Viewpoint Leeway from Lloyd: Quick fix comes in TV meds

smile as their kids look on.

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I almost wish I had diabetes, sciatica or even arthritis, based on the evidence of transformative “cures” on TV medication commercials. I do have a sore foot, though.

Inevitably, the opening scenes feature an inflicted person usually grimacing just sitting down or holding one part of their body that supposedly hurts with exaggerated mannerisms.

Then after one tablet or treatment, they are captured on video skydiving, mountain climbing, snorkelling or running a marathon with a

I don’t know about you, but I ran six marathons and I wasn’t smiling until it was over. I would like to know if anyone with these actual ailments depicted by ad characters ever did any of those activities before they were diagnosed. If not, it’s highly unlikely they can morph into a superhuman by taking their meds.

The hilarious part of these commercials is all the wacky names for these prescriptions that creative types come up with it to peddle this stuff.

The list includes a few of my pretend meds