in other countr
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Maybe it was the good Tylenol with the codeine in it?

I live on tylenol for my arthritis.

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 Post subject: Re: international question , we have members in other countr
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i would like to hear from some other countries on this , im still unsure how much indocrination they are getting - or is it just us US citizens they want to get addicted and kill with their drugs ?


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 Post subject: Re: international question , we have members in other countr
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i only take tylenol or asprin or advil when my back goes out [in that order - one every two hours] and then only long enough to get to the chiropractor to get it put back , my arthritis isnt quite that bad yet most of the time so far ,

i have decided that they want all of us dependent on their drugs and if not that the ones coming across the southern boarder , neither of which im inclined to , i figure i got 10 to 15 years if im lucky here yet , not going to waste them on their pills nor spend my hard saved money on that till im needing it .....and then ill have to think on it , not sure life is worth the time if your messed up on drugs for the rest of your days , just me and my HO


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