Guys,
I just went to check the Propecia page on Wikipedia ( www.propeciahelp.com were still there, at the bottom under “External Links”.
Lo and behold, they had been removed. I edited the page and put them back. I checked it a minute later, they were removed. I put them back in, within 5 minutes they were gone AGAIN.
WTF… HMMMM… wonder if some Wikipedia editors have been paid off by a certain company to ensure the word doesn’t get out?
Mew, if you click the “2” right after the third paragraph I think it might be where it says,
“An undetermined percentage of men have also reported unwanted side effects remaining months or even years after discontinuing the usage of Propecia” ,
right above where the table of contents are, it is there.
That’s good to know Boston (who knows, maybe it will dissappear as well) but that’s not the main issue… the issue is that they are now actively removing the side effects links at the bottom of the site which were there for a very long time (months).
This is unfortunate and hence my suspicions…
right on. I hear that.
SO anyway, how can we like blow up the spot on Merck.
btw, just heard from a friend. said on that show Entourage, Turtle made a comment on the show something along the lines of “maybe I’ll just go kill myself with Propecia”!! can you believe this. Maybe the word is getting out.!!?
Anyway, how can we just like get something into the New York Times or something about Propecia.
We should all think about meeting somewhere for a conference sometime soon, i.e. like sometime this summer in some perfect location. We should brainstorm, and try to do something. At least for the sake of saving other people as well. Even if it doesn’t mean a class action suit, or lead to one right away.
We should at least try to expose Merck and the devastating side-effects Propecia can easily cause. Because I’m sure its ruining so many people’s lives, and its still probably being prescribed like wildfire.
We need to tap into some connections and come up with some maneuvers.
I agree this needs to be exposed. Wether the media would take an interest in our issues is another story. Several members from the old Yahoo group did try to get some exposure, but with very limited success.
I’m thinking a documentary is the best bet, but producing such a thing on your own would require some resources. That’s why contacting news programs would be a better idea, as Snowking did (see the post “Contacted by Swedish TV”)
Unfortunately in doing so, you will likely be giving up your anonymity about your issues “down there”, and would need to be comfortable with letting the world know about your dysfunctions.
Anyway I agree stuff needs to be done and in time I’m sure it will be… if each of us could contact local media outlets we may have some successes.
As for a conference, that’d be nice but realistically I am not about to shell out that kind of $ to fly. If we all use Yahoo Messenger we can speak on group chats though, to start.
Please contact this attorney if you are interested filing a law suit against Merck:
Name: Chris A. Messerly
Email: camesserly@rkmc.com
Telephone: 612.349.8500
Toll Free: 1.800.553.9910
Law Firm: Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Chris is a very understanding guy and has sued pharmaceutical companies in the past.
Josh
It seems to be some a**hole user Fvasconcellos on wikipedia that is removing links to our forum because he says they violate wikipedia’s policy on external links. If you look at what other wikipedia entries he has edited or created it seems like he might work for Merck or something. I say we all keep trying to put the links back in whenever we get a chance, lol.
Interesting.
I went to check the Wikipedia site today, and looks like the bit about side effects has changed once again (it was listed as being between 10-30% of users in early 2007). Now it says:
“Recognized side effects, experienced by around >1% of users, include erectile dysfunction, and less often gynecomastia (breast gland enlargement). [1] As expected from its short 6-8 hour half-life, in trial studies, side effects ceased after dosage was discontinued.”
Compare this to back in 2006, where it said 4% of users:
web.archive.org/web/200605242348 … i/Propecia