# I know its not cancer but FUCK big pharma for not curing Restless Leg Syndrome...FUCK! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 28, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737 "2013-07-28T16:07:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/1 "2013-07-28T16:07:33Z")
If we could find a way to extract it (from me specifically, please!) And then inject it into others it would be an incredibly effective torture tool. What the hell is wrong with you people? Do you really not see the piles of money you could be making by alleviating the suffering of millions? How is that even possible? Holy fucking Christ, get the fuck on it, Pfizer! And now on top of that, I have an evil pinched nerve somewhere in my arm or nexk causing horrible pain in my hand and I can’t figure out what positions are triggering. I am miserably unrested and uncomfortable. Interesting sidenote: my five month old pitbull puppy, being permitted on the bed tonight in hopes she might have a soothing effect, is completely unfazed and snoring contentedly without pause as I thrash around the bed for hours. However the instant I _leave_ the bed she’s awake…mom? Where ya goin’? To go hurt somebody, Zusje, go back to sleep… ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/2 "2013-07-28T16:11:53Z")
Yeah, they haven’t cured diabetes either. Or Schizophrenia. Or MS. Or AIDS. Fuck them. ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/3 "2013-07-28T16:14:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Yeah, they haven’t cured cancer either. Or Schizophrenia. Or Diabetes. Or MS. Or AIDS. Fuck them. Well, they’re trying…but to do that they need _ **more money.** _ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/4 "2013-07-28T17:11:39Z")
If it weren’t for restless leg syndrome, I wouldn’t get any exercise at all. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/5 "2013-07-28T17:27:35Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > If it weren’t for restless leg syndrome, I wouldn’t get any exercise at all. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/6 "2013-07-28T18:47:48Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > If it weren’t for restless leg syndrome, I wouldn’t get any exercise at all. I laughed at this, and I completely endorse **Stoid** ’s pitting. As does my boyfriend, who I’m sure is tired of getting kicked in the middle of the night. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/7 "2013-07-28T18:52:15Z")
Why not pit everyone who hasn’t cured it? Fuck those lazy assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/8 "2013-07-28T19:25:50Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Why not pit everyone who hasn’t cured it? Fuck those lazy assholes. X10!! Dammit! MuthaFUCKAS!!! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/9 "2013-07-28T19:32:13Z")
Fucking piece of shit Justin Bieber hasn’t managed to solve Zimbabwe’s devastating fiscal crisis, either. I knew that Canadian bastard was up to no good. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/10 "2013-07-28T19:45:05Z")
I’ve suffered from RLS for years and, while it’s not a cure, I’ve found Tramadol to be a godsend as far as eliminating the symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/11 "2013-07-28T19:55:06Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Fucking piece of shit Justin Bieber hasn’t managed to solve Zimbabwe’s devastating fiscal crisis, either. I knew that Canadian bastard was up to no good. Are you mad!? That would cost trillions!!! 5.38 in US money. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/12 "2013-07-28T19:57:26Z")
I see from wiki that there are a number of treatments for the condition, of uncertain effectiveness. [Restless legs syndrome - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_legs_syndrome) It sounds like an annoying condition. There are a number of diseases (eg eczema) that are not life threatening but are life altering. That said, spare a moment of contemplation for the poor souls living in tropical countries that suffer from life threatening conditions that Big Pharma ignores because the market is too poor to buy their products. Or maybe effective treatments exist, but getting drugs that cost 20 cents per kid per year to the village is too complicated. eg Leishmaniasis, sleeping sickness, hookworm, schistosomiasis, etc. > **[Neglected diseases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neglected_diseases)** > > Neglected diseases may refer to: ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/13 "2013-07-28T20:15:23Z")
I am not a big conspiracy theorist. In fact, I always made fun of them, but when it comes to Big Pharm I’m not so sure. There’s a pill for everything, and I feel like medications are quickly prescribed and over prescribed. I’m starting to believe they want people to be addicted and they also don’t want certain diseases cured. I’m not full blown, but I am starting to fashion my own tin foil hat… ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/14 "2013-07-28T20:46:44Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > I’ve suffered from RLS for years and, while it’s not a cure, I’ve found Tramadol to be a godsend as far as eliminating the symptoms. Is this a joke? If not, I’ve learned something interesting… ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/15 "2013-07-28T21:41:12Z")
Curing things that don’t involve a microorganism as the culprit is still beyond our science. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/16 "2013-07-28T21:43:26Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Curing things that don’t involve a microorganism as the culprit is still beyond our science. I dunno, stitches often work pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/17 "2013-07-28T21:51:30Z")
Heh. Fair enough. Casts, too, but all that does is allow your body to heal naturally. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/18 "2013-07-28T21:52:06Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > I’ve suffered from RLS for years and, while it’s not a cure, I’ve found Tramadol to be a godsend as far as eliminating the symptoms. Really? That’s very interesting news. I’ve recently been trying tonic water, as quinine is widely reputed to help. I can’t decide if it works or not. Sometimes it really seems to make a big difference very quickly, other times, nuthin. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/19 "2013-07-28T22:13:28Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Curing things that don’t involve a microorganism as the culprit is still beyond our science. I believe there are at least a few million cancer patients who would differ with you on this. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737/20 "2013-07-28T22:55:02Z")
A small doze of diazepam works for me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-its-not-cancer-but-fuck-big-pharma-for-not-curing-restless-leg-syndrome-fuck/664737.md?page=2)