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Whenever I encounter a laundry list of side effects of a medication, I always think of this classic SNL ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmqeZl8OI2M

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I loved Phil Hartman. Thanks for the SNL video. The endless list of side effects that end up being much worse than the original health concern.

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Well, I first had to look up 'feeling seedy.' Such a useful expression. I love the video clip of Three Men in a Boat. David Wolinsky's comment, 'I simply smile, nod, and walk away,' reminded me of my Northern Irish Grannie, who told one of her granddaughters to, 'act daft and walk on,' so that the bus driver wouldn't bother asking her for fare. I giggled a lot reading this week's post and comments. Oh, it feels so good to laugh. Thank you for that. Laughing is probably helpful for intermittent lower back pain.

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Another instalment of Endgames’s insightful life stories. In this case it packs a personal punch as my sister has the nocebo disorder and finds a reason not to take her medication.

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If the pain is strong enough, I don‘t care about the side effects, if one takes the painkiller not too often, it will be ok.

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