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Wow, this is back from the dead!
I seriously do not think increased risk of heart attacks is worth skipping a few periods.
I'd rather not be clutching at my chest every hour on the hour so I could wear tight white pants all day everyday, thankyou very much.

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Yeah. Me too, dangit!

Your level of creeytude has exceeded it's limit. Please refrain before I cry.

I have seen commercials for sleep aide where a side affect might be insomnia. Weird, huh?

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Errrmm, does your wife know about this?

OR do you two have many enlightening conversations on the subject because you share the same pain??

Actually no, spare the bloody details (umm, no pun intended)!!

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My chewy center weeps.

I've could have gone a long time without ever hearing that.

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Okay, I'm going to try to talk about this period thing without getting too graphic.

I think what That Goblin is talking about is a birth control pill called Seasonale, and I think it's weird. I've also read that you can take your birth control pills constantly (instead of taking sugar pills for a week) and prolong your period indefinitely. I think that's got to be bad for you somehow. I don't know about some of you ladies, but I wouldn't consider that for a second. I'd much rather be inconvenienced for a few days every month than do something that seems so unnatural.

Okay, this isn't really a stupid product rant as much as it is a stupid commercial rant. The commercials that they used to play for Fisherman's Friend cough drops (where there was a fat lady trying to get all sexy for her husband, and a couple of other ones) said at the end "Fisherman's Friend. Affects You" or something like that. Something that always bothered me was that, on the screen, "Effects You" was printed. GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT'D!! "Affect" is a verb, "effect" is a noun. I always thought I should write them a letter.

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My ex-girlfriend took Depo Provera, the once-every-three-months birth control shot. It basically eliminates your period. She loved it. The tricky part is finding someone to give you the shot, or learning how to do it yourself. I never had the guts to do it, and neither did she, but lucky for us she had a number of friends who are nurses.

Reading the Wikipedia page, it looks like there's a certain amount of nastiness associated with the shot, but in principle I have a hard time discounting anything as "unnatural", considering the society we live in. I can't remember the last time I undertook anything health-related in a "natural" way. One look at my dental x-rays will show you just how natural my body is.

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A girl I used to work with was on Depo Provera, and she got wicked PMS after starting it. Before, she was never irritable, or had cramps, or anything. But afterward, she had to call in sick for work for a day every month because she couldn't get out of bed for her cramps. She also was horrible to be around for a couple of days!

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Hmm, weird. My ex never had cramps, ever. Sometimes she had bleeding at weird times and once or twice it lasted alarmingly long, but overall she loved it. Though it may have effected her libido, which is no fun for anybody.

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Was that on purpose? I hope that was on purpose!!!

Yeah, that sucks big time for all involved. Is that why she's your ex? Ha ha. Please don't hit me.

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No, that's not why, though it probably didn't help. It's a long story that belongs in a PM, really.

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They give that out at AF Bases. Studies have shown that Depo causes heart problems, though. My wife got off of it because of her fambily's health history and whatnot.



IJ is a CYBORG!!! I knew it!

Note to self: Holly does not need Depo Provera... On the bright side, she wouldn't send me to WalMart for tampons and whatnot (yes, I do go and get them... I'm a wonderful man )

Actually, I've heard more about a possible Osteoporosis-Depo link than I've heard about possible heart problems. A girl I work with said she has to have bone density scans every year (I think, it could be 6 months) before she can get the injections.

My girlfriend isn't on any BC right now, but she was thinking about Depo, cus she doesn't trust herself with taking a pill at more or less the same time every day.

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If you can't fix it with a hammer, you have an electrical problem.

One of my forgetful friends has the same problem - she forgets hers all the time. So she's been looking into the patch - I don't know if it's available in Canada yet, but that might be an option for your wife. It's kind of like the nicotine patch; she can stick it on her belly or her hip or her bum, and she has to change it once a week. That's still easier than remembering a pill every day, though.

And you are a wonderful man, StrongRad. I wouldn't dream of asking my boyfriend to go buy that stuff for me. He'd start out with good intentions, then get distracted by the Star Wars toys and come home with 3 new Wookiees but no tampons. It's just easier to go myself.

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Either that or he doesn't want the cashier to see him walking with a pack of Tampons.

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The key is to give him the package. That makes it easy. I just walk in there, find someone in the isle and go "I need these." Finding someting is a lot easier when I know what I'm looking for.

It's really funny when my buds see me there. They get all "oooh, we see who's in charge.." Well, it's no secret, when a guy like me gets a girl like her, she calls the shots, and I got no prob with that
People say she's REALLY gonna own me if/when we get married. WEEEE! LOL

Anywho... She's thought about the patch, my friend Rachel uses it, and it seems to work pretty well.

I do have a "dumb product" to gripe about.... The Monster Thickburger at Hardee's/Carl Jr's. Nothing says "DIE!" like 1500+ calories and 50+ grams of fat, not even counting the drink and fries. I love their burgers, but this is just a bit extreme.

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If you can't fix it with a hammer, you have an electrical problem.

Yeah, that new Bacon egg omlette sandwich thing that they have a BK i just way too much. It might as well come with a side of lard. I'm surprised that there aren't cardiologist waiting outside ready to give you their cards.

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Sorry to dredge this thing back up, but this is completely dumb.
SUpermarkets are now selling "Aqua Dog", bottles of beef and chicken flavoured water for dogs.

Now, I don't think dogs are so fussy as to turn their noses up at regular tap water after going walkies.

That company is gonna die.... from lack of sales.

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Guh. That's a pretty stupid idea.

Does anyone really need beef and chicken flavored water? Like you said, I think they're fine with tap.

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That is pretty dumb, but I know there are some dog owners who are crazy about their dog (and crazy themselves) who would buy it.

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I Googled it. It comes in bacon flavor too. I think that that is pretty much the dumbest thing ever. PizzaTrophy- I agree, dogs aren't going to turn their noses up at regular tap water. Y'know why? Because they don't turn their noses up at toilet water either. Gimmick, gimmick, gimmick.

Hilarious, though. I must admit.

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-Kate

It is, but what's the point? If I've been running and getting worn out, I don't want to tase pork! Tap water should be good enough.

You're right, though, Iki. There are crazy people who will buy that.

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Did anyone see the "nesc quick" cerial commecial? First, the bunny jumps out of the box, and takes a kid around the world to turn it into chocolate.
Next, it zooms back into the kid, sipping the milk. But the one thing that caught my eye was the kids laugh when he sips the milk. It looks so fony, and why would the kid laugh when he's siping on powdery milk? You see the kid laugh, but the sound of the laugh isn't even synched with the kids moving mouth! The sound of the laugh stops, but the kids mouth is still moving! I can imagine kids running to there parents saying

"Moomy! Daddy! We gotta buy this cerial! The magic bunny will come out of the box and play with me! Then, he turns the world into chocolate. And when the cerial is mixed with milk, it make you laugh like a maniac! BUY IT!

I hate sugared cerial commercials! Kids thesse days, all they eat is chocolate breakfast, because it tast good. Honey bunches of oats tast good! So does that quaker harvest cruch stuff! Come on kids!

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Maybe bacon, but definitely not pork. I'll buy it for my dog. Just to see if she'll drink it. Oh wait I forgot, dogs eat/drink ANYTHING you offer to them!!

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I freakin' HATE powdered milk. I'll drink my chocolate milk with syrup, thank you very much.

I've had Nes Quick too, and it sucked.

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I was ranting about the cerial. But speaking of nes quick, why don't kids just buy Chocolate milk?

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I would buy it for my cats to see if they dug it, but I gag every time I think about it, so maybe I should just put it out of my mind.

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-Kate

Well, unfortunately for me, I've had the cerial, too.

It also sucked.

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Wait, wait. Nes Quik cereal? Thanks for alerting me. I will now stay away from the cereal aisle.

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