I'm listening absentmindedly (as is often my state on Sunday evenings) but I can't help hearing the side effects. The ad is in fact about 15 seconds long and the side effect another 15 seconds.
Take a look, taken right from the product's web site:
Side effects can include:
- Headaches -- in up to 27 percent of people
- A sedated feeling -- up to 23 percent
- Agitation -- up to 19 percent
- Insomnia -- up to 18 percent
- Fatigue -- up to 17 percent
- Anxiety -- up to 17 percent
- Drowsiness -- up to 16 percent
- Nausea -- up to 15 percent
- Vomiting -- up to 14 percent
- Restlessness -- up to 12 percent
- Constipation -- up to 11 percent.
Some other common side effects (occurring in 2 percent to 10 percent of people) included:
- Dizziness
- Indigestion or heartburn
- Shakiness (tremors)
- Weight gain
- Restlessness
- Fatigue
- Dry mouth
- Joint pain
- Throat pain
- Blurred vision
- Abdominal pain (stomach pain)
- Pain
- Cough
- Nasal congestion
- Increased salivation
- Swelling or water retention in the arms, legs, or feet.
- Large or rapid weight gain
- Suicidal thoughts
- Dizziness or fainting when going from a sitting or lying-down position to standing
- Feelings of internal restlessness or jitteriness
- Any abnormal muscle movements (these movements can become permanent if xxx is not stopped quickly)
- A painful erection of the penis that does not go away (priapism) (hang on, what's the problem here???)
- Unexplained rash
- Hives
- Itching
- Unexplained swelling
- Wheezing
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Hemorrhoids
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Canker sores
- Gallstones
- Yeast infections
- Arthritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Kidney stones
- Impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction (so we can have a permanent erection (see above) or no erection at all - confusing)
- An increased or decreased sex drive
- Acne
- Eczema
- Hair loss
- Varicose veins.
- Anemia
- Vertigo (a spinning sensation)
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
- Low thyroid (hypothyroidism) or high thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
AND DEATH????
Holly shit Batman, I don't suffer from bipolar disorder but I think I'd rather be bipolar than risking the above.
Comments anyone?
Comments anyone?
Interesting.... I work with many mentally ill people. While some of them have side effects from their medication, some of them do not. It is all relative.
ReplyDeleteBecause of the legalities involved, a drug company is obligated to report all side effects, outliers and all.
I guess it would depend on how ill you are with bipolar disorder. I have seen some people that are monsters and virtual menaces to society (not a joke) unmedicated, and with meds, gentle as a lamb. Some people can be midly manic, others not so. Many people cannot have a normal conversation without the meds.
Just my opinion. Being bipolar is really awful.