Has anyone dontated to this $100.000 prize

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#1

Just wondering if anyone else has contributed to this RxISK prize money

I don’t know about you guys but this definitely seems the way forward
Money has got to be the biggest motivator of all so creating a prize fund for a cure does make alot of sense.
I appreciate their maybe no one hit cure but if nothing else we may get answers to the reasons behind our problems caused by these drugs.
The more I research the more I personally believe that these side effects are linked to one or maybe several reasons.
PFS , SSRI , PSSD
Sufferers all seem to have very similar side effects / symptoms and in most cases they are Identical to the point you could take one person from each group and take notes of their persistent side effects and end up with 3 more or less identical stories.
On one of the links on the RxISK website the terminology they use is ( buried alive ) to me this really stood out due to the issues finasteride creates it can leave alot of us feeling this way with the lack of help from the medical world its like we have to burrie these side effects like they don’t exist or be frowned upon.
I’m no scientist so there is no way I could begin to understand the mechanisms behind all of this but after watching this video on the RxISK website I can see the sense in all communities donating into the same pot.

#2

I have been donating small amounts like £10/$13 a month as my main donations go to the PFS foundation. It is a really good idea and it would be great if they got the full $100,000 as it will help publicise the issue amongst researchers.

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#3

The publicity is a very valid point
I like alot of people don’t have a huge amount of funds so I’m trying to weigh up which is the better way to use those funds I understand the importance of both donation points but I cant help but feel that if we were all putting the funds in the place we may see faster progress for all communities and we could share information from the same point.
It all seems very scattered about at the moment.

#4

$100,000 is a good starting point but it’s not nearly enough to motivate some people. that $100,000 would most likely be divided up between a team because it’s unlikely one person could discover the molecular mechanisms on his or her own. thus, making the $100,000 less desirable.

we need something closer the million dollars and that definitely can be achieved if all the communities donate to one pot. but then again, i still think the money is better vested in PFS research because currently we have a very massive study underway that has the potential to yield a lot of valuable data.

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#6

for the first time ever, i recently played the mega million lottery with hopes to donate all of it to PFS. but sorry guys, didn’t win :tired_face:

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#7

We won the odds in getting this disease lol, whos to say we can’t get some lucky odds for once :grin:

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#8

Even 1 million should be achievable if all the funds were going into the same pot.
I appreciate that their are studies happening as we speak but these studies are taking years due to delays the chances are that funding also has a part in these delays.
If we all pulled together the funding would stretch further.
I agree their must be a few hundred thousand people out there that are not vocal due to the embarrassment of having to explain the sexual side effects its so much easier to live in Hope and denial along with using drugs like viagra to cover these problems up.
If we all joined forces not only would this aid the situation financially but vocally too.
This isn’t just about cure its about prevention too.

#9

that was my exact thought process

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