I was taking medication for a hand tremor. One of the very rare side effects was hand tremors, and that’s the one I got. I’m taking another medication for the same thing that neutralizes birth control pills dammit, may cause seizures if I forget to take it, AND may cause a personality change ( probably not in a good way).
I sometimes wish I could give people drugs just for the side effects. Trileptal, I think it is, causes somnolence. Some people just open their mouths way too often.
Just for the sake of correctness, they put this stuff in because it’s a federal regulation. Blame the government, not the drug industry.
And then there’s the understated ones. I once took some allergy medication that said “May Cause Drowsiness. Do Not Attempt To Operate Heavy Machinery.” Yeah, like a shower, or a spoon, or a phone zzzzzzzzzzzzzz…
I’ll look it up later. But if its what I am thinking you still wont want to do anything with that new person you met.
On topic, well mine anyway, my hubby had to have his depression meds changed because getting it up and keeping it up had become a distant memory. And I have a couple of friends on anti depressants who say there “urge to splurfe” is just not there anymore!
My asthma doctor had my GP change my blood pressure meds. she didnt think a medicine with the side effect of coughing was a good idea for an asthmatic.
This reminds me of an episode of Scrubs where Heather Locklear played a drug company sales rep pushing a new wonder drug, she claimed its only side effects were “nausea, drowsiness, and anal discharge”.
Dr. Cox: And I’ve got two of the three just from this conversation.
My cousin, the med student (at the time), once told me about the first time he bought some of those Olestra WOW potato chips. He ate a whole bag during a night of watching ESPN, and made damn sure he had a clear path to the bathroom and no plans to go out in case he got the side effects everyone heard about. He didn’t, but he was curious to see if he would and wanted to be prepared just in case.
My personal favorite is that drug they advertise that clears up toenail fungus. Are they suggesting that there are people out there that actually care enough about their toenails yellowing a bit that they’re going to risk “projectile vomiting, drowsiness, dizziness, flatulence, inducing spontaneous renditions of Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’, hives, pink eye, genital itching, hallucinations, groin midgets, fever, yellow belly, dry mouth, back hair, heart arrhythmia, happy feet, gimp knees, body odor, projectile diarrhea, bad breath, itchiness, nervousness, schadenfreude, testicular cancer, spontaneous belching, acne, giant robots, miner’s lung and an increased appreciation for the lesser works of Chopin”?
[sub]Okay, so I couldn’t remember the exact side effects. Sue me. :D[/sub]
My friend David is on antidepressants and the bottle says, “May cause drowsiness. Alcohol may exacerbate this.” David says, “That’s not a warning, it’s a serving suggestion!”
Eve, that is friggin’ hilarious!
The scenario would make for an entertaining short film. Think Sleeping With The Enema.
Gee, lieu, with films like yours, who needs enemas?
:ouch:
Just picked up some cough pills at the pharmacy; the side effects include “drowsiness and insomnia.”
This should be an interesting night . . .
Ahh, yes, the famous “anal leakage” chips.
I am sitting here, alone, laughing my ass off. My dog thinks I’m nuts!
My dogs are also looking at me as if I’ve lost my mind. You’d think they’d be used to it by now…
I did have an antibiotic that caused what nearly amounted to projectile diarrhea. The ironic thing was that my doctor gave it to me because it specifically wasn’t supposed to cause diarrhea, which was a problem I’d never had with any antibiotic before anyway. Go figure. Sorry if TMI.
Restlessness, disorientation, and diarrhea would be a rather charming combination, don’t you think?
“groin midgets”
Thanks, *slortar, those two words together have given me the best laugh I’ve had all week.
Those side effects don’t seem to far removed than what’s listed here.
Ooo, that’s unfortunate. The worst side effect I’ve ever gotten from an antibiotic was a maddeningly itchy asshole.
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OOh I love this thread, and yes, I had a grand old time, reding the ( I rather think now slightly altered 
) side-effectoof os Seroxat/Paroxetine/Paxil.
Another thing - what IS the logic behind all the different names.
I mean for the one I just mentioned, would not the generic term Paroxetine suffice. Why need it be called Seroxat in the U.K. , Paxil in the U.S.A. and gos only know what everywhere else?
Oh perhaps the stuff causes grumpiness, or maybe I am always like this.