Edit. This may be the cough medicine removing my filters (irony) but Im feeling a bit feisty and do not mean to come across as too crass.
Well, aside from the Pharmaceutical industry (hate them), other companies saw 'value' in it, even after I would hope they researched the 'cancer scare'. Of which I am not really a believer, so this is not to castigate doubt on any one company, but to make a point.
Big Pharma really seems to care about their customers by putting out safe drugs...
1. Mirapex - for "Restless Leg Syndrome"
Sides: "Hallucinations may occur..., increased gambling, sexual, or other overpowering urges."
2. Abilify - Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Sides: "Possible Coma or Death.. and trouble swallowing."
3. Flomax - treating large prostate
Sides: "Runny nose, dizziness, decreased semen."
4. Alli - Weight Loss Aid
Sides: "These changes may include gas with oily discharge, increased bowel movements, and an urgent need to have them, and an inability to control them."
5. Veramysyt - Allergies
Sides: "Nasal sores, glaucoma (Yay), cataracts, and nasal fungal infection."
Even the advertisement states, the way Veramysyt works is not fully understood...
SO MUCH FOR R&D.
6. Ortho-Novum - Birth Control Pill
Sides: "Benign but dangerous liver tumors. These benign liver tumors can rupture and cause internal bleeding. In addition, some studies report an increased risk of developing liver CANCER."
7. Advair - (Wife took this for Asthma)
Sides: Asthma related death. Are you fuccking kidding?!!!
8. Chantix - Here is one I was going to take to quit smoking instead of going cold turkey.
Sides: That doesn’t sound so bad, except “sleep disturbance” is more like psychotic nightmares that persist even after you stop taking the pill. To wit:
By night four, my dreams began to take on characteristics of a David Cronenberg movie. Every time I’d drift off, I’d dream that an invisible, malevolent entity was emanating from my air conditioner, which seemed to be rattling even more than usual. I’d nap for twenty minutes or so before bolting awake with an involuntary gasp. I had the uneasy sense that I wasn’t alone.
Did we mention the killing of yourslef? Another side effect is, “suicide ideation”
Like a spoiled teenager, I’d suddenly uproot drawers from the bureau, push all the belongings off shelves with a sudden swat of the arm, smash a glass against the wall, and then the crying would take over yet again. Meanwhile, the room seemed to be pulsing and reverberating around me, and my eye would keep zeroing in on objects-the television, the AC, a pair of shoes-and feel as though they were somehow buzzing with life and gleefully watching me endure the biggest meltdown I’d ever had. I had somehow ruined myself, and suicide seemed like a good way to avoid the embarrassment of this fact’s being exposed.
10. Accutain - acne
Sides:
* depressed mood, trouble concentrating, sleep problems, crying spells, aggression or agitation, changes in behavior, hallucinations, thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself;
* sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
* blurred vision, sudden and severe headache or pain behind your eyes, sometimes with vomiting;
* hearing problems, hearing loss, or ringing in your ears;
* seizure (convulsions);
* severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, fast heart rate;
* loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
* severe diarrhea, rectal bleeding, black, bloody, or tarry stools;
* fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, purple spots under your skin, easy bruising or bleeding; or
* joint stiffness, bone pain or fracture.
But hey, at least you don’t have pimples!
Excuse me while I don't trust Big Pharma.
I can cite the study with cancer and go into the details if desired, but I think it was shelved because of other reasons. Certainly not cancer. Unless you think introducing tumors in rats, then dosing far higher than any translatable HED to be a fair comparison for a conclusion.
The study I had linked is now a dead link...
HED
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Falling back to this, regarding value and effectiveness of the product.
Or is there something at play here that is systemic of the industry requiring a serious oversight?
OL UK
http://anabolicminds.com/forum/olympus-uk/270428-official-ol-uk.html
Which will it be? Either it has value and is scientifically researched enough to sell to the public or it isn't.
I'm of the opinion the researchers at OL UK know the truth about GW and the study related to cancer.
(There is no relationship to cancer at all for humans)
If it doesn't work why would WADA ban it? Safety? Lol. BS.
Unless you are a competing athlete under the ruling of WADA, I would suggest logging it for yourself.
If you have low T and qualify from your doc for TRT, then that would be something to investigate.
Your best bet is to actually poke around on long distance running / cycling forums - as this is where GW was supposed to shine. My recollection from hearing a second hand account on cyclist feedback, was that it isn't "all that". IIRC, blood pressure drop was the only thing most people could agree on, that it did well.
