The weather is a trap

[thebratqueen]

It is cool enough outside that yet again I have the AC off and my windows open. Clearly the weather is trying to trick me somehow.

In the meanwhile, links. Not many so no cut:

I know at least one person on my flist would want to know that Actor Joe Kudle of "Puke and Snot" passed away recently.

ladybug218 brings us links on dealing with panic attacks

Comments

[darklightluna]

Re: Gardasil. I, for a very personal reason called a vaccine killed my immune system, shudder every time a drug is recommended for *everyone*. According to the article, the drug has only been administered since 2006...that's two years. Which means that studies of long term effects cannot have been studied across races, ages, etc. And I just have general issues with drug commercials. Drugs are not food, they are not something you decide you need. Yes, some people have moronic doctors *cough*me*cough* but wouldn't an unbiased information source be somewhat better?

*breathes* Something just fell down in my kitchen, so I'm going to stop going of on my rant now.

[thebratqueen]

Yeah, exactly. It's been out for how long? And it's being touted as a YOU MUST DO THIS med? No freaking way.

I'm not saying ban it. Just stop treating it like it's the second coming of the cure for smallpox.

[darklightluna]

Okay, I realize that I might be biased in the opposite direction, but I kinda refuse to take medication that has not been on the market for oh, two, three decades. Something that's been out for two years and is being sold as the next Ibuprofen? Um...no.

[catscradle]

I was forced to get a vaccine for mumps/rubella when I went to college to prevent an outbreak. I do know there was an outbreak a few years prior, which is why they made it mandatory. But I was in an age group where it would have side effects for women and they didn't tell me the risk until after it was given too me. I happened to develop a mild case (low fever, sore joints), but the fact I wasn't informed until after the fact still blows my mind. Some places want to make gardasil mandatory now? In young girls? No way. This "Oh, well some women suffered adverse affect and... oh yeah... some died. But you know, at acceptable numbers" shit needs to stop. I really don't want to end up at the mercy of pharmaceuticals and their "humanitarian" efforts to make this a safer world, for just a low co-pay cost and maybe a deductible... if you have insurance.

[darklightluna]

I was born naturally immune to chicken pox - rare, but possible. When we moved to the States, my mum didn't know how to properly get the doctors not to give me the vaccine. Moron of a doctor insisted that it was mandatory, didn't care that I was waaaay too tiny for the dose, and well, now I'm allergic to half the world and get sick at the drop of a hat.

It's not even the money, it's the fact that every person is unique and different. And what's good for one, can be deadly for another.