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Post by Jancey on Jan 26, 2016 1:17:45 GMT -5
When prescription meds are far more unpleasant than the sickness they're supposed to treat...
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Post by Jindred on Jan 26, 2016 2:13:46 GMT -5
When prescription meds are far more unpleasant than the sickness they're supposed to treat... I was on anti depressants for a while a few years back now. The side affects made my life 100× worse than it ever was just dealing with depression. They are also a large part of the reason why my stomach is fucked up now. You know when you are taking anxiety and depression medication and two of the side effects are anxiety and depression for each medication, there is something wrong. Got a quick rant here cause I am actually pissed off (more than usual) at the medical system right now. I had a kidney stone back in October. First the doctor thought it was an std, even though I assured him it wasn't, and gave me antibiotics even without knowing what it was. I come back after finding out it was a kidney stone from tests and my doctor proceeds to proscribed me more antibiotics.. at this moment in my life antibiotics are dangerous for me with how my stomach is they can cause a lot more damage to it. I was trying to explain this to him and he cut me off handed me the prescription and sent me to book and ultrasound with his nurses. So I get an ultrasound a month and a half later. (Side note doctor never called me when my results were in the first time so I could book an appointment.) So I wait the month go for the ultrasound and once more I wait for a call telling me the results are in which never comes. So I had to find out and make another appointment. So the doctor tells me there is something from the ultrasound they want to take a look at and now I am going to a specialist. The specialist booked me in on the 29th of January. So I waited for another month and a half for an appointment, except now they sent me a letter telling me they changed my appointment to February 26th. So here I sit, still wanting to know what the fuck is happening, with whatever worried my doctor enough to send me to specialist, and I get to wait amother fucking month! Dealing with the medical system is the most ridiculously painful experience! Everything takes a fucking month to happen, and every person I deal with is a giant pompous asshole who doesn't listen, won't answer my questions and just prescribes me drugs I don't need for things they miss diagnose! Ahhh! It makes me so fucking mad..
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Post by craig440 on Jan 26, 2016 2:32:12 GMT -5
Just my two cents. Don't take anti depresents EVER. Especially Welbutrin. Don't give your kids Riddlin. Discipline them and teach them proper behavior.
It's interesting to see your view on your medical system now Jindred. Thanks
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Post by Jindred on Jan 26, 2016 2:58:55 GMT -5
Just my two cents. Don't take anti depresents EVER. Especially Welbutrin. Don't give your kids Riddlin. Discipline them and teach them proper behavior. It's interesting to see your view on your medical system now Jindred. Thanks I agree 100% that people should avoid anti depressants. I took them only because I was desperate and to this day I regret that decision. As far as our medical system I think the same as I have ever thought. The system is broken and stupid. I despise medical doctors, and avoid them for the most part. Only reason I went to them this last time is because I wad experiencing a pain I'd never encountered before, and even then I was debating about just riding it out. If you are talking about our healthcare however I still think it's a good thing. I wouldn't be able to afford to see a doctor if it wasn't for our healthcare. Saska and his wife wouldn't be able to afford to have a baby without Healthcare. The problem isn't Healthcare, the problem is our patient to doctor ratio. Too many sick people to not enough doctors. Our society is set up in such a way where too many people are allowed to live shitty lifestyles leading to sickness and disease, and we don't have a system in place capable of dealing with it.
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Post by Divebitch on Jan 26, 2016 7:01:40 GMT -5
Just my two cents. Don't take anti depresents EVER. Especially Welbutrin. Don't give your kids Riddlin. Discipline them and teach them proper behavior. It's interesting to see your view on your medical system now Jindred. Thanks I agree 100% that people should avoid anti depressants. I took them only because I was desperate and to this day I regret that decision. As far as our medical system I think the same as I have ever thought. The system is broken and stupid. I despise medical doctors, and avoid them for the most part. Only reason I went to them this last time is because I wad experiencing a pain I'd never encountered before, and even then I was debating about just riding it out. If you are talking about our healthcare however I still think it's a good thing. I wouldn't be able to afford to see a doctor if it wasn't for our healthcare. Saska and his wife wouldn't be able to afford to have a baby without Healthcare. The problem isn't Healthcare, the problem is our patient to doctor ratio. Too many sick people to not enough doctors. Our society is set up in such a way where too many people are allowed to live shitty lifestyles leading to sickness and disease, and we don't have a system in place capable of dealing with it. What do you mean "allowed"? The gov't can't stop people from killing themselves. We could talk all day about the differences between U.S. and Canada's medical 'industry'. You'd probably tire of my questions. lol A few thoughts... How mess leff do doctors make in Canada vs. U.S.? How about med school costs? Cuz that has much to do w/your patient to doc ratio. I've heard the situation is nation-wide, but it probably doesn't help to live in a small town frozen tundra that medical professionals w/$$$ might wanna escape. No offense, seriously. You watch, the fallout of Obama-care will look more like Canada more each day. My brother is retirement age, but wants to keep working. But considering quitting due to the insurance headaches. He never would've gone into medicine with things as they are now. The insurance companies are the biggest crooks on the planet, miles ahead of the AMA in terms of loopholes and shady business practices. Roughly half the TV commercials are insurance companies - car, health, life, property. What does that tell you?
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Post by saskabronco on Jan 26, 2016 12:04:37 GMT -5
I agree 100% that people should avoid anti depressants. I took them only because I was desperate and to this day I regret that decision. As far as our medical system I think the same as I have ever thought. The system is broken and stupid. I despise medical doctors, and avoid them for the most part. Only reason I went to them this last time is because I wad experiencing a pain I'd never encountered before, and even then I was debating about just riding it out. If you are talking about our healthcare however I still think it's a good thing. I wouldn't be able to afford to see a doctor if it wasn't for our healthcare. Saska and his wife wouldn't be able to afford to have a baby without Healthcare. The problem isn't Healthcare, the problem is our patient to doctor ratio. Too many sick people to not enough doctors. Our society is set up in such a way where too many people are allowed to live shitty lifestyles leading to sickness and disease, and we don't have a system in place capable of dealing with it. What do you mean "allowed"? The gov't can't stop people from killing themselves. We could talk all day about the differences between U.S. and Canada's medical 'industry'. You'd probably tire of my questions. lol A few thoughts... How mess leff do doctors make in Canada vs. U.S.? How about med school costs? Cuz that has much to do w/your patient to doc ratio. I've heard the situation is nation-wide, but it probably doesn't help to live in a small town frozen tundra that medical professionals w/$$$ might wanna escape. No offense, seriously. You watch, the fallout of Obama-care will look more like Canada more each day. My brother is retirement age, but wants to keep working. But considering quitting due to the insurance headaches. He never would've gone into medicine with things as they are now. The insurance companies are the biggest crooks on the planet, miles ahead of the AMA in terms of loopholes and shady business practices. Roughly half the TV commercials are insurance companies - car, health, life, property. What does that tell you? Our doctors make significantly less than doctors in America. Our doctors are overworked because the private sector constantly pulls them away with inflated salaries and better hours. America's system is still really problematic. The ACA (Obamacare) is a shitty system (though much better than what they had previously) but the real universal health care that people should be getting would never have passed through. Rather than just having the government covering the costs of health care, the ACA has the government being the middle-man between people and the insurance companies, so the insurance companies (as Dive said) are still raking in the profits.
The problem with health care in our society is that too many people see it as a way of making money. Harmful drugs are pushed on us because companies make billions on them, and insurance is a whole other can of worms.
FYI though Dive, Regina isn't really a small town on a frozen tundra. It's got nearly 250,000 people and is only about 100 miles away from the US-Canada border. It gets cold in the winter, but it's not a secluded little village locked away from civilization.
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Post by Jindred on Jan 26, 2016 18:47:03 GMT -5
I agree 100% that people should avoid anti depressants. I took them only because I was desperate and to this day I regret that decision. As far as our medical system I think the same as I have ever thought. The system is broken and stupid. I despise medical doctors, and avoid them for the most part. Only reason I went to them this last time is because I wad experiencing a pain I'd never encountered before, and even then I was debating about just riding it out. If you are talking about our healthcare however I still think it's a good thing. I wouldn't be able to afford to see a doctor if it wasn't for our healthcare. Saska and his wife wouldn't be able to afford to have a baby without Healthcare. The problem isn't Healthcare, the problem is our patient to doctor ratio. Too many sick people to not enough doctors. Our society is set up in such a way where too many people are allowed to live shitty lifestyles leading to sickness and disease, and we don't have a system in place capable of dealing with it. What do you mean "allowed"? The gov't can't stop people from killing themselves. We could talk all day about the differences between U.S. and Canada's medical 'industry'. You'd probably tire of my questions. lol A few thoughts... How mess leff do doctors make in Canada vs. U.S.? How about med school costs? Cuz that has much to do w/your patient to doc ratio. I've heard the situation is nation-wide, but it probably doesn't help to live in a small town frozen tundra that medical professionals w/$$$ might wanna escape. No offense, seriously. You watch, the fallout of Obama-care will look more like Canada more each day. My brother is retirement age, but wants to keep working. But considering quitting due to the insurance headaches. He never would've gone into medicine with things as they are now. The insurance companies are the biggest crooks on the planet, miles ahead of the AMA in terms of loopholes and shady business practices. Roughly half the TV commercials are insurance companies - car, health, life, property. What does that tell you? Allowed isn't the right word.. Dunno why I chose that word, but I was in rant mode. I just meant, too many people live unhealthy lifestyles, and just go to the doctor for every little ailment, bogging the system down. Especially among the poor, unhealthy lifestyle choices are almost forced on them, as the cheapest foods are the shitty ones, as well as their living conditions aren't nearly as good often living in dingier housing. An unhealthy lifestyle is also the easiest accessible to people. Fast food is quick easy and cheap, where as healthier foods take time to prepare, and are usually more money. I should have used too easily accessible as opposed to allowed.
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Post by Divebitch on Jan 26, 2016 20:21:53 GMT -5
Our doctors make significantly less than doctors in America. Our doctors are overworked because the private sector constantly pulls them away with inflated salaries and better hours. America's system is still really problematic. The ACA (Obamacare) is a shitty system (though much better than what they had previously) but the real universal health care that people should be getting would never have passed through. Rather than just having the government covering the costs of health care, the ACA has the government being the middle-man between people and the insurance companies, so the insurance companies (as Dive said) are still raking in the profits.
The problem with health care in our society is that too many people see it as a way of making money. Harmful drugs are pushed on us because companies make billions on them, and insurance is a whole other can of worms.
FYI though Dive, Regina isn't really a small town on a frozen tundra. It's got nearly 250,000 people and is only about 100 miles away from the US-Canada border. It gets cold in the winter, but it's not a secluded little village locked away from civilization.
What is that 'P' in [ and ] biz all about (visible when I quote you)? lol nevermind. Wouldn't be so sure Obamacare is better than it was. Certain people fall through the cracks. It's a state issue, but not fully. It would cost me almost rent to get even catastrophic coverage, which is exactly what it sounds like, emergency requiring hospitalization - which thankfully in my life has been never. Enough about that. The gov't being the 'middle-man' is kinda laughable. Taskmasters. The conductors of an orchestra in which every musician is in a different union. Don't mind me WRT your 'land of fun'. lol I'm the worst judge of 'small town'. Also been to Vancouver 5 or 6 times, and, well, all I can say is I'd move there in a heartbeat. Off topic now, but as many people live in places like Int'l Falls MN, wow - as our southern border is way the hell down there. lol
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Post by Divebitch on Jan 26, 2016 20:38:19 GMT -5
Allowed isn't the right word.. Dunno why I chose that word, but I was in rant mode. I just meant, too many people live unhealthy lifestyles, and just go to the doctor for every little ailment, bogging the system down. Especially among the poor, unhealthy lifestyle choices are almost forced on them, as the cheapest foods are the shitty ones, as well as their living conditions aren't nearly as good often living in dingier housing. An unhealthy lifestyle is also the easiest accessible to people. Fast food is quick easy and cheap, where as healthier foods take time to prepare, and are usually more money. I should have used too easily accessible as opposed to allowed. Yeah, some abuse the system going to as many doctors as possible, and bitch about the minimal co-pay, pharmacy too. Diet is a weird thing. If it's just a matter of affordability, IDK why it is that so many poor are also obese. TYTT, I'd bet most poor people spend more money on food than me. Like fast food? Then again, in a big city, it's easy to find small produce markets and a choice of supermarkets for weekly sales. And of course, it helps to have a car.
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