Re:The way I see it... (Score 1)

"I see these heartburn ads on TV and think to myself: These people on the screen are actors, in good health and probably don't get heartburn. The target audience gets heartburn because they eat too much and are overweight."

Not everyone that feel pain from heartburn is because they are out of shape (I would like to see some proof on this, but I have feeling you are pulling that out your...) Some people are born with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERDS) or commonly referred to as acid reflux. Heartburn is a typical symptom of this. Certain foods can make the symptoms worse and considering the popular foods of today it is pretty obvious why there is so many medications out for this now. This does not really have anything at all to do with how well in shape you are and not so much about eating too much in general, but what food and drink you consume. This is not a rare disease and is pretty common for people to have it, which is a major reason why these companies want their name out there.

I personally hate the commercials because my doctor is not going to prescribe something because I saw it on an ad, there is way too many other things they have to consider before doing this. The side effects listed take up about 30 seconds and gets on my nerves as well, so really I am left with a negative impression of the medicine from the start. I do take some medicine for my acid reflux to help control it, but not because I see an ad for it. It take it because it hurts badly if I don't take it and there is additional problems that can occur if it is left unchecked.