Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

[Guest guest]

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

[Guest guest]

Debbie, I wholeheartedly agree! That commercial makes me queasy! I

think it is really misrepresenting the illness. The way that woman in

the commercial talks even bugs me...no way would she be that calm &

serene! And you're right, she hardly HAS any muscles to ache in the

first place. Looks like she does yoga everyday. I wish I was that

thin. I'm 5'1 " & 162#'s right now...kinda makes me want to throw stuff

at the TV when I see it...

Kandi

> It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

> Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

> patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

> overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

> lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

>

> Am interested in your opinions on this.

>

> Debbie L

>

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who is irked by this commercial. It's like

fibro isn't as debilitating as it is. It's like. well, my fibro made me

sore today, but I'm not stuck in bed and I don't have so much pain that

there are times I rather not be on this planet. Oooooo, you opened a wound

with me. Sure it brings fibro name out there, but it does NOT portray it

the way it really is.

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

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Subject: Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm so glad I'm not the only one who is irked by this commercial.

It's like

> fibro isn't as debilitating as it is. It's like. well, my fibro

made me

> sore today, but I'm not stuck in bed and I don't have so much pain

that

> there are times I rather not be on this planet. Oooooo, you opened

a wound

> with me. Sure it brings fibro name out there, but it does NOT

portray it

> the way it really is.

>

>

>

> Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

> Hello this is karen from Buffalo you are so right i to am over

weight if i exercise i will be on my back for the next 3 days. that

commercial makes very light of fibro. Like our fibro would allow us

to sit and write in abook my hands would ache then go numb......

>

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

> [mailto:Fibromyalgia_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of

deebs87

> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:41 PM

> To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

> Subject: Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

>

>

>

> It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

> Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

> patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely

may be

> overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she

have a

> lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

>

> Am interested in your opinions on this.

>

> Debbie L

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am so glad someone has spoken up about that woman!! I hate seeing that

commerical because it doesn't represent the real fibro patient! Since I was

diagnosed with Fibro in Sept 07 and placed on this so called Fibro pill I have

put on 85lbs! YES 85LBS!!!!! Yeah, I have other issues like a herniated disc and

have also been injected with steriods since October and I know that has some to

do with my weight gain, BUT I have yet to find my " sweet spot " for Lyrica.

Here's the deal! I gain weight I am increased on my Lyrica cause I am told due

to my weight I am not at a good dose. So, let's increase the dosage, I gain more

weight and here I am. Pain all over my body, I don't like getting out anymore. I

am becoming a horrible person. I am in pain everyday on a scale from 1-10

anywhere from 8-10 for me every single day. If it's not the fibro it's my back.

My entire body goes into twitches when I am trying to relax to go to sleep and

even sometimes during the day

just sitting. I don't shower unless someone is home with me because I am afraid

I will fall in the shower. IT'S HORRIBLE!!! Get that skinny lady off the Lyrica

commerical and put some of us on there! ha!! I feel as if I am in a twister and

no one will let me out!!

Debra B

Gladewater, Texas

Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

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I guess I haven't seen this commercial. Sounds stupid though.

/Mi

Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

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Debra,

I'm sorry you aren't doing so hot. Did the Lyrica ever seem to help you?? I just

started it and am overweight to start..this is great, I'll blow up like a

balloon.

/Mi

Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

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In a message dated 3/28/2008 1:00:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

dlohf@... writes:

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

That's why I wish that Lyrica would show their alternate commercial on the

main channels, because it shows people that look and look like they feel like

us!!!! It's with fibrohope.org...you can go there and see the commercial.

How do we get them to make that the main commercial????

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In a message dated 3/28/2008 5:57:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

dignansouter@... writes:

Like our fibro would allow us

to sit and write in abook my hands would ache then go numb......

Fibro has made my handwriting so bad and it hurts like crazy to have to sign

my name too many times even, so how on earth could I ever keep a journal in

a book????????? Please check out the commercial on _www.lyrica.com_

(http://www.lyrica.com) for those who haven't seen it and compare Pfyser's

other

commercial at _www.fibrohope.org...sorry_ (http://www.fibrohope.org...sorry)

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previous mistake.

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I'm not saying it hasn't helped but who can really tell when it helps and when

it doesn't. But please understand I have had a steriod injection into my back

for a herniated disc (L4) every month since October. That and the combination of

the Lyrica hasn't helped me with my weight gain. It's just a bad mixture of the

two demons. My PCP told me a couple of weeks ago, no more injections, so I guess

now I will look at surgery to repair my back. I have run out of other options.

So don't go by what it does for one person. Just like Fibro, it effects each of

us differently at different times and no one knows why.

Debra B

Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

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I can't stand the way she talks. I think she is a very very poor representation

of a fibro patient.

My 2cents

deebs87 wrote:

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

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Hi Debbie - I'm way behind on posts as usual. I'm glad the woman is thin rather

than obviously overweight, because if she looked too overweight, people would

say well it's just fat people who suffer from this.

But, I do think her journal entry is way too tame. She should show more anger

in the entry, and then a doctor should do the explanation about FM being a real

condition that millions suffer from. Maybe we ought to form our own advertising

campaign for Pfizer? Take care.

Jeanne in WI

It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in Pfizer's

Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro patient. Based on what

I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a lot of

muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle?

Am interested in your opinions on this.

Debbie L

[Guest guest]

Jeanne, your perspective makes more sense. People will know thin

people get fibro also then. We probably should start our own

advertising campaign for Pfizer.

soft hugs,

Debbie L

>

> Hi Debbie - I'm way behind on posts as usual. I'm glad the woman

is thin rather than obviously overweight, because if she looked too

overweight, people would say well it's just fat people who suffer

from this.

> But, I do think her journal entry is way too tame. She should show

more anger in the entry, and then a doctor should do the explanation

about FM being a real condition that millions suffer from. Maybe we

ought to form our own advertising campaign for Pfizer? Take care.

> Jeanne in WI

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