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25 responses to “Virtual Bowl: The worst side effect I experienced from a prescribed pharmaceutical was…”

  1. sistersarah

    After a horrible bout of withdrawal from the evil emotional effects of a bad reaction to Chantix landed me in the psych ward, and also having before that weaned off of Lyrica for back pain and Luvox for depression, the doctors gave me Ativan, which was helping me maintain…and then GEODON, an antipsychotic. Within three doses of the Geodon, I had DRASTIC Parkinsonian symptoms. I could barely walk, was hunched over and unable to straigten my body and my face was tight with a scary frozen “smile”-though I was hardy happy and very scared. I felt bad after the first dose but since the psychiatrist had told me to take it as directed and give it a chance, I did. They had to take me to the ER for an antidote!
    Being on probation and compliant, I sure do miss my PREFERRED ANTIDEPRESSANT! MaryJane never treated me that way!

  2. Brian Kerr

    That is the way I feel too.

  3. Brian Kerr

    Disregard this post above.

    Some how got posted in the wrong spot.

  4. Jillian

    *extreme* sunburn after less than 1 minute in mild sun after taking an antibiotic. Maybe that lead to my melanoma as well??

    Took a pill for my back a few weeks ago that said it “might cause bleeding of the brain”. Thankfully, for me, it didn’t.

  5. chai wallah Nicol

    The absolute worst pharmaceutical was when I was prescribed Thorazine in the late 60′s for anxiety and paranoid delusions…yah, like you should’nt feel that your being persecuted when your a hippie in the 1960′s. My mind and body felt like disembodied playdoh and I could’nt string together two coherent words. I dropped that shit after my first dosage and turned to cannabis for my anxiety and the only paranoia I have is the DEA imposed ones used against all us cannabis lovers. :pot:

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