 Aids and HIV DisInformation  This parody is based on actual text from Poz Magazine Sept 2000 ...all joking aside  |
ALL
JOKING
ASIDE
The Poz article
on which this parody is based was a shoddy piece of fluff journalism.
The opening words describe the side-effects of anti-retroviral drugs as
merely "discomfort."
That is an insult to the suffers of these often disabling side-effects,
and an insult to the intelligence of the readers.
The whole tone of the article is condescending and the content is downright
misleading. These drug side-effects are serious- even fatal.
Pretending not to know this, the Poz article has cute little cartoons
which trivialise the severity of the actual symptoms.
There is a blatant attempt to influence readers not to stop medications
because of the side-effects. Readers are flatly advised that changing
meds is their last possible choice option.
Some of the comments are apallingly insensitive. For example bone death
leading to the need for young people to get hip replacements is described
as: "Ouch."
The word 'Ouch' is hardly an appropropriate description of such a personal
tragedy.
Or compare the
oh-so-cute illustration
at the right with the actual image of the real side-effects shown below.
Here we get to the core of the propagandist heart of this article.
It is the tone and treatment of the whole issue that is so disturbing.
Trivialising and cartooning a deadly serious issue, and inviting you to
see it all as disarmingly normal.
Any fool knows that there are serious questions about the latest medications.
Yet we read about 'discomfort' when the real issue is death and disability.
Personally, if i was suffering from these serious effects and I saw this
Poz article, I would have to regard Poz as either fools or incompetents
who peddle dangerous lies.
Personally speaking again, I have to consider Poz are simply pimping the
ineffective products of the profit-oriented parasites who live on the
backs of Aids parients.
No responsible publication or Pharmaceutical company would allow this
misleading information to carry it's name. So, what is going on at Poz
magazine?
Perhaps the same as what goes on in most State and Pharma funded organisations.
This:
The death of integrity.
It's no big deal. Happens a lot. It takes guts to say up front that there
are growing doubts about the drugs and these medications may kill you.
That's right:
MAY KILL YOU
The kind of Guts needed to say that are clearly not in Poz.
So show them and their journalists to be the messenger boys that they
are -- or have become.
But no hard feelings guys. It's just that, right now, you are dangerously
misleading and your readers have to realise that. Leave that to us.
Go to
| Spills! Thrills! ...all from Pills
AIDS drugs -- like most others -- have the potential to produce
not only great benefits but also discomfort in the form of troubling
side effects. Like the discomfort of being
dead - for example. Which leads to two critical rules: If you've talked to doc about possible side effects before starting
therapy, you'll be better prepared. If there's one that might be
life-threatening, you'll know what to watch for (feeling
like you are dying is one good indicator). Regardless of the specific symptom, always seek a full diagnosis
of all possible contributing causes other
than our drugs. What you're feeling may be the med -- or
it could be a hormone problem, a nutrient deficiency, an infection,
depression, HIV itself or countless other factors. Anything
except our drugs! The list of side effects that follows includes a wide range of
strategies that may allow you to have your cake and eat it too --
like getting presents from Santa Claus in
June.
APPETITE LOSS Although discontinuing the offending drug will usually bring quick
relief, this is often not the best option because
we can't make money when you don't take the frigging pills. Comprende?
Loss of fat in the face, arms, buttocks and legs; enlarged breasts
and bellies; buffalo humps between the shoulders; and lipomas (fatty
tumors) anywhere -- are at the top of most HIVers' "Please, God,
no!" lists. Just look at the wacky guy in
the cartoon above. He looks pregnant! What a gas. Some people look
like freakin' camels, fer Chrissakes! This must be the most funny
side-effect of all. Tee hee hee. (see "The New AIDS Look," POZ, June 2000) for Aids fashion to die for!
The thigh bone's no longer connected to the hip bone. Tee
hee. That could be your problem if you develop the tongue-trippingly
named avascular necrosis of the femoral head -- a bone disease in
which there is tissue death in the hip. Necrosis...
avascular... (shit man -- only people with degrees know what that
crap means). DIARRHEA Diarrhea -- an increase in the frequency and decrease in the consistency of stools -- can be caused by many antiretrovirals. If the onset or sudden worsening of diarrhea occurs shortly after
beginning a med, it's a likely suspect. Duh! FATIGUE
The odiferous intestinal gas and abdominal bloating that protease inhibitors can cause often continue for as long as the drugs are taken, but will usually "pass" quickly if the offending drugs are discontinued. When stopping is not an option, (repeat, not an option) some HIV doctors have found that taking pancreatic enzymes can often eliminate the problem. NEUROPATHY It is extremely important that drugs causing neuropathy be stopped immediately after symptoms begin in order to prevent permanent problems. Doing so usually allows the pain and numbness to subside and eventually -- up to several months later -- stop. Or, you may be in permanent pain for life. Read more Aids Myths debunked at www.AidsMyth.com |
Our
hilarious spoof on the serious side-effects of Aids drug cocktails.
Just taking all those drugs can sap some people's strength.
The energy loss caused by meds will sometimes disappear after a
period of time on those drugs (so you may want to consider waiting
to see if the fatigue passes). Remember- you
don't even want to consider stopping the medication. Other people
gotta eat too ya know. 