to from Heidi

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for your reply. I do understand that sometimes we are tired

and sick and too quick to read and interpret things the wrong way. I

do it myself often enough. The disease is wearing enough without our

disputing, which makes it worse. All I wanted to clarify was to clear

the air on is what I really said.

I understand your anger with the drug companies. I do feel that we

are plagued with too much media promotion of new drugs on a daily

basis, and often turn the tube to " mute " whenever I see a drug

commercial appear. One night I counted 7 commercials during a program

break, and 6 of them were for prescription meds! The ones I hate the

most are those that mention a new prescription drug, tell people what

it is for, and then tell the viewer to " call your doctor and ask for

this " . Although I can't believe that a person would really do this,

based on a TV commercial, I'm sure that many do, and it's as though

they are self diagnosing themselves based on a TV commercial. I wish

all this type of advertising for prescription drugs was banned, or

just permitted on one channel, like the Health channel, so we all

didn't have to see it every day. Whatever happened to those days when

all you saw was an ad for Bayer aspirin or Pepto Bismol?

And naturally, all this media advertising is what drives the cost of

these medications up to astronomical levels, making it impossible to

afford for people without insurance or those on a fixed income. It's

a vicous cycle and I am as much opposed to it as I'm sure you are.

So that is a pet peeve of mine. That, and the dozens of unsolicitated

retail catalogs that are piled in my mailbox every week. Between the

two of these, I don't know which is the worst ill use of money, IMHO,

but I wish both would stop.

Have a good night, and a better day ahead.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina Rep

South Eastern Reg. Rep., PAI

Note: Any advice or comments are based on personal experience only,

and should not be substituted for consultation with a medical

professional.