medication side effects

So - I've been reading about prescription drugs and their side effects... some of these must make me go WTF?!... here are a few which I would rather have the disease than the cure!

Let's start with

Alli -

Based on information submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order for Alli to be approved, the following side effects were commonly reported in clinical studies:

• Abdominal pain (stomach pain) -- in up to 20.1 percent of people
• Fecal urgency (an urgent but controlled need to have a bowel movement) -- up to 18.8 percent
• Gas -- up to 18.6 percent
• Oily spotting (uncontrolled anal oil seepage) -- up to 17.7 percent
• Gas with a small amount of oil or stool -- up to 17.2 percent
• Fatty or oily stool -- up to 17.2 percent
• Diarrhea -- up to 11.9 percent
• Oily evacuation (bowel movements of just oil, without stool) -- up to 11.6 percent
• Sinus infection -- up to 10.6 percent
• Soft stool -- up to 10.1 percent. http://weight-loss.emedtv.com/alli/alli-side-effects.html
  

let me think... be fat? anal seepage? exercise? poo of oil? eating healthy?... oh the decisions I face in life!

miraprex -
There have been reports of patients taking certain medications to treat Parkinson’s disease or RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome), including MIRAPEX, that have reported problems with gambling, compulsive eating, and increased sex drive. It is not possible to reliably estimate how often these behaviors occur to determine which factors may contribute to them. If you or your family members notice that you are developing unusual behaviors, talk to your doctor.


Some of the 1,800 men studied by the researchers have reported gambling losses greater than $60,000. For most patients, the gambling behavior got better after their drugs were changed.
http://www.schmidtandclark.com/Mirapex/

let us think again... twitchy legs? $50,000+ in debt? ants in my pants? getting AIDS from a hooker?... pharmaceuticals just don't make things easy these days!