At Tue, 26 Mar 2002, Karla N wrote:
>
>Sally,
>
>I am not one to just sue everyone, but I must disagree
>with you on this one. Ultram was put on the market as
>a pain medication that would not cause addiction. In
>fact, they have learned that it does. I don't know
>that I am saying for people to sue the makers of
>Ultram because they became addicted, but there are
>times when drug manufacturers should be sued. When
>they knowingly and wittingly put a drug on the market
>that causes severe problems and attempt to hide all
>the evidence that proves they have knowledge of
>it...then yes...this company should be sued. I took
>phenfen....I did it because a doctor told me I would
>have no problems with it and that I needed to lose
>weight so that I could have surgery. One year later I
>had heart valve damage and mild pulmonary
>hypertension. I was not aware that these were side
>effects of the drug but have since learned that
>American Home Products...the makers of the drug...did.
> I sued this company...yes I did. I am not ashamed of
>it. They needed to pay and they need to pay more. We
>can not have companies such as this being more
>concerned about the almighty dollar than what it can
>do to the patient. If the makers of Ultram knowingly
>knew that it was addictive I would say that a lawsuit
>is reasonable....but I am not aware of the facts in
>this case. But, I know that when I was prescribed the
>ultram I was told that it would be safe for me to take
>because it was not addictive. I am not saying people
>should sue but people are not responsible for taking a
>drug and becoming addicted if they have been mislead.
>Just my opinion.
>
>Karla
>--- Christina <angelnstix@msn.com> wrote:
>> Amen to Sallys response!! Also never EVER take a
>> medication without
>> researching it first. We ARE responsible for our
>> bodies. You can buy a
>> prescriptions booklet for easy reference or you can
>> look it up on the
>> net. I NEVER put any medication in my body without
>> researching it.
>> Christy
>>
>> At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, dtouch wrote:
>> >
>> >Dear Sally: I accidentally eraced that attorneys
>> name who wrote to this site
>> >stating if he could find enough people addicted to
>> ultram that he would do a
>> >class action suit. I wanted to tell him that I am
>> not an attorney but I am a
>> >very experienced nurse and ultram from what I have
>> seen is what a lot of doctors
>> >give you when they just want to get rid of you and
>> say they gave you something
>> >for pain. I don't know of many people not only
>> with adhesions but other
>> >problems that it has relieved. This is a garbage
>> medicine and has such a small
>> >small amount of pain ingredient in it that its not
>> more than taking a couple of
>> >extra strength tylenol. Love, Dolores in Louisiana
>> Incidentally this guy is
>> >an a--hole and we all have one.
>> >
>> >Sally Grigg wrote:
>> >
>> >> Please, please to all of you and your attorneys,
>> do not start suing the drug
>> >> companies or we will have no relief for our pain.
>> Everyone should take
>> >> responsibility for themselves. We ask for pain
>> relief and if and when our
>> >> pain is gone, we will and can and should get off
>> the meds. We can do it. Of
>> >> course opiates are addictive. We all know that.
>> But we can stop taking them
>> >> if we don't need them. If by some miracle, we are
>> all cured soon, then we
>> >> can form a group to help us through the negative
>> symptoms of drug addiction.
>> >> I would rather have help with the pain right now
>> than worry about that. And
>> >> if you are a lawyer, please get a kidney stone
>> and then see how fast you get
>> >> help. I'll bet you don't turn down that morphine
>> shot. Sincerely, Sally
>> >> Grigg
>> >>
>>
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