subway cat seeking medical advice from other primitives

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=276x9158

Hmmm.

I thought seeking medical advice from primitives on Skins's island was a no-no.

undergroundpanther  (1000+ posts)        Thu May-07-09 01:34 AM
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Do judge the risk of taking Tamiflu or Relenza as you might do with any medication before you take it.Apparently Tamiflu and Relenza have some nasty psychiatric side effects,as in..causing psychosis..suicide etc.

It bothers me that there are not any safer anti-viral drugs out there ..

Because I got a nasty psych history already.I take psych meds already.I have no clue if the anti viral medications would interact with my meds or my PSTD.I think I'll pass on the Tamiflu and Relenza,if I can myself.I'd rather take my chances fighting the friggin flu myself than to risk further disintegration worse than it is already in my own head.

I certainly do not want to go back to a psych ward and get re-traumatized and triggered while flipping out from the Tamiflu.

And it makes me concerned the state was ready to give these drugs to people en masse without regard of risk concerning their health histories, other meds they take or their psych histories. On top of taking a flu drug that could mess your mind up the CDC tell us to isolate or"self quarantine" ourselves in our homes and stay tuned to the news. All stressed out,scared, no one to talk to,possibly short on psych meds, sick or caring for a sick person, waiting for an all clear sign.

If that isn't a recipe for a huge potential psych disaster on an epic scale I dunno what is. And people with psych histories might be as vulnerable as children are to the crazy-making side effects of these drugs.It has not been tested.

I remember the Nazis killed the disabled and mentally ill and "unfit" first.Lets just say it creeps me out a little.I hope this H1N1 does not come back with a vengeance in the fall.
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The FDA has been reviewing Tamiflu since 2005, after some users, mostly children, reported experiencing hallucinations, delirium, or seizures.

Five deaths in Japan were tied to Tamiflu, after children taking the medicine fell from windows or ran into traffic

links omitted because they're stupid

This is new; no primitives have offered medical advice yet.

Anybody here who can advise the subway cat?

[Carl]

It is obviously effed up beyond imagination with no desire to ever enter normal society..oh well.

That it is one of the most revered posters at the DUmp says all one needs to know about that place.

[franksolich]

You know, what worries me, Carl, sir, is that the subway cat, like Doug's ex-wife, is so pharmaceuticaled up that I suspect even an aspirin would mess her up, combining with all those other chemicals inside of her.

[Chris_]

Anybody here who can advise the subway cat?

Down the road, not across the street...

[Toastedturningtidelegs]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=276x9158

Hmmm.

I thought seeking medical advice from primitives on Skins's island was a no-no.

This is new; no primitives have offered medical advice yet.

Anybody here who can advise the subway cat?

Please! I get the feeling these "psychotic episodes" are actually an underlying disorder which has nothing to do with the antiviral drug itself. I have a feeling these "psychotic episodes" are probably being triggered by the stress of having the swine flu caused of course by the complete overreaction of our media and government I think these people having these "psychotic episodes" were actually probably psychotic to begin with!

[PatriotGame]

Down the road, not across the street...

Heh.....
H5+1

[DixieBelle]

Um...I think one would have to be a normal, participating member of society to be at risk for the flu virus. Staying locked in your home and kicking up the kitty litter doesn't count.