Egad man. An unlike for that one.Just be careful...
Egad man. An unlike for that one.Just be careful...
What's also funny is I don't even like taking things like aspirin - I try to never take any over-the-counter pills / medicines / etc.
I'm quite happy to try this or that cocktail, new beer, etc., but I have an odd aversion to drugs, even the simple, pretty safe ones like Tylenol. As far as I know, drug addiction doesn't run in my family, but I did see some ugly things in my neighborhood growing up in the '70s that has made me aggressively avoid drugs my entire life.
To be clear, I'm not judging others or moralizing as what I do is right for me, but others should strike whatever balance is right for them. And, of course, there are people who need some, many medicines - again, I am not judging any of that at all.
I’ll take an Advil on very rare occasions but that’s it.
It was very difficult taking 36 prep pills the other day.
Next time I’m going to see if they have it in liquid form.
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One thing that came to mind was when I was drinking the booze, it gave me a
false sense of courage that I could handle it.
I grew up in a house with an alcoholic (Dad) and an alcoholic/addict (Sister). I won't go into all of the details because that would take up an entire page of this thread, but I had a very vivid example of the negative effects of alcohol and substance abuse while I was growing up and, although I "dabbled" with both in my younger years, never really acquired a taste for either....I'm quite happy to try this or that cocktail, new beer, etc., but I have an odd aversion to drugs, even the simple, pretty safe ones like Tylenol. As far as I know, drug addiction doesn't run in my family, but I did see some ugly things in my neighborhood growing up in the '70s that has made me aggressively avoid drugs my entire life...
Listen to, and trust, the anecdotal advice about the "liquid form". I hate taking pills too, but I'd happily down an entire bottle of 'em rather than have to ever drink that foul-tasting "medical Drano" again.I’ll take an Advil on very rare occasions but that’s it. It was very difficult taking 36 prep pills the other day. Next time I’m going to see if they have it in liquid form.
.... I hate taking pills too, but I'd happily down an entire bottle of 'em rather than have to ever drink that foul-tasting "medical Drano" again.
Hearing a similar story was how I first learned how dangerous acetaminophen can be. A former paramedic/EMT told my wife and I about a friend of his who tried to commit suicide by swallowing an entire bottle of Tylenol. When it didn't have the desired effect he went to the hospital, but he waited too long and the extreme overdose of acetaminophen was already in his system. Apparently there's no way to filter it out once it's been absorbed, so there was nothing his doctors could do except try to make him comfortable and he died five days later from liver and renal failure.A kid I know tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of Tylenol, and emerged from the experience with permanent liver damage. One of my neighbors took too much of it over a span of a couple of days and turned yellow -- she got to the hospital just in time. It is not something to gobble down willy-nilly...
The negative medical side effects associated with long-term opioid use are the reason I've so far refused to take them. Over-the-counter meds don't eliminate the chronic pain in my lower back and legs, but they take the edge off just enough for me to function. That might change some day, but for now OTC meds are a more reasonable solution....I won't touch prescription pain meds -- there are already too many opioid cases around here, and I don't even want the stuff in the house...
Excellent point. This is why I do the research any time I take any form of medication; I want to know what the potential side-effects are. And as far as dosages are concerned, if I've forgotten whether or not I've taken the previously mentioned OTC meds, or have forgotten when I took them, I either skip a dose or increase the time limit between doses. I'd much rather endure more pain for six hours than add irreversible kidney or liver damage to my list of medical conditions.Acetaminophen is the leading cause of acute liver failure. The recommended dose is 4 g / day, but as little as 7.5 g/day can cause liver damage. Unfortunately, acetaminophen is added to many medications, both prescription and over the counter, so many people are unaware of just how much they are actually taking.
One thing I can say about the "medical Drano" is that the expected effects weren't nearly as drastic as I'd been told they might be; not for me, anyway. Yes, I visited the bathroom more frequently than usual, but it only lasted three or four hours and "Niagara Falls" only entered into the situation near the end (no pun intended) after my "pipes" had been thoroughly cleaned out. I've only had the procedure performed once, so I have no practical experience to compare the effects of "pills vs. liquid"....Then Niagara Falls began for most of the night...
I won't touch prescription pain meds -- there are already too many opioid cases around here, and I don't even want the stuff in the house. People break in and steal it.
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I won't touch prescription pain meds -- there are already too many opioid cases around here, and I don't even want the stuff in the house. People break in and steal it.
I have to be careful with that combination. Based on my personal history I can apparently take Tylenol #3 with no problems, but Tylenol #4 will quite literally knock me out on my feet. The first time it happened I was at home and thought that feeling of light-headedness was unusual, but I was able to lay down and sleep it off. The second time it happened I was at work; one moment I was working as usual, the next I was waking up on the warehouse floor with several co-workers and my supervisor staring down at me. I've taken straight codeine before with no ill effects, so there's apparently something about the combination that doesn't agree with me....I have a bottle of codeine with acetaminophen pills from which I consumed only two tablets...