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 Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:44 am
For the second time, U.S. health regulators have denied approval for the use of Gardasil in women, ages 27 to 45. Officials want more long term clinical data. Merck’s Gardasil is said to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer. Following the denial Merck’s shares dropped 79 cents. Merck is also pushing Gardasil for use among men; Reuters reports. Now, Gardasil is no wonder drug! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received 7,802 instances of people suffering an adverse reaction to Gardasil and the vaccine only protects against 4 of the 100 strains of HPV. It also killed a 17-year old girl from New York. Not to mention, this spring the FDA ordered Merck clean up a manufacturing plant where Gardasil is produced. http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5083M120090109?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:38 pm
I got that vaccine eek
Actually, i was diagnosed with a non-cancerous HPV strand 4 years ago before the vaccine. But last year, my clinician said it would be cool for me to get that, so i dont get a cancerous strand.
$170 total, and 3 shots.
It hurt very much, like a lingering pain in the arm for days n.n
I knew it was for teens and young adults, but had no idea they were pushing it for men!
I also had no idea it killed a girl!
They certainly dont say that in those 'I wanna be one less' commercials, with the little black girls jumping rope confused
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:13 pm
Those commercials are so misleading they make me upset. The HPV vaccine is only for a select few strains of all the existing ones. There's been tons of reports of adverse complications from the shots.
It's a vaccine that was hastily pushed through approval and then heavily marketed to make profit. Plain and simple. At the height there was even debate about texas (or some other spot in the south) mandating the hpv vaccine for all girls.
RIDICULOUS!
(I take it as a personal rule to never trust any prescription medication that's advertised on television)
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:49 am
onicoe Those commercials are so misleading they make me upset. The HPV vaccine is only for a select few strains of all the existing ones. There's been tons of reports of adverse complications from the shots. It's a vaccine that was hastily pushed through approval and then heavily marketed to make profit. Plain and simple. At the height there was even debate about texas (or some other spot in the south) mandating the hpv vaccine for all girls. RIDICULOUS! (I take it as a personal rule to never trust any prescription medication that's advertised on television) I have searched for a link to a story I saw on KOTV in Tulsa last night, but I can't find it on their website, so I will just tell you about it--- It was an interview with a 16-year-old girl and her mother. The mother had insisted that her daughter get this vaccine. Before the vaccine, she was a 4.0 student and a cheerleader----after the vaccine she suffered strokes. One side of her face is paralyzed, don't know about any other physical impairment, but suffice it to say that her life will never be the same. The reporter also said that 28 girls had died as a result of this vaccine. I have two daughters, aged 18 and 19, and I have always told them not to get this vaccine. The so-called high percentage of safety of anything just doesn't matter if someone you love suffers side effects, especially the extreme ones, and how do you know which percentage you fall into? Why should any of us be guinea pigs for anyone else? Advertising for any medical treatments should be illegal. It's totally ridiculous to hear an 8-year-old say that she wants her mother to get her Ambien, because she can't go to sleep the moment her head hits the pillow! Been there. As many of you know, my daughters had extreme chronic asthma when they were little, and were on breathing treatments every 2 hours for several months of the year. What really tore it for me was when the pediatrician prescribed Advair. The carrier for the medication was, at that time, lactose---and milk is a common allergen for children with asthma. I was livid!!!! To me, that was simply a way for the drug company to insure that their medication would be needed---using a known irritant to deliver medication just set up an endless cycle of need-use-need-use, and insured a continuing demand for their product. You can be sure that the doctor and I had a very heated discussion about this! To be fair, doctors are very often overworked, and have difficulty keeping up with the contraindications of all the medications in use, especially the newer ones, which Advair was at the time. BUT--- That's when I got serious about finding a better way to treat asthma, and they have both been asthma-free for many years now. We all just have to be careful, and do our homework. It is our responsibility to do our own research, and not just jump when someone waves that "carrot" in front of us. The consequences can be much more than we ever bargained for.
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:46 am
when it was first being released my doctor wanted me to get the shot.
She said I should get it before it becomes highly demanded for and hard/more expensive to come by.
i told her no because it hadn't been out long enough, and I dont like things being injected into me.(i dont mind the drawing blood,its just putting some chemical or dead virus in me that creeps me out)
then i found out a couple months later about the deaths.
rolleyes
i win!*and i'll just stick with the tried and true method if i were to get cervical cancer. get treatment. blaugh I don't want kids so it's no big deal ifi wouldn't be able to carry. I'd simply get my tubes tied. =3
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:01 pm
That's good to know! I wanted to get it and also my doctor wanted me to, but now when I go in I think I'll tell her no.
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:15 pm
i got it a while ago :/
i had NO side effects whatsoever, thankfully. i just had the normal soreness that i get after having any shot.
that is really scary, i can't believe doctors aren't more informed.
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:48 pm
oh jeez. i'm glad i hate needles, otherwise my mom might've talked me into this x_x
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 11:10 am
My doctor told me I should take Gardasil, but like most things that are new, I just don't trust it. Take for example Nalgene bottles. These were marketed as a "safe" alternative to regular plastic bottles, because they have no phlalates. However, it's only "safe" because we don't know of any dangers. It was so new, there wasn't extensive research or long term research done on these bottles. Regular plastic has been around long enough, that we know that the phlalates in them leach into our food and water and cause cancer, reduced sperm count, etc. So people spent 20bucks and up on these bottles, and a couple years later, it was discovered one of the chemicals used to make these bottles (BPA) was even WORSE than phlalates! There was a huge recall and they were completely taken off shelves. Now they are marketing new (BPA free) "safe" Nalgene bottles. I'm like, screw that. Glass and Metal have minimal amounts of chemicals in them, whereas plastic, be it hard or soft, is made up of hundreds of chemicals. Glass and Metal has been around forever, and there doesn't seem to be any danger in using those materials that we know of. So that's the way I go. I have a stainless steel bottle that I use to drink from everyday at work. Sorry for going off-topic there. Another thing I don't trust is nair (or other chemical hair removers) and lazor hair removal. Wax and razor is all I will use.
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:26 pm
I've treid nair...it ate my flesh. It grew back but still. it was gross looking. crying
(sorry about off topicness)
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:31 pm
Sakakikala I've treid nair...it ate my flesh. It grew back but still. it was gross looking. crying (sorry about off topicness) That's because the active ingredient in Nair is lye. Adding lye to pure water and fat makes soap, but working with lye can really burn you if you're not careful. Nair actually melts the hair!
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:39 pm
To sum up my opinion of Gardasil..here's and argument i made last year razz Quote: *The links are within the paragraphs. Beware. I'm well armed. We all know about the Gardasil Vaccine that is suppossed to prevent 4 different types of HPV or Human Papilloma Virus that can cause cervical cancer and/or genital warts. We all know that parents can consent for their child to have this vaccine injected at their next visit to the doctor. So the masses submit to the pharmaceutical rule again and Merck & Co., producers of Gardasil, try to mandate the drug by influencing government. Now here comes my rant and I'm very serious about this rant: ( I know what many people who know me are going to say. Angela! You're just PARANOID. The fact is everyone I know is STUPID. That's right..I said it.) Why doesn't anyone do their research anymore? HPV is a STD. Since symptoms aren't clearly shown, it's thought as the most common STD but, 99% of statistics are incorrect, right? There's really no proof of this because not everyone is tested. Anyways, getting back on topic, those from 9 years to 26 years old are not at high risk for HPV as it is most common for people in their thirties. I know what you're thinking: "-But Angela, it's a preventative drug" Yes, I know that. The fact is, no one should be getting this vaccine at this phase of it's experimentation. That's right folks, it's not even approved and you're all just guinea pigs! Lovely, I know. Again, you may be thinking: "Angela is paranoid". I have good reason for disapproving the Gardasil Vaccine. A California mom actually did her research and had good reason too. Merck and Co. have been sewed previously for their Vioxx drug because people were dying left and right from heart failure. Why did this happen? The company neglected to do enough research that could safely validate their product. If that's true then how come people are so eager to inject their children with Gardasil? Of course Vioxx has nothing to do with Gardasil in respect to what is does for the body. However, this points out just how this company's researchers work. Now for something that actually has to deal with the side effects of Gardasil. As stated on the Gardasil website, common symptoms are as follows: 'The side effects include pain, swelling, itching, and redness at the injection site, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting.' Yes, these are common symptoms but not all symptoms. Did you know that there's about 1 death every month related to the Gardasil Vaccine? If you've already had the vaccine injected into your flesh...I really doubt you've heard this lovely gem. In many cases, patients have gone into anyphylactic shock which can be fatal. Others have died in their sleep. Still others, came down with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Funny; you see how they state 'fainting'. They neglected to mention that in some cases those 'fainters' were foaming at the mouth! So next time, do research before you're injected with a super deadly vaccine from a company that want's $1,000 from your health insurance for three rounds of this crap. In the meantime, my mom totally disagrees with this vaccine and as such I am Gardasil Vaccine free. smile For all those who've had this injection, have fun with your lives guinea pigs! --------------------------------------------------------------------- I'd like to dedicate this blog to all those who actually thought I was dumb/paranoid/whatever and that I somehow made this up because I believe pharmaceutical companies want our money. sorry, the links don't work 'cus it was a blog i posted on myspace. MERCK IS NOT A TRUSTWORTHY COMPANY..They've been sued many times b4. Medical monsters they are.
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:44 pm
Berts little black cat i got it a while ago :/ i had NO side effects whatsoever, thankfully. i just had the normal soreness that i get after having any shot. that is really scary, i can't believe doctors aren't more informed. I'm sure the doctors are actually informed. One of the first things they tell doctors to do in med school is to make friends with pharmaceutical companies and push their drugs on their patients.
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:46 pm
PiercedPixie2 I got that vaccine eek Actually, i was diagnosed with a non-cancerous HPV strand 4 years ago before the vaccine. But last year, my clinician said it would be cool for me to get that, so i dont get a cancerous strand. $170 total, and 3 shots. It hurt very much, like a lingering pain in the arm for days n.n I knew it was for teens and young adults, but had no idea they were pushing it for men! I also had no idea it killed a girl! They certainly dont say that in those 'I wanna be one less' commercials, with the little black girls jumping rope confused There's been more deaths than that one girl..1 in every month died just a year ago.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 3:05 am
sunsetsmile Sakakikala I've treid nair...it ate my flesh. It grew back but still. it was gross looking. crying (sorry about off topicness) That's because the active ingredient in Nair is lye. Adding lye to pure water and fat makes soap, but working with lye can really burn you if you're not careful. Nair actually melts the hair! LYE!? My dad uses that in Biodiesel! (he makes it out of recylcled vegetable oil) We run our CARS on a product that that has been used in. and it touched my skin!? ewwwwww. And MELTS hair!? Gross! I'm glad I switched back to the good old razor. I'd rather have a few nicks and cuts as to lye on my flesh! eek Edited for my horrid spelling
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