I am not one to just sue everyone, but I must disagree with you on this one. Ultram was put on the market as a pain medication that would not cause addiction. In fact, they have learned that it does. I don't know that I am saying for people to sue the makers of Ultram because they became addicted, but there are times when drug manufacturers should be sued. When they knowingly and wittingly put a drug on the market that causes severe problems and attempt to hide all the evidence that proves they have knowledge of it...then yes...this company should be sued. I took phenfen....I did it because a doctor told me I would have no problems with it and that I needed to lose weight so that I could have surgery. One year later I had heart valve damage and mild pulmonary hypertension. I was not aware that these were side effects of the drug but have since learned that American Home Products...the makers of the drug...did. I sued this company...yes I did. I am not ashamed of it. They needed to pay and they need to pay more. We can not have companies such as this being more concerned about the almighty dollar than what it can do to the patient. If the makers of Ultram knowingly knew that it was addictive I would say that a lawsuit is reasonable....but I am not aware of the facts in this case. But, I know that when I was prescribed the ultram I was told that it would be safe for me to take because it was not addictive. I am not saying people should sue but people are not responsible for taking a drug and becoming addicted if they have been mislead. Just my opinion.
Karla
--- Christina <angelnstix@msn.com> wrote:
> Amen to Sallys response!! Also never EVER take a
> medication without
> researching it first. We ARE responsible for our
> bodies. You can buy a
> prescriptions booklet for easy reference or you can
> look it up on the
> net. I NEVER put any medication in my body without
> researching it.
> Christy
>
> At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, dtouch wrote:
> >
> >Dear Sally: I accidentally eraced that attorneys
> name who wrote to this site
> >stating if he could find enough people addicted to
> ultram that he would do a
> >class action suit. I wanted to tell him that I am
> not an attorney but I am a
> >very experienced nurse and ultram from what I have
> seen is what a lot of doctors
> >give you when they just want to get rid of you and
> say they gave you something
> >for pain. I don't know of many people not only
> with adhesions but other
> >problems that it has relieved. This is a garbage
> medicine and has such a small
> >small amount of pain ingredient in it that its not
> more than taking a couple of
> >extra strength tylenol. Love, Dolores in Louisiana
> Incidentally this guy is
> >an a--hole and we all have one.
> >
> >Sally Grigg wrote:
> >
> >> Please, please to all of you and your attorneys,
> do not start suing the drug
> >> companies or we will have no relief for our pain.
> Everyone should take
> >> responsibility for themselves. We ask for pain
> relief and if and when our
> >> pain is gone, we will and can and should get off
> the meds. We can do it. Of
> >> course opiates are addictive. We all know that.
> But we can stop taking them
> >> if we don't need them. If by some miracle, we are
> all cured soon, then we
> >> can form a group to help us through the negative
> symptoms of drug addiction.
> >> I would rather have help with the pain right now
> than worry about that. And
> >> if you are a lawyer, please get a kidney stone
> and then see how fast you get
> >> help. I'll bet you don't turn down that morphine
> shot. Sincerely, Sally
> >> Grigg
> >>
>
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