wwwparker
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I hope THIS is on topic. Oh wait, my topic..
Saw a great article on USATODAY.COM today about John F. Kennedy and the prescription drugs he took daily. Here is the copy of that article:
NEW YORK (AP) President John F. Kennedy suffered more pain and illness than previously known, and took as many as eight medications a day, according to a published report.
President Kennedy, shown here in 1960, went to great lengths to conceal his illnesses, author Robert Dallek says.
AP file
Newly disclosed medical files from the last eight years of Kennedy's life, including X-rays and prescription records, show he took painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs, stimulants and sleeping pills, as well as hormones to keep him alive, according to a story for Sunday editions of The New York Times.
The records were revealed by historian Robert Dallek, who is writing a biography, An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, to be published next year by Little, Brown.
Dallek was allowed to examine the documents last spring by a committee of three longtime Kennedy family associates, who for decades refused all requests to look at the records. He reviewed the documents with the assistance of physician Jeffrey A. Kelman, but was not allowed to make photocopies, the newspaper said.
Their findings appear in the December issue of The Atlantic.
As president, Kennedy was famous for having a bad back, and since his death, biographers have pieced together details of other illnesses, including persistent digestive problems and Addison's disease, a life-threatening lack of adrenal function, the newspaper said.
The records reveal that Kennedy variously took codeine, Demerol and methadone for pain; Ritalin, a stimulant; meprobamate and librium for anxiety; barbiturates for sleep; thyroid hormone; and injections of a blood derivative, gamma globulin, presumably to combat infections.
The new information also shows Kennedy went to great lengths to conceal his ailments, even denying to reporters that he had Addison's disease. Other presidents, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, also kept their illnesses secret.
Writing in The Atlantic, Dallek said while Kennedy's secrecy can be taken as "another stain on his oft-criticized character," the records also reveal the "quiet stoicism of a man struggling to endure extraordinary pain and distress."
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midnight
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www.parker,
Interesting information that I didn't know. I remember that he had a bad back, but that's about all I knew about his health problems. Of course they probably didn't want the public to know all his ailments and scripts that he was taking .Thanks for the scoop!
midnight
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CzArSheL
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If anyone has cable,sat,whatever, on "MSNBC" they are cycling a story about JFK's pain med and anxiolytic cocktail today. And the Video is available on there site www.msnbc.com search for JFK 
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lovepink
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I'm a MSNBC addict - I'll have to check that out!
Thanks! 
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P_Lane
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I know saw the same story! He even took anti anxiety meds! Heck being a president Don't blame him! And yes, he assisanation (sp) is about 20 minutes from here! Sad I know but what a faboulas memorial we have here in his honor!
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Beetlenut
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Well, I'm not surprised that ANY President would go to great lengths to hide their medical problems.
Look at how the press has crucified Dick Cheney for his heart problems!
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bdc3r
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Absolutely right. I don't want people knowing my business either because it's NOT their business.
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dagger
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bdc3 - but if you were the President, it damn well would be my business. We have a right to know the ins and outs of Cheney's health problems. This nation freaks out if someone drinks a half a beer and drives a mile. I have a right to suggest somebody with their finger on The Button should ease off the Demerol injections and/or the french fries?
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Renton405
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I was surpised that Demerol was on the list...must had the same doctor elvis had, haha...Speaking of elvis, did his doctor lose his liscense or is he still in practice??
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kandi
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I just saw this oldie-but-goodie post, and all I can say is JAYSUS...he was on almost as much as Elvis...I had read years ago that he had his own "Dr. Feelgood".
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geckogecko
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I read about the Dr. Feelgood for the Kennedys a few years ago, too. According to that source, both John and Jackie took phramaceutical cocktail, not only for pain, but to keep them on their feet during all the stress. I don't know if I necessarily believe this.
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bostonjoe
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I'll tell you though how about lil Winona Ryder. She had a heck of a coctail in her purse. Elvis would have been proud of that little girl. all of those meds for a hurt arm? wow
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poohbear
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I saw that list to. Amazing. Maybe she wasn't really shoplifting, she was just so drugged she forgot to pay for her stuff. 
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