Posted by yxibow on March 4, 2006, at 1:14:34
In reply to Re:Is advertising Meds allowed in the US? » wildcard11, posted by Chairman_MAO on March 3, 2006, at 9:25:09
> The only AD they won't advertise right off the bat are MAOIs. Those you have to jump through flaming hoops while juggling baby seals to get permission to take. It is easier to get an Rx for d-amphetamine.
That's preposterous. It's not easier to get an Rx for a triplicate medication and that varies from state to state. Nobody is going to give you Concerta unless you're properly evaluated.
MAOIs are not advertised because while most of them are still patented medication, they have ceased to be the most recent advertised drug. And one should jump through slightly crispy hoops before taking them. They may work for you, I dont know, but they're positively dangerous. EMSAM may have some positive effects on that front. A class of medications that, unless you live in Europe and can take a RIMA, bars you from taking most OTC medications, without ending up in a hospital or comatose. They're medications of last resort. And like some individuals on this board with very serious depression, they have worked. But you have to play the game with your diet. Very carefully. Its about one step removed from ECT.
> Yes, there are potentially life-threatening effects. What does that matter if you feel like killing yourself when you aren't on the medication?
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> The commercials are basically saying in so many words "this drug works just like the first time you took [illlict drug of choice]".I think that's a bit of an exxageration but advertising of medications has gotten to a new low in this country, I will admit -- that doesn't mean I have any conspiracy theories about them.
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