The weight loss one had me on a liquid diet for 3 months. I had to report in once a week & buy the shakes they had me use. I couldn’t go the whole 3 months – I only made it for 2 months, because I was dying to chew on some real food. I did lose 30 lbs, though. A few months later, they sent me a check which basically reimbursed me for all the shakes I bought.

The sleep study had me stay overnight 4 times for one night each, every two weeks. Each overnight stay I was hooked up with wires all over my scalp, face, and legs that connected to a monitor. I was also being observed via a camera while sleeping. I had to take some medication which was either a sleeping pill or a placebo, and was required to let them draw blood each morning. I was paid about $1200 for that. There were other people in the study center that were getting paid $2000 for their participation in a different study, but they were taking some kind of injections, which I wouldn’t do. My study was aimed at people with insomnia and sleep apnea.

Wow, that is a big commitment! It makes sense though that you aren’t being compensated because you are (I hope) going to benefit from the experimental treatment. Best of luck to you in this endeavor!

freakly!!! haha….

yeah? Why’d you walk out brotha? We want deets! :)

Yikes! I’ve never donated plasma and I’m not interested in selling bits of my body – it is difficult to know all the down-the-line consequences. But yeah, clicking buttons on a laptop is pretty safe. :)