I'm sorry, are you a doctor?

Apr 14, 2009 17:58

Picked up a prescription for my Effexor this evening. Pharmacist assitant proceeded to give me a 10 minute long spiel on how I should be taking 10mg of this particular fish oil a day to help with 'mental alertness' and that her daughter did and now she's off the nasty nasty drug and is flying unicorns over rainbows and climbing mount everest!!

Well no, not really. But obviously because her daughter took it and is now off effexor then everyone MUST TAKE IT. Because effexor is ONLY used for depression. Couldn't be treating my anxiety at all. And 'mental alertness'? WTF lady, learn you some science before you start prescribing people things! And when I say I want to check with my doctor first, it is not reasuring to say 'oh, but it's natural!'

So is pot and st. Johns Wort. Doesn't make them a GOOD IDEA. Do you have some shares in the god damn fish oil company?? Is that why you kept pushing it on me after I said NO?!

Yeah, I'm writing to complain about you. Sadly, I saw three people take your product after they had scripts filled for Effexor.

I know it's a nasty medication - I've had withdrawals and I have a nasty twitch from the meds. BUT THEY WORK FOR ME. And prescribed by my DOCTOR. You know, those peope who go to medical school? YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THEM.

Grr!
Previous post Next post
Up