New Medicine?

Are people getting sick more often or is the media just publicizing it more these days? It’s hard to say for sure. From the amount of new miracle drugs appearing on television it would seem that society is doomed without the aid of products being offered.

It would seem that the medication your doctor had prescribed for you is not doing a good enough job apparently, and all of this new stuff will make you live as if you didn't suffer at all. You can play outside, breathe easier, go sailing, swimming, ride horseback, run around with toddlers, even run around outside with swimming toddlers while riding a horse without losing your breath. So then why has my doctor not informed me of this wondrous new pill? The people in the commercial do not look as if they are suffering like the rest of us who seem to be going about it all wrong.

Like a slap in the face they begin to list the possible side effects that you may experience.  Holy crap! Nausea, vomiting, night sweats, day sweats, swelling of the hands (hot dog fingers?), blurred vision, intestinal bleeding (I wonder where that exits the body), hair loss, increased thoughts of suicide (everything that you need in an anti-depressant) just to name a few.

Then there’s the kicker at the end. It is not intended to replace your regular medication? Seriously? Thank God because it sounds like it will make me feel worse and not be able to do all of those fun things in life that I apparently have been missing out on.

Is this supposed to make me feel better? So what is the point exactly?