The Pharmaceutical Industry

[Shawnee123]

"Do not drink alcohol with this medication."

My dad said "that's just a SUGGESTION."



And, uh, seriously glatt? That hardly seems safe?

[DeepOne]

Similar to my friend having "lady problems" and instead of going to the doctor she just takes whatever amount of Belladonna cause you know, "it was in a gelcap it's safe"

then her pancreas failed.

OOPS!

[DeepOne]

By whom and do you have a link?

[Shawnee123]

A close friend's mom read in a ladies magazine back in the day (way back) that you could do the same thing chemically. She tragically died.

[TheMercenary]

It is known as Plan B and is still in wide use today.

The morning-after pill — a form of emergency birth control — is used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant after she has had unprotected sex. Morning-after pills are generally considered safe, but many women are unaware that they exist.

Here's how the morning-after pill works. Human conception rarely occurs immediately after intercourse. Instead, it occurs as long as several days later, after ovulation. During the time between intercourse and conception, sperm continue to travel through the fallopian tube until the egg appears. So taking emergency birth control the "morning after" isn't too late to prevent pregnancy.

The active ingredients in morning-after pills are similar to those in birth control pills, except in higher doses. Some morning-after pills contain only one hormone, levonorgestrel (Plan B), and others contain two, progestin and estrogen. Progestin prevents the sperm from reaching the egg and keeps a fertilized egg from attaching to the wall of the uterus (implantation). Estrogen stops the ovaries from releasing eggs (ovulation) that can be fertilized by sperm.

The morning-after pill is designed to be taken within 72 hours of intercourse with a second dose taken 12 hours later. Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, dizziness, menstrual changes and headache. According to the manufacturer, the morning-after pill is more than 80 percent effective in preventing pregnancy after a single act of unprotected sex.

Morning-after pills aren't the same as mifepristone (Mifeprex), the so-called abortion pill. Emergency contraceptive pills such as Plan B prevent pregnancy. The abortion pill terminates an established pregnancy — one in which the fertilized egg has attached to the uterine wall and has already begun to develop.

Plan B is available to women and girls age 17 and older without a prescription at most pharmacies. You must show proof of age to purchase Plan B. For girls age 16 and younger, Plan B is available only with a doctor's prescription.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mor...r-pill/AN00592

[Shawnee123]

Sounds risky, but what do I know?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Sounds risky, but what do I know?

Not really. You just have one big assed heavy period for a few days. Then you are done.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Sounds risky, but what do I know?

When I read about it, the instructions were always to call your doctor to get the instructions and to have the prescription for BCP written in case you didn't have any on hand.

The point being that off label uses of prescriptions can sometimes be safe and effective under the guidance of a knowledgeable doctor.

[Shawnee123]

And that's different than every month for 33 years, how?

I'm sorry, was that TMI? Feel like I'm talkin' to my girlfriends.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

And that's different than every month for 33 years, how?

I'm sorry, was that TMI? Feel like I'm talkin' to my girlfriends.

One word fix:

Hysterectomy.

[ZenGum]

Speaking of off-label uses, if you put viagra in your shoe, it will make you limp.

[jinx]

Diet and exercise.

[lumberjim]

http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-man...rides-overview

yeah. what she said. get to the gym.

[DeepOne]

So back to the BCP thing real quick.
One of the plan B pills is just levonorgestril but in a higher dose. There is a BCP called Levlen that's all one level of hormone (levonorgestril) for the three weeks, then one week of placebos.
If you're on Levlen, you could double up or something (supposedly safely) to use as a plan B type deal if necessary. Theoretically.
If you use another type of BCP you'd have to have your doctor tell you which ones because each week is a different hormone level and blah blah blah.
Then after you do this, you come up short at the end of the month on your pills and it screws up your whole cycle.
So why not just go to the pharmacy and buy plan B which you don't need a prescription for, not mess up the rest of your year's worth of pills OR, better yet, use a condom?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by DeepOne

So why not just go to the pharmacy and buy plan B which you don't need a prescription for, not mess up the rest of your year's worth of pills OR, better yet, use a condom?

I suspect Plan B is used more frequently by those who are not already on the pill and because people make mistakes. If accidental pregnancy was as simple as "why not use a condom" there would be no problem.