I completely agree with you about the drug companies. The almighty dollar rules all. It's scary how many people are getting sick and/or dying because of some drug that was pushed through the system...
I was on Depo for almost 10 years. While on it, the only side effects I experienced were complete loss of period (which I didn't mind at the time), and some acne. When I was 35, at one of my *shot*...