Saw an ad on TV that made me say, "WHAT???" and then laugh out loud. (Modern medicine is great! You can treat a set of symptoms and trade them in for a whole new set when your body screams, "WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN ME???")
Toprol is a beta-blocker that's used to treat hypertension, angina, and heart failure. At least that's what its website says.
First ridiculous thing: "You should not take Toprol if you have uncontrolled heart failure."
Um, isn't heart failure what you're trying to treat?
Second ridiculous and hilarious thing: "Avoid activities which require alertness."
Therefore, the following activities are taboo while you are taking this product:
Waking up in the morning.
Conversing with others.
Walking.
Watching TV, unless you're just using it as background noise to lull you to sleep.
Reading.
Dressing yourself.
Eating, unless you're being spoon-fed by someone else.
Bathing.
In other words, life in general!
Sorry, doc, I can't take Toprol. I have to live tomorrow.
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LOL...I KNOW...those tv commercials are great too. ...May cause blindness, impotence, heart failure, loss of limbs and of course death...hmmm want to take that one?
K.
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