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To: paret who wrote (712200)11/9/2005 1:56:54 PM
From: Geoff Altman  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Oh Christ, have you read the warning labels on some of the drugs the FDA is approving for safe use now days? I can dig up better examples.............

Prozac:

More common side effects may include:
Abnormal dreams, abnormal ejaculation, abnormal vision, anxiety, diminished sex drive, dizziness, dry mouth, flu-like symptoms, flushing, gas, headache, impotence, insomnia, itching, loss of appetite, nausea, nervousness, rash, sinusitis, sleepiness, sore throat, sweating, tremors, upset stomach, vomiting, weakness, yawning

Less common side effects may include:
Abnormal taste, agitation, bleeding problems, chills, confusion, ear pain, emotional instability, fever, frequent urination, high blood pressure, increased appetite, loss of memory, palpitations, ringing in the ears, sleep disorders, weight gain

In children and adolescents, less common side effects may also include:
Agitation, excessive menstrual bleeding, frequent urination, hyperactivity, mania or hypomania (inappropriate feelings of elation and/or rapid thoughts), nosebleeds, personality changes, and thirst



To: paret who wrote (712200)11/9/2005 5:15:06 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
"... apply to the FDA with their "scientific" facts? That's how drugs are approved and made legal in the US."

Not in this case, it isn't.

Many, many medical and scientific researchers have applied to the FDA for permission to study marijuana --- but the FDA does not have the authority to give such approval until the DEA approves FIRST. The DEA has a VETO on all such medical research.

(And, sending a request for research into *medical* uses for marijuana to the DEA is like dropping it down a deep, deep well. Most of the time they never even respond, and they *almost NEVER* approve.)