When you're not feeling good do you take OTC medications?

[TridenT]

I try to avoid OTC meds...I like my body to get over stuff naturally. So, when I do use OTC drugs...they work amazing.

That's really not how it works. I've barely used OTC drugs in my history (except for allergies), and they barely work a lot of the time.

 

[DaTT]

That and doctors are god damn retards. My friend had a BROKE HIS HAND while playing football and the doctor wouldn't give him Tylenol 3 to deal with the pain.

Hippocratic Oath: fight through the pain!

Bah, Tylenol 3's are for kids...

EDIT: I would have went to another Doctor to get pain relief

 

[TridenT]

Bah, Tylenol 3's are for kids...

EDIT: I would have went to another Doctor to get pain relief

Do not respond to him or quote him. He's a troll.

When I fractured a bone in my hand and later broke a bone in my wrist, the most I ever got was 2 ibuprofen while I was in the office.

I never got a single non-otc/non-mild pain reliever.

 

[ShawnD1]

Do not respond to him or quote him. He's a troll.

When I fractured a bone in my hand and later broke a bone in my wrist, the most I ever got was 2 ibuprofen while I was in the office.

LOL you just called me a troll then you stole my story of the guy with a broken hand who can't get Tylenol 3. You're worse than Carlos Mencia.

EDIT: I would have went to another Doctor to get pain relief

That's what he had to do. It sucks the government keeps such a close eye on certain drugs. Doctors get paranoid about giving painkillers, so it's hard to get them even if you need them.
On the opposite end of the scale, things like SSRI antidepressants are given out like candy because the government doesn't care how many of those you prescribe.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

smoke some pot.


you are in college.


also, stop posting.

 

[ShawnD1]

smoke some pot.

There are legal ways to have just as much fun. Example: try taking 50mg of benedryl before driving in rush hour traffic. Now that's a challenge!

 

[Gooberlx2]

Depends on the condition and severity. I'll suffer through minor headaches, aches, sniffles and whatnot. If I feel like shit I'll go ahead and take something.

I'm curious how many people here are mislabeling their bad headaches as "migraines". IMO, unless you're essentially incapacitated by pain, sensitive to light/sound, having auras and/or tasting metal, you're just having a bad headache.

 

[destrekor]

There are legal ways to have just as much fun. Example: try taking 50mg of benedryl before driving in rush hour traffic. Now that's a challenge!

50mg? Try that with 100mg. :biggrin:

Not saying I have, that would be retarded. I find it's a nice feeling as you're being dragged into the depths of sleep. I discovered that when thinking "two unisoms might help make me fall asleep faster than 1" when I was very awake yet needed to get to sleep soon if I was to have any energy in the morning.

Though, the more you take, the more difficult it is to wake up sometimes. And if you don't get more than 4 or 5 hours of sleep, you might still weird in the morning, but not enough to make you feel like you are dragging yourself once you get moving (though you might feel that way when dragging yourself out of bed).

 

[HybridSquirrel]

There are legal ways to have just as much fun. Example: try taking 50mg of benedryl before driving in rush hour traffic. Now that's a challenge!

sounds like popping 3 tylenol pm and trying to masturbate before passing out....you win either way.

 

[ShawnD1]

50mg? Try that with 100mg. :biggrin:

That's a hell of a lot. The ones I have are no name brand 25mg. 50mg is enough to knock me out and stay asleep for 14 hours and be tired all day next day.


I've had 100mg before because I was having a severe allergic reaction. It was the worst feeling ever. My skin all over my body tingled, similar to that feeling you get when your leg falls asleep.

 

[Perknose]

Bah, Tylenol 3's are for kids...

EDIT: I would have went to another Doctor to get pain relief

We interrupt this discussion of trashbin medicine to bring you an important Grammar Nazi alert:

I go

I went

I would have gone

For whatever reason, I see this inability to correctly conjugate the simple verb "to go" appalling often here.

Dogwent it all, this makes me cry salty, exquisitely delineated tears of grammatical regret.

 

[Cerb]

It's always a dull ache that I try to relieve with better posture and an excessive amount of stretching/joint popping (not sure if that's helping or hurting, feels go though). On days I'm either less able to ignore that dull ache, or that dull ache rises in intensity, I'll take 400mg ibuprofen or 400mg naproxen (aleve), and usually that's good enough to bring my neck and back to a point that the dull ache is something I can push my focus beyond. I wish I could just get it to even feeling a dull ache is a rare event, but I have a feeling that's not in my cards. My body is fail at the skeletal level, strong bones but terrible everything else I think. I want to replace every single bone and joint with titanium alloys or something similar. Fuck nature's rules.

General body aches? Try eating sauerkraut (the real stuff, in a refrigerated jar, like Bubbies) or kimchi with meals for a week or two, and see if it eases up, any (lactic acid ferments have been shown to good for reducing chronic pains, among other wonders).

I'm curious how many people here are mislabeling their bad headaches as "migraines". IMO, unless you're essentially incapacitated by pain, sensitive to light/sound, having auras and/or tasting metal, you're just having a bad headache.

Any headache I've ever had has had all of that but the metal taste, be it from sinus pressure, other illness (IE, if I have a cold, ATM), or as the starts-with-spots-and-auras variety (which generally don't hurt so much as they are discomforting and disorienting). I am unfamiliar with a headache that is only a pain sensation.

 

[kotss]

I avoid taking any OTC like the plague. I had surgery on my heel last December and I only took about 14 of the 90 Loritab, as soon as the pain dissipated enough to where I could sleep without being waken up by the dull throbbing pain, I stopped taking them. I think we need to handle the transitory aches and pains without medicine. If you are masking things then you night not notice something else that sneaks up on you that really needs attention. I suffer through any headaches I might get, they are very rare, and are usually more due to mental exhaustion, or poor nutrition over a short period of time. They occur maybe 2 times in a year. I also exercise regularly, this is where my pain tolerance comes from. I do not stupidly run through pain, but sometimes you have aches or pains that are from known conditions and are okay to run through, but you must also treat them properly. If you are willing to suffer a little at first you could learn to deal with the little things that you medicate for quickly at this point. (Headaches, Cold symptoms, etc).

 

[destrekor]

General body aches? Try eating sauerkraut (the real stuff, in a refrigerated jar, like Bubbies) or kimchi with meals for a week or two, and see if it eases up, any (lactic acid ferments have been shown to good for reducing chronic pains, among other wonders).
Any headache I've ever had has had all of that but the metal taste, be it from sinus pressure, other illness (IE, if I have a cold, ATM), or as the starts-with-spots-and-auras variety (which generally don't hurt so much as they are discomforting and disorienting). I am unfamiliar with a headache that is only a pain sensation.

Sauerkraut or kimchi? No thanks, absolutely disgusting.

As for the headache discussion, me personally, I know I've really only ever gotten headaches. I may have had a migraine or two in my entire life, but considering I watched my mom have migraines all my life, I can tell even most of my worst headaches were nothing compared to what I've seen her go through.

 

[dawks]

Yeah, thank God the liver is pretty tough and I think it's fixed itself since. Though afterwards I assaulted it with excessive amounts of alcohol 5 times a week for about 1.5 years, so I'm not really doing it any favours.

Less concerned about the liver, that much Ibuprofen would give most people ulcers. Its really hard on the stomach lining.

 

[DaTT]

We interrupt this discussion of trashbin medicine to bring you an important Grammar Nazi alert:

For whatever reason, I see this inability to correctly conjugate the simple verb "to go" appalling often here.

Dogwent it all, this makes me cry salty, exquisitely delineated tears of grammatical regret.

I do offer my most sincere apologies, as I am somewhat of a grammar Nazi myself. I will not make this mistake again.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

^ holy liver man

more like holy kidneys...

 

[JackOfHearts]

If there is a pill for it, that works for me, I take it. Why be miserable if there is a pill, that will fix it in half an hour.

 

[bobdole369]

There are others like vasodilators that relax blood vessels and lower it through less constriction of vessel walls.
That sounds really nice. Isn't this what viagra does?

That is ***precisely*** what viagra does. The original design goal for Viagra was as a new vasodilator. This one for whatever reason - involved the male genitalia more specifically than anything else



Now that the thread has devolved and gone way OT - Lets describe some of the lesser-known uses for OTC medication:

1. Pseudo-ephedrine or ephedrine is essentially cheap fake speed. Ensure you take "immediate release" and not "extended release", and get about 100mg in you all at once (usually 3-4 pills). You'll have a couple hours of zing in your step. Keep taking it and get up to over 500mg in a 24 hour day (not all at once good lord no!) and you are likely to be a real asshole to everyone you meet.

2. Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide is the "cough syrup" dependency main drug. If you've ever heard of someone addicted to cough syrup, this is the substance. Not "nyquil". I really don't know how nyquil got the reputation for being knock out stuff - it only has 30% alcohol, and benadryl that is likely to make you woozy.

Take 150mg-300mg of DXM all at once to get a "level 1" or "body" high. You feel kinda neat and everything seems fairly significant. Its also hard to finish fapping.

Take 350-600mg of DXM all at once to get a "level 2" or "mind" high. You think you are a reptile and it is exceedingly difficult to perform basic tasks. Do Not Drive. Walking across the living room is a serious affair, every step is awesome and inspiring.

Take 600mg-1000mg of DXM all at once to achieve the "sage" or "mystic" level. You actually become a reptile here.

Beyond 1000mg I've not personally tried, but I hear there are some vivid hallucinations.

DXM can be habit forming and has been linked to "Olney's Lesions" in the brain. Essentially overuse will melt holes into your mind.

Diphenhydramine (benadryl or dramamine) is known beyond causing drowsiness as a serious mind-altering substance. I've never gotten beyond the first hurdle though. You are supposed to take a deliberate overdose, like 8x 25mg, along with caffeine or cocaine or speed or something. You are supposed to lose touch with reality. Like you can't tell what is real and what is not anymore. Its supposed to be like living in a painting for some. Every single time I tried this I fell immediately to sleep.

 

[Avalon]

I rarely get headaches, so when I do I will pop a couple tylenol, which seems the most effective to me. When I feel sick, I just eat some food or drink some water. If that doesn't help and the sickness either gets worse or persists for hours, I'll go take a nap.

 

[ShawnD1]

If there is a pill for it, that works for me, I take it. Why be miserable if there is a pill, that will fix it in half an hour.

This.

I don't understand people who like feeling sick or people who enjoy feeling tired. Here's your caffeine pill and an aspirin, now quit bitching about your soar throat and get in the truck

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Depends on the condition and severity. I'll suffer through minor headaches, aches, sniffles and whatnot. If I feel like shit I'll go ahead and take something.

I'm curious how many people here are mislabeling their bad headaches as "migraines". IMO, unless you're essentially incapacitated by pain, sensitive to light/sound, having auras and/or tasting metal, you're just having a bad headache.

Who cares what it is if it's incapacitating, but yea many times migraines are misdiagnosed as sinus headaches too. It's not easy to definitively conclude it seems. Most migraines don't present with aura either. I got my sinuses gutted trying to relieve sinus headaches, but apparently they were migraines : ( although that wasn't completely useless since I have chronic sinusitis too. It did make my migraines even worse though.