I asked her what was up.
One of my patients had called. He wanted to report that ONLY his left-sided pubic hairs had fallen off as a side effect of his headache pills. The right side was fine.
He'd even emailed us a picture (with his winkie tastefully hidden by a washcloth). In the interests of decency, I'm not putting it up here.
It looked like just a bad shaving job, complete with stubble and razor burn on the left side.
Why? Why? Why?
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Modest agoraphobic flasher?
maybe he only lost half his marbles
I think that this is going to be the best class-action lawsuit ever. I'm even going to enjoy the TV commercials asking people who have had similar problems to contact the lawyers involved, which is good because I don't think the part that happens in the courtroom is going to take very long.
you've been in practice for a long time now, with your patients and you're still asking why???
How could you not post the picture, denying your followers the joy/horror of seeing side effects of a particular medication? Might be a considerable factor for users of said med. Hahahahaha!
Ahahahaha! What a freak!
People are funny. I guess he just wanted to make sure you believed him. Just like when parents bring in their kids with a fever. "Did you give him any Tylenol." "No, I wanted you to see they really did have a fever." Uh, guess what, we believe you. LOL Diana
Sounds like a one of those "sleeping shaving" episodes from Ambien. Or maybe date rape drug.
My dental hygienist said that a conference that she and some others meant a guy in a bar. He went back to their room and proceeded to pass out. They painted his nails.
Imagine their surprise when, the next morning, he was in front of the early morning talk, looking disheveled and with painted nails. Yes, he was one of the speakers and he didn't realize in his hung over state that everytime he pointed to the screen, he was pointing with finger nails painted bright pink.
Wow. I cannot even begin to guess his motivation for doing that.
Psych consult?
I just pitched my Imitrex into the trash can.
Not the dreaded alopecia hemipubica?
The real question remains... What did he want done, regarding the side effects??
Good point. I should've just told him to shave the right, to even it out.
Or apply Rogaine on the left.
Was his name by any chance "Harvey Dent?"
This is awesome :)
Can I tell you how grateful he didn't come to me, the pharmacist and show ME these "side effects"..
I don't know how the Google advertisements on your blog work but on my screen here in Europe the ad just below this post is for German militry swords...
And the wv - exess.
Words fail me...
Maybe he knows that the side effects listed as "very rarely" can be from very few reported cases and had a bet going that he was able to get "half-sided loss of pubic hair" inside the medication's leaflet?
Or he did a bad shaving job, was too embarrassed to tell his girlfriend and told her that bogus... which made her force him to send it in as to report it.
Or he's just a nutcase!
I think the poor schmo just wanted to make it into the blog. Success!
or his girlfriend found out he was up to something he shouldn't have done and she shaved him while he was asleep as a warning/
i wanna see! i wanna see! PULLLLEAAASEEEE!
Tell him to report the adverse effect to the USFDA. I have some friends who work there, and I know they need a good laugh.
OMG! You have got to be kidding me... too funny :D!
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Jaxs
I know you can't confirm this, but I'm just going to assume your patient is Brett Favre.
correlation is not causation, people!
Well, Doc. I think you should do the only responsible thing. You need to get out your pen and fill in one of those natty little yellow forms! The public *need* to know!
dr seuss would have loved this and turned it into a rhyme about a search for the girl on headache medication with the left bald snatch patch.
I'm sorry, but I don't believe you. Please post the picture as evidence.
Very obviously a reportable side effect.
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