# Is Celebrex right for you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-celebrex-right-for-you/49424>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 10, 2001, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-celebrex-right-for-you/49424 "2001-01-10T22:59:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-celebrex-right-for-you/49424/21 "2001-01-12T16:20:08Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Gr8Kat \*  
> **Lipitor’s ads do the same thing. aha, I’ve pondered that same question, “Should I call my doctor right now and ask if it’s right for me?” It could be an impotence treatment for all the ad tells you (thought I _think_ it’s another cholesterol drug; IIRC, one or two of my coworkers take it).**

Aw, c’mon! Everyone knows Lipitor! …at least all _my_ friends do. For months I walked around proclaiming:

“I am **Lipitor**! Triglicerides **fear** Lipitor!!”

in my best supervillian voice.

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**Post date:** [January 21, 2001, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-celebrex-right-for-you/49424/22 "2001-01-21T02:29:17Z")

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Well, WHAT???!!!

And I couldn’t tell if the vague ads were for antidepressants or antihistamines or antifungals or antihemorrhoidals so I didn’t bother asking. I mean, any of those could be useful, but if the person in the ad is of the other sex, would I look stupid asking for it?

Those poor physicians!  
“I’m sorry, Miss Fitch, that’s an anti-impotence drug, and not really safe for fertile women.”  
or, if you prefer…  
“Actually, we don’t recommend the _vaginal_ yeast-infection drug for your condition, but there are some good topical preparations, Mr. Fitch.”

:rolleyes:

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(It was Claritin, and _nobody_ knew. I hope the advertising agencies learned from that.)

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