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Oh, there are quite some. Just from the top of my heaf: Viagra originally was just a heart medication. Metformin, a diabetes 2 medication, is strongly suspected of having other positive side effects, like generally prolonging life. There recently was an article about a new Alzheimer medication which would be quick to the market as such because it is already a certified medication against something else.
Same with tirzepatide was used for a long time on diabetes 2 patients, but they realized it affected their hunger positively so it is now used as a weight loss drug.
Finasteride was designed to treat prostate cancer but it helps with male pattern baldness.
4% of finasteride users can't get it up.
I think part of it is also that occasional positive side effects are not something drug companies can advertise. They're legally obligated to talk about the negative ones.
But are they legally not allowed to talk about positive side effects?
They want to keep those under wraps so that they can repackage the drug, label it specifically for those effects, and mark it up another 5000%.
Nope, just "tar" like stool and heart palpitations
Cannabis is fantastic for some specific guy problems. Also some types of pain. Also nausea.
My pain doc was delighted when she found out I had all three. She said "go get stoned, never come back"
But gives you a drug addiction...
That is not how addiction works. If you would like to learn, go talk to a doctor.
I lost a bit of weight when I went on ADHD meds
Speed is fucking awesome, it makes me feel like a productive citizen.
Why are all these dishes in the sink ? That's crazy! Let me clean this counter up ,it'll only take 11 minutes then Im going to pay all my bills on time. Wow that was easy , now I won't worry about all that crap and I'll probably sleep like a baby tonight. I'm going to read a book for a little while then go to sleep
And here i am rawdogging the slog like a chump.
There is the question if this is caused directly by the medication, or if this is something caused by you eating better because ADHD is treated.
It's a known effect. You have to monitor weight in children to prevent development issues due to malnutrition if you use adhd medication for kids.
Yeah, could be. I eat to deal with boredom - probably a kind of ‘stimming’