Are you stressed out? Tired? Is work making you paranoid? Irritable? Are you constantly worrying?

Well don’t – there’s a drug for you.

Many people might link these symptoms to the onslaught of up coming exams, but pharmaceutical companies have invented drugs for these exact symptoms.

Commercials berate viewers daily, advertising miracle drugs. The problem is that many people do not need these medications, though the ads may make them think they do.

These ads list problems like stress, feeling blue and nervousness as symptoms that these drugs can fix. But these are symptoms that many people experience often.

The commercials not only coerce people into self-diagnosing themselves but they prey on hypochondriacs who are looking for a new illness to have. Pharmaceutical companies are profiting off drug sales advertised on television and are therefore making money off of people’s weaknesses.

Exams may cause severe paranoia, puffy eyes, sleeplessness and nausea. If you had the choice, you probably wouldn’t take your exams because of the strain they place on your mind and body.

Yet, the drugs advertised on television have worse side effects than those that come with studying for and taking exams.

When a list reading ulcers, diarrhea and abdominal pain, headaches, dry mouth and constipation runs after the drug that you think you need, reconsider. These side effects sound worse than the original symptoms.

The American public wants a quick fix to their problems. A pill that can relieve stress and nervousness is a simpler solution than exercise, a well-balanced diet and even sessions with a therapist.

Before asking your doctor to prescribe a new drug, examine your lifestyle. Maybe there is something else you can change to fix the problem.

Or maybe you’re normal and are just having a bad day.