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Elwood83
10-24-2009, 07:36 PM
With all the recent fuss about the FDA cracking down on supplements, I thought people might enjoy this although I'm sure most people have heard one like it before. My parents know a woman who is having some issues in her spine and needs surgery. Until then she was prescribed a cornucopia of things to keep the pain at bay. Apparently not listening to what the Dr's were saying, or not reading any of the warnings that come with the drugs, she took a combo of Darvocet, Vicodin, Motrin, Asprin, and something else (I want to say it was Lorcet) throughout the day today and now is having GI bleeding. Makes me facepalm that the FDA is so worried about things like supplements, when people suffer harsh side effects from both proper and improper use from medications that are given to them by their Dr. legally

Cliffs:
-Woman over uses prescription painkillers
-Now had GI bleeding
-FDA needs to look at the crap the let people obtain legally from their Dr. before bringing the hammer down on the supp business

manofmany
10-24-2009, 08:12 PM
My fiance was given a ****load of darvocet and 10/500 vics after having our kid. The amount she was given was unreal lol

Ericisfly
10-24-2009, 08:49 PM
I don't get your point.

There are stupid people everywhere. It wasn't the doctors fault. Or the medications.

ZDub212
10-24-2009, 08:55 PM
Pharma makes tons more money than supplements...it's all about the $

Black_Label
10-24-2009, 08:56 PM
I am pretty sure he was just comparing the two with a single issue. I don't think the FDA can do much about it. People are just too stupid to do things properly.

theriftable
10-24-2009, 09:00 PM
all drugs in general are screwed up, i dont trust any of them. and just because prescription meds can have bad side effects doesnt mean that the FDA should overlook supplements. thats just terrible logic and an irrelevant statement. would you rather the FDA let supplement companies sell you **** that is more of a scam then it already is and also messes yor body up?