scooterbug44
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My concern is that 1) kids are getting pills to make them behave better/be more manageable, NOT because they actually have a problem 2) most of these medications are not tested/side effects are unknown on that age group.
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Oxycontin and Drug Company
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seacrestkristi
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Ya'll, thanks so much for your input and support. I do appreciate each and every one of your perspectives, personal experiences and respect all your smarts too. Thanks for your time and sharing some very personal stories, johnrudy,yboi_ kma and kdw, peapod and toots, Franny and Miss K too. Thanks for your kindness and openess. Please pray for her;-) son, her sister and her momma cuz my friend who died at 44, well, her daddy died too, 6 weeks later of cancer he had been fighting. yboi_kma you hit the nail on the head when you said we just don't know what others are goin' thru or how they may be hurtin'. Sorry 
, back to the oxycontin. It is a pain pill and the Xanax, an anti-anxiety. Thanks skunky for all the 411. Peapod, I did not mean to imply that any one should never use anti-depressants. Of course they have thier uses. I'm just sayin' there are people out there that actually think and promote takin' a pill at the drop of the hat for any and ALL problems. That can be very dangerous too. I'm just sayin' be careful, that's all, no ALWAYS and no NEVERS. Pills can have different effects on different people. When I said 'forget' things before I meant it broadly, to include 'numbing' oneself to not care about some things, some that may be you should, simple things, like calling old friends, remembering birthdays, etc. How many of you know someone who takes Xanax and says uninhibited stuff all the time, stuff that hurts people and inevitably people don't want to be around them cuz of it? Just curious. I mostly just wanted to speak out and warn folks without inhibition or embarassment about oxycontin and Xanax and how dangerous these can be? So thanks everybody. I do have to ask,'People who medicate themselves enough to forget things are usually doing it with more than "a pill",' what else exactly are you refering to here pea? Do you mean more than one pill, or other illegal drugs, and i guess does it really matter, if they're hurtin', they're hurtin',right friend? I didn't mean to carelessly jag in to anti-depressant discussions nor suggest they don't have a definite purpose, it's just they too I'm sure can be used and abused and people don't always need them nor know the implications when they ask thier MD about them for getting through a life hump, eg, thier insurance premiums being raised like cheering noted. That in itself can be truly depressing. Alternative therapies, like rancid suggested may be way more effective in the long run for some. Everyone is different, right? The kid's meds are scary to me too scooterbug, as far as being overused and consequences.
, back to the oxycontin. It is a pain pill and the Xanax, an anti-anxiety. Thanks skunky for all the 411. Peapod, I did not mean to imply that any one should never use anti-depressants. Of course they have thier uses. I'm just sayin' there are people out there that actually think and promote takin' a pill at the drop of the hat for any and ALL problems. That can be very dangerous too. I'm just sayin' be careful, that's all, no ALWAYS and no NEVERS. Pills can have different effects on different people. When I said 'forget' things before I meant it broadly, to include 'numbing' oneself to not care about some things, some that may be you should, simple things, like calling old friends, remembering birthdays, etc. How many of you know someone who takes Xanax and says uninhibited stuff all the time, stuff that hurts people and inevitably people don't want to be around them cuz of it? Just curious. I mostly just wanted to speak out and warn folks without inhibition or embarassment about oxycontin and Xanax and how dangerous these can be? So thanks everybody. I do have to ask,'People who medicate themselves enough to forget things are usually doing it with more than "a pill",' what else exactly are you refering to here pea? Do you mean more than one pill, or other illegal drugs, and i guess does it really matter, if they're hurtin', they're hurtin',right friend? I didn't mean to carelessly jag in to anti-depressant discussions nor suggest they don't have a definite purpose, it's just they too I'm sure can be used and abused and people don't always need them nor know the implications when they ask thier MD about them for getting through a life hump, eg, thier insurance premiums being raised like cheering noted. That in itself can be truly depressing. Alternative therapies, like rancid suggested may be way more effective in the long run for some. Everyone is different, right? The kid's meds are scary to me too scooterbug, as far as being overused and consequences.
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Most definately the family and you will be in my prayers. You hurt also having lost a friend. I appreciate you bringing out a discussion that sometimes can be a two sided heated debate. We all have opinions and very happy to see that we each have a story to tell or opinioin and it didnt get out of hand.
Your right in me knowing someone that is on Xanax and she is a little hyper sensitive anyway. Also seen her without her meds. Not a good thing. We are walking on glass when that happens. Time bomb waiting to go off. But this all goes back to being dependent to get through a day without stress. She is prime example. Hate to say it, but sadly true.
I hope things get better for the family that is involved and happiness comes soon for everyone.
Your right in me knowing someone that is on Xanax and she is a little hyper sensitive anyway. Also seen her without her meds. Not a good thing. We are walking on glass when that happens. Time bomb waiting to go off. But this all goes back to being dependent to get through a day without stress. She is prime example. Hate to say it, but sadly true.
I hope things get better for the family that is involved and happiness comes soon for everyone.
peapod1980
percy
Yes to all of those. My point was anyone trying to escape their lives to the degree of forgetting things is usually abusing a drug; whether it is illegal substances, over-using prescription drugs or drinking heavily. My experience with depression is that the sufferers are usually trying to get back to normal againn--not escape life, experience life.
seacrestkristi
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I'm glad that is your experience, peapod, but unfortunately that is not true for everyone, especially those in a severe depression. After all, isn't that one way in which anti-depressants can save lives, by preventing suicide, in some of the most severe cases? I'm just sayin', I don't care how my friend died, all I know is she's gone form this earth. I don't know if she abused drugs or not. I don't give a damn. I'm not on this earth to judge anyone. I'm just here to reach out, like you did to me and this subject on this thread. Thank you lady. Honestly, what makes the story even scarier is actually her sister, who did live in the same town, said she didn't drink or do any illegal drugs. 
Just the RX stuff. It's just I think maybe some people feel safer with prescribed drugs than they should? Actually, true confession time, when I heard it said she didn't do any illegal drugs, I thought to myself, maybe she shoulda, even some 'killer' weed wouldn't have actually killed her like the f627in' oxy and Xanax did. 
I just know in my heart it was a mistake. 
I'm just 'acting out', I guess. Talkin' about it ...OMG, what a sad fact, I heard just now the news said 99 active US duty military in Iraq have committed suicide this year as compared to 77 last year. I never even thought of that, suicide by our young service people in Iraq.
A lot of lives are being lost in lots of ways especially now. A life lost is lost, regardless, right? I'm just glad to see people who care like all ya'll. It woulda been kinda sad if no one had any replies. It's sweet how people reach out, even though I really wasn't tryin' to get sympathy for myself or my friend( or was I ), but to the POTENTIAL dangers of prescribed drugs. Thanks, I appreciate your sharing your thoughts, regardless of my motive. UR sweet E's! I think I'll get outside and live a little today. Exercise=Endorphins=
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Sorry to read about this. Personally, I know two people who were admired greatly by all whom knew them. They were prescribed Oxycontin after major surgery, and they were hooked. They recovered from the surgery only to be hooked on the highs of oxycontin. One became a hermit, never again leaving the house, and that was about 9 years ago. Correction, he never left the house until he lost it and all of his cars, and wife of many years, and one of his children who abandoned him. The other person, when he couldn't get Oxycontin, he turned to whatever he could get, including crack. He became so addicted to both oxycontin and crack, that he valued both, much more than his family, business, and friends. His business went from booming to bust, practically overnight. He broke into the office after he was terminated, stole all of the company files, and became a different person. Divorce wasn't far around the corner, and he lost his daughter as well, as she went with her mother. He went to rehab, but it didn't seem to help. Not sure where he is now, but the other guy, is still the same old same old. He is severely depressed and feels like he has failed everyone in his life, including himself. I'm not sure if he is on anti-depressants or just lives off the Oxycontin. He is the father of a good friend of mine, the daughter who keeps in contact with him and now works three jobs in order to help her father pay his mortgage.
I know too many people who want the heavy drugs to feel no pain, searching for the highest high, but I think they haven't seen enough pain, to know how high they truly are presently.
I know too many people who want the heavy drugs to feel no pain, searching for the highest high, but I think they haven't seen enough pain, to know how high they truly are presently.
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seacrestkristi
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Very sad. Thanks for sharin', SJ.
sunspotbaby
SoWal Insider
When I watch T.V. and every other commercial is a drug dealer/pharmaceutical company telling me to ask my Doctor if blah blah is right for me....it makes me sick....and I'll bet there's a pill for it! It usually seems like the side effects are worse than whatever the newest fad condition is. No wonder we live in a country that thinks there is a pill that will fix everything, including our children who at 4 or 5 years old can't sit still Growing up we never saw drug commercials, and certainly didn't even know about Erectile dysfunction until a drug company figured out a way to ....well, nevermind. And I hear those E.D. drugs are WAY available on the street
Wonder how many men are walking around out there with blurry vision and a tent in their shorts lasting 4 hours or more
SCK I'm so sorry about your friend and I wish Pharmaceutical Companies didn't have lobbyist & Drs. were really more concerned with their patients as the Hypocratic Oath (is that the right word??) swears them to be.
Growing up we never saw drug commercials, and certainly didn't even know about Erectile dysfunction until a drug company figured out a way to ....well, nevermind. And I hear those E.D. drugs are WAY available on the street Wonder how many men are walking around out there with blurry vision and a tent in their shorts lasting 4 hours or more SCK I'm so sorry about your friend and I wish Pharmaceutical Companies didn't have lobbyist & Drs. were really more concerned with their patients as the Hypocratic Oath (is that the right word??) swears them to be.
Miss Kitty
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When I watch T.V. and every other commercial is a drug dealer/pharmaceutical company telling me to ask my Doctor if blah blah is right for me....it makes me sick....and I'll bet there's a pill for it! It usually seems like the side effects are worse than whatever the newest fad condition is. No wonder we live in a country that thinks there is a pill that will fix everything, including our children who at 4 or 5 years old can't sit still
SCK I'm so sorry about your friend and I wish Pharmaceutical Companies didn't have lobbyist & Drs. were really more concerned with their patients as the Hypocratic Oath (is that the right word??) swears them to be.
Just spoke to my dr. this morning about this very thing. I told him it must be maddening to have patients come in asking for TV drugs...like when did they become an M.D.!!! :roll: He did say that Britain has banned all pharmaceutical companies from this sort of advertising. I bet that never happens here!