Move on Prozac and depression, here comes Lyrica and fibromyalgia! This is the latest attempt by the big pharamceutical companies to first create and then capture the market in combating the new category of diseases - lifestyle diseases. The latest in the line of man made, life-style diseases is fibromyalgia, which apparently affects middle-aged women and is characterized by chronic, widespread pain of unknown origin. Pfizer has betted on a drug Lyrica, which has recently become the first US FDA approved drug for treating fibromyalgia, which is expected to follow Prozac and become the newest blockbuster drug. Other drug companies have also jumped the fray, with Eli Lilly and Forest Laboratories, asking the FDA to let them market drugs for fibromyalgia.
However, there is a furious debate raging about the disease itself. The supporters hope that Lyrica will legitimize fibromyalgia, just as Prozac brought depression into the mainstream. But opponents say that the disease does not exist and is only a physical response to stress, depression, and economic and social anxiety. They do not consider fibromyalgia a medically recognizable illness and say that diagnosing the condition actually worsens suffering by causing patients to obsess over aches that other people simply tolerate. They fear that Lyrica will be taken by millions of people who do not need them.
3 comments:
You're an insensitive Jagoff. The pain is REAL, and is not "normal" or acute pain. You need to fuck off and die.
Ummmmm...my goodness that's strong language and an indication that "Anonymous" might be experiencing some Lyrica side effects.
Fibromyalgia is sometimes categorized as primary or secondary. In primary fibromyalgia, also known as idiopathic fibromyalgia, the causes are not known whereas in secondary fibromyalgia the causes can be identified. Many experts believe that primary fibromyalgia is not a disease but rather a chronic pain condition brought on by a dysfunctional biologic response to stress. Individuals are thought to be more susceptible to stress because of traumatic personal histories, genetic factors, or both. Physical injuries, emotional trauma, or viral infections, such as Epstein-Barr, may act as triggers for the onset of the disorder.
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