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[–] CherryLime 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You know what I just saw on TV?

Some commercial for a drug that "controls high blood sugar". You know how the people in it were? FAT. And over their ham speak a song played "ohh everyday people" or some shit.

There's another commercial for a drug I don't remember that also features hams, only hams.

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[–] blondebacon ago 

ADD/Binge eating? Vyvanse is for binge eating?

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[–] sandwiches4breakfast ago 

I was just about to say that most of the medications listed are prescribed to overweight and obese patients. When I worked in a pharmacy many of the patients were on at least 5 of the medications on that list and none of them were really interested in stopping smoking or dieting.

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[–] M3ta 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

My dad actually uses levothyroxin. THAT BEING SAID, he's not fat. At all. He had his thyroid taken out when he was sixteen because he had cancer. And he's BMI 22. Fuck these fats who say their thyroid is their problem.

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[–] VinegarCookies ago 

My mom takes Synthroid, but that's because her thyroid does not work at all. I can't believe now so many fatties are taking it that it is the #1 prescribed

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[–] Fupaphobe 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I seriously believe that if you can do without medication you shouldn't take any. As in, if you have a medical issue that requires it, then that's out of your control, but if you take drugs just because it can't possibly be good for you long term. Mind, that's probably because I had to take medication for my health for a few years and the side effects weren't fun. The moment I got a chance to try living without it I did. Life is harder, but I feel much better off them.

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[–] forklifts5x5 ago 

The more drugs you take, the higher chance you'll get nasty side effects or interactions. I don't take anything I don't have to. My doc mom said there's people who take other drugs to manage another drugs side effects in a horrible chain.

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[–] Fupaphobe ago 

The worst bit is if you go off the drugs and find out that some of the side effects are permanent. It happens and then there is no way out of a horrible horrible cycle =/

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[–] joshy83 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I work at a nursing home and almost everyone has thyroid problems. Doctor's don't just prescribe it, they have to do lab work.

At least I hope they fucking do lab work.

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[–] MahLardy ago 

I have to field requests from thyroid pills from people who have normal or almost normal thyroids quite regularly. People come in with a TSH of 5.3 (normal cut-off at our lab is 5.0, and I do remind them that these are somewhat soft cut-offs) and think that all their problems are because of their thyroids.

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[–] RollCakeTroll [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

For there to be 21m prescriptions in a month, there is absolutely no way people are being tested heavily enough for every single person. I had a friend who has an actual thyroid issue but can't sleep because of it. She did some sleep tests but was denied a prescription because she missed the test mark during a sleep study by four minutes.

Even their own website says in bold letters at the top that it's not for the treatment of obesity, which speaks volumes about how people are trying to get it. https://www.synthroid.com

However they probably don't give a fuck and just put that to cover their asses. More prescriptions means more money for them.

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[–] Carsandsarcasm 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

I find it funny that fats complain that the diet industry is the devil for profiting off them, but the top selling drugs, i.e things that fats volunteer for and worship, are thyroid pills, cholesterol pills, beetus pills, and I'm sure blood pressure pills are up there too. Everyone is profiting off fats; the medical industry, the diet industry, the TV industry, the fast food industry, etc, etc. Fats are the ultimate consumer and they are none the wiser to it. For some reason, they only blame the diet industry.

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