Potential Side Effects

intro

The medication in this ad 

I’m sure will certainly help

Ask your doctor if it’s right for you

Just a couple of things

You might consider 

Some side effects 

just might include:

1

frequent urge to urinate

bloody or cloudy urine

difficult, or painful urination… 

And even burning, 

general feeling of illness

or discomfort from within

Blistering, scaling, peeling, 

or loosening of the skin 

2

sores, ulcers, or white spots,

in the mouth or on the lips

muscle spasm or jerking 

of the arms, the legs, the hips

irregular heartbeat 

fast, pulse pounding,

Large red . skin lesions, 

often with a purple center

3

unusual tiredness, weakness

lower back .. or side pain

Chills, coughing, diarrhea

loss of appetite, or fever, 

aches and pains of muscles

headache, nausea, shivering, 

runny nose, sore throat, sweating, 

or dark urine

4   

difficulty breathing

difficulty speaking

difficulty swallowing

and even trouble sleeping

seeing, hearing, or feeling things 

that . are .  not . there

double vision, or itching, 

A sudden loss of hair

5

chest pain, Bladder pain

vomiting, confusion

dizz   i    ness,

inability to speak

inability to move the arms, 

legs, or facial muscles

unusually tired or weak

6

seizures, slow speech

muscle cramps 

in legs or thighs

discomfort in arms, jaw, 

back, or neck

red, irritated eyes

sudden loss of consciousness

swelling of lower legs or feet 

repeated movements 

uncontrolled tics

repeated movements 

uncontrolled tics

repeated movements 

uncontrolled tics

repeated movements 

uncontrolled tics

loss of bladder 

loss of bladder

loss of bladder control

7

tightness in the chest

uncontrolled vocal outbursts

large, hive-like swelling 

on the face, 

eyelids, lips, tongue,  

throat, hands, legs, and feet, 

or genitals 

Other than that

We’re sure 

Everything will be just fine 

Everything will be just fine 

Everything will be just fine 

TV Medicine Ads

If you watch any TV, at some point, you will see an advertisement for a pharmaceutical drug to help with an ailment. The ads always show a montage of couples or families enjoying life together, laughing, riding bikes, or having a nice meal. As this montage of happiness is candy for the eyes, the narrator lists a litany of potential side effects that this miraculous drug may cause. Often the list is longer than the main part of the ad content. “Ask your doctor if (insert drug name here) is right for you!”
I Googled “potential side effects” and wrote many of them down. I then took them, pretty much in the order I read them, and made this song about them. I also made a video for the song. Enjoy!