slortar, that about made my day!
Robin
Speaking of toenail fungus, have you seen the commercial with the hatchback toenail? My only response to seeing the fungi crack open the toenail - EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! I’m getting dizzy just thinking about it now.
The all-time winner for this is my prescription for Ambien. Ambien, in case you’re furrin or living under a rock and haven’t seen the eight! hundred! ads! a day for it, is a sleeping pill.
Warning label: “May induce drowsiness.”
“May”?! “MAY”!!! This sucker’s about $2.50 a pill, and it may cause drowsiness?!
That would be trazodone. Its cousin, nefazodone (aka Serzone®, Dutonin®) also carries the same warning.
I take trazodone 50 mg at bedtime. It induces sleep within half an hour, improves overall sleep quality, and reduces nighttime awakenings. All this, and it’s non-addictive.
But if you don’t fall asleep within that prescribed half hour, you get the munchies. Big time. :eek:
Anyway, I’ve had a lot of the more common side effects from psych meds. What’s interesting is that while Prozac® and Paxil® - both SSRIs - caused me horrible sexual side effects (could get it up, but couldn’t finish the job), Celexa® - another SSRI - hasn’t affected me at all in that area, and I’ve been on it for three years now.
Then there’s Wellbutrin®, which got a bad rap because its original formulation carried an elevated risk of seizure. Even once it was reformulated in sustained-release tablets and the seizure risk went down to a level comparable to that of other ADs, Wellbutrin had a hard time catching on as a first-line treatment for depression. A shame, because I think it’s very effective, at least in my case. The new XL formulation will theoretically reduce the seizure risk even further.
And it doesn’t cause sexual dysfunction. In fact, it can enhance sexual functioning. Link. 
← And the pills look like smiley faces.
No, I don’t work for GlaxoSmithKline. 
Would ya tell that too my hubby? 
Well he had the couldn’t get it up and couldnt keep it up problem on Celexa… so the Dr. put him back on Wellbutrin. I don’t think its helping much.
Heh. The warning labels on my generic no-name caffiene pills are great. Warning: may cause sleeplessness. Do not use as replacement for sleep. Do not take more than one capsule every two hours.
What’s worrisome, though, is the warning not to take it in combination with sedatives. :rolleyes:
Unfortunately, my cough pills do indeed cause dizziness and drowsiness and irritability. But so far they have not stopped my cough . . .
Codeine is a good cough suppressant… but it’s harder to come by down in the U.S.
You poor bastards.
Unless I read too quickly and your cough medicine contains codeine, Eve…
Pssst, Eve: I have a crush on you! Shhh!
Taking Allegra to suppress the perpetual blocked nose and frequent sneezing and sniffling will cause…you guessed it… the cold. Yipee!
You poor suckers in the U.S. We had all of those non-drowsy antihistamines go OTC years and years before they did down there. And the one I take - Reactine® (cetirizine) - is still prescription-only in the States as Zyrtec®.
So let’s take stock, here: in Canada, we can get codeine OTC (but you have to ask for it), a large selection of non-drowsy antihistamines, we can buy Sudafed without having to fill out a form to prove we’re not running a crystal meth lab in our basements… but we can’t get Aleve® (naproxen, aka Anaprox®) OTC. Weirdness. I believe a recent thread addressed these inconsistencies.
Cheer up, folks!
After all, the side effects could have included “lycanthropy”.
I love Zyrtec. Another reason to move North!
Allegra didn’t do squat for me. I was prescribed Rhinocort for my sniffling. Its a spray anthistamine… one of its side effects is causing bloody noses:eek: Yeah I didn’t use it for long!
how about this allegra warning:
“Side effects with Allegra 30 mg are low and may include headache, cold, coughing, or accidental injury.”
to which my friend, who takes allegra, commented:
“I dunno, I just took Allegra, and the next thing I knew, I stabbed myself in the face…”…Accidental injury?
I HATE that ad for the same reason. That and the way that awful Crayola “flesh” color turns to yellow. ICK! Something about it makes me change the channel faster than usual whenever it comes on.
A psychiatrist acquaintance once told me he had a female patient on Welbutrin who had the side effect of spontaneous orgasm EVERY TIME she stood up or sat down!
I have nothing to add but WOW!
Orgasm upon yawning has been reported as a very rare side-effect of clomipramine (Anafranil®). I read some studies on it not too long ago, and one of the male patients who was experiencing this particular side-effect simply took to always wearing a condom. Always. I guess the medication was working really well for him. Either that, or he was developing a fetish for shooting his load in everyday situations with a medically legitimate excuse.
“Sorry, boss. I know I just spooged in my pants while giving a PowerPoint presentation in front of the Board of Directors. Here’s a note from my doctor. You’ll note that under the Americans With Disabilities Act, I cannot be disciplined for this … outburst.”
Who knows.