Morticom funny and unusual medical side effects

MEDICAL STORIES
MEDICAL SIDE EFFECTS
(017 Entries)

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ASPIRIN
The sides effects of aspirin can include internal bleeding and in children the disease "Reye's syndrome" which attacks the brain and the liver causing vomiting, lassitude, drowsiness, confusion, delirium, coma and death.

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THALIDOMIDE
Once regularly used as a sleeping aid, the drug Thalidomide was the worst drug disaster in the history of medicine. The side effects to patients taking the drug include nerve damage, dizziness, cramps and numbness to the fingers.
The damage caused to unborn children included extra digits on hands and feet, paralysis, mishapen body parts, cleft palates, missing limbs, blindness, missing organs, severe internal organ damage and brain damage.

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DEBENOX
Regularly used to control nausea, Debenox had the following side effects on animals; deformities to limbs.

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TRIPARANOL
Once thought to be a totally safe anti-cholesterol drug, it caused many people's hair to fall out.

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VALIUM
Used worldwide as a tranquiliser the side effects include wooziness, insomnia, tension, mood swings and mental illness.

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HALCION
The popular sleeping pill, Halcion has the following side effect; mental illness.

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OPREN
Used to relieve the pain of arthritis, Opren has the following side effects; Dangerous to elderly patients, causing liver and kidney damage if over prescribed, jaundice, hair sprouting on bald men's heads, hairs springing from fingers, toes and arms, fingernails becoming loose, indigestion, bowel pains, heartburn, nausea, skin sensitivity to sunlight include blistering and skin flaying, diarrhoea and in extreme cases death.

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LARGACTIL
An extremely powerful tranquiliser, Largactil has the following side effects; hypothermia, loss of white blood cells and in extreme cases death.

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ENTERO-VIOFORM
Used to treat irritable bowels it has the following side effect; defective eyesight.

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QUIXALIN
Used to treat upset stomachs and diarrhoea, it has the following side effects; tingly feet and eventual blindness.

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RO-ACCUTANE
Used as a treatment against acne, pimples and zits, it has the following side effects; deformities to unborn children, including brain damage.

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SEPTRIN
Used as a treatment for cystisis the side effects to allergic patients are skin burning and blistering and in extreme cases death.

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PARAFFIN INJECTIONS
Used during the 19th century, paraffin wax was injected into patients to firm up skin and remove blemishes and wrinkles. The side effects included the eventual wandering of the paraffin wax. It permeated tissue and was almost impossible to remove.
Wrinkles that had been removed eventually returned and unsightly bumps and lumps would appear on the face and neck.

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RHINOPLASTY
The popular surgical reconstruction of the nose. The side effects include the nose not being the expected shape and scar tissue forming inside the nose causing a blockage.

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BLEPHAROPLASTY
Also known as eyelid moulding the side effects are as follows: the upper eyelid may be impossible to close completely during the healing process and on rare occasions loss of vision.

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CHEMICAL PEEL
This procedure removes the outer surface of the skin with a sterile mild corrosive solution to remove spots and blemishes of old age. Side effects include skin sensitivity and swelling and also shiny skin for a time. Pores may appear enlarged and infection scarring are possible.