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Post by carmel on Sept 27, 2013 16:53:14 GMT -5
At I had to redo my screening pee test because it was too clear. Meaning I had drank too much water prior to screening. The thing is they tell you to drink a lot of water prior to screening. Do you find this is the norm for most CRUs? Do they all want it to be yellowish in color? Or do you suppose this could be particular with ?
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Post by carmel on Sept 27, 2013 16:01:11 GMT -5
I was not aware of my problem before driving all that way. It had not become a problem yet. Oh my bad. I had noticed you posted in the other blood pressure thread back in March. I figured it was soing you were already dealing with back then.
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Post by carmel on Sept 27, 2013 15:55:18 GMT -5
What about carbonated beverages? You guys all say "no" even if you drink them occasionally? Are they mainly asking that because they don't want you to have caffeine in your system when you screen? Or is it the soda itself and not the caffeine.
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Post by carmel on Sept 23, 2013 20:24:43 GMT -5
Haha. But what if it's a clinic you've already been to? You have no choice but to say "yes."
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Post by carmel on Sept 23, 2013 16:07:02 GMT -5
When Asked: "Ever Done a Clinical Trial Before?" during the phone screening what do you usually say? How do you go about this question? They may follow that up with "where?"
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Post by carmel on Sept 19, 2013 17:06:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up. Someone else on here had very good things to say about NOCCR. I don't see them listing that $4k study on Facebook, though. They don't update their website with new studies.
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Post by carmel on Sept 10, 2013 18:03:47 GMT -5
Ok, I'll take a look at some other threads. I read a few of them once before, and didn't find anything too revolutionary, but I'll look again and be more thorough. I highly doubt anybody will have an effective drug, other than a beta blocker like propranolol, to recommend... It'll probably mostly be mental control tips, or breathing tips.... But like I said, I'll take a look. Here is the link goliath: White Coat Syndrome. It appears you've already responded in that thread back in March, however. I don't think you're headed down the right path taking those beta-blockers just to pass the screening. Bad, bad, bad. Very frowned upon. Did you go to Walgreens like we talked about in the other thread? And had your BP taken by a pharmacist prior to screening? It seems like a such a waste to drive all that way when you were already well aware of your problem. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.". - Anonymous
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Post by carmel on Sept 10, 2013 17:34:52 GMT -5
That is interesting about the $7k house, vark. We're all curious to know where that is. My initial reaction was "Detroit", too. I'd be too scared to live there. Better be packing some heat. I know a woman who is paying $500-600 is a nice apartment complex. The way she was able to get it was that she was homeless and lived at a shelter. They then found her the place. It would otherwise cost her $1100. At least this is what she claims.
Finding those places that cost under $900 are findable. However, they come with no utility. I suppose we could also spend less on food if we ate out of cans and ramen noodles. Then again I wonder if not getting appropriate nutrients could affect your blood work. I wonder how those guys make $40k. I guess there are a ton of studies then that never get posted on the CRU websites. Someone tipped me off to call Paraxel, and not to rely on the website. So I guess that is the same for everywhere else. Because I don't see how it's possible for that $40k otherwise. You'd have to be going to at least $7k studies each time. Unless these guys know a trick to wipe clean their bodies really fast.
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Post by carmel on Aug 30, 2013 19:56:27 GMT -5
So it's agreed on here in other threads that if you can make $15k in one year that's considered a really good year. Around here the cheapest apartment rentals go for $900/month with utility. That equals to a $10,800 yearly rental fee. So already that leaves you under $5k left. Now let's estimate yearly food costs. Let's go with $50 a week for one person. That's $200 a month. An entire year would run you $2400. Now, you can probably get by on less than $50 a week for one person. But you'd have to be a strict person and never eat out. So now we're up to $13,200. Some of you don't go beyond that since I read on here $15k is a really good year.
I know some of you have mentioned in other threads that you do some odd jobs in between. Blogging, mowing lawns, substitute teacher, 3D Design, etc. So perhaps that is the answer right there. You can't really just live off this alone. Nearly impossible unless you have housing provided to you by someone. I would say blogging would be the easiest route to make money in between studies. You can do it not just in between but while you're in a study, too. The key is consistency. Most give up after a few weeks when they don't see any new visitors. You need perseverance and to keep at it.
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Post by carmel on Aug 30, 2013 19:39:58 GMT -5
As for testing, I saw lots of guys having issues. They really try to work with you, they'll retest you again and again, but in the end, they are strict. Thanks for another great post. I'm curious to know what kind of "issues" did you see?
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Post by carmel on Aug 30, 2013 19:19:59 GMT -5
OK, I've done a long study at . I was one week in, one week out over a 2 month period. I stayed in several local spots by night and week both. I stayed in hotels and several private homes and here's the best lodging, hands down, in my opinion. Love your recent contributions to the forum, smiling. This post is a home run. Great to see you made use of the AirBnB.com recommendation. Looks like you found a real winner there. If I ever go back to will definitely look back at this post. I imagine staying here substantially cut into your pay, though. I'd be curious as to how much your final take home was once everything was complete. Note to anyone who considers AirBnb: Like anything always be vigilant of your safety. There is a a site called Airbnb Hell that has been setup for people to share their bad experiences with the system. I'm not going to let that deter me. There's risk in everything we do.
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Post by carmel on Aug 27, 2013 16:20:38 GMT -5
i'm familiar with quest because nasa sent me to th local quest or my initial screening. How far did you get with NASA, vark?
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Post by carmel on Aug 27, 2013 16:03:57 GMT -5
* * * Con Artist Alert * * * Beware the friendly blonde from the St. Louis/Collinsville area. Lesson learned, never send money to someone you've known less than 30 days, my mistake. This blonde chick must've been really cute for you to have shelled out $200 like that to her based on a text! Sorry to see you got duped like that. There were probably signs that she wasn't trustful. Some people are better at getting a good read on people than others. That being said, I've lent money to people I know and never got paid back. Hopefully it was one of those $7k studies at Evansville.
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Post by carmel on Aug 2, 2013 17:43:25 GMT -5
So my question is whether or not this is the way that the Blood Pressure check (in Vitals) works in most screenings. Suppose a study has a target blood pressure range of, say, 118/70 to 139/89. So they are only admitting subjects whose BP falls in between those two figures. Now, does that mean that everyone who's BP is in that range will be subsequently considered equal IN TERMS OF BP? Or, rather, is preference or weight given to the bottom end of the range? I recently screened for a big study, got in, but was then eliminated by the randomization process on the first day (they had to cut a few of us). So then I screened for the next group/cohort... but I was so nervous about getting in again that my BP was way toward the top end of the range. If you haven't already, please do check out this thread here: White Coat Syndrome. I have the same problem, and I posted a little about it in that thread.
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Post by carmel on Jul 18, 2013 15:32:23 GMT -5
One of the side effects of this med is that it DECREASES TESTOSTERONE. The decrease is reversible. Oh good; it's reversible. So we'll all be able to **** again.
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