Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Oh, I just meant no *more* caffeine.
Also, two 12-hour pills are way better than two 24-hour pills. Because two 12s equals one 24; and (follow the logic here) the 24-hour is a safe dosage (by virtue of the fact that it's available to consumers).
So, you're good. And probably allergy-free.
Am I crazy that I figure doubling up any OTC drug one time is pretty much OK? Am I going to wake up dead one of these days?
Am I going to wake up dead one of these days?
You'll probably just wake up in a coma.
I think Perkins should email her extra 12-hours of allergy free-ness to me. I have no Claratin at my desk, and much dust.
You'll probably just wake up in a coma.
I could use the sleep.
Am I crazy that I figure doubling up any OTC drug one time is pretty much OK? Am I going to wake up dead one of these days?
Maybe you should jot down the name of your next of kin on a post-it next to your bed. Just in case.
Am I crazy that I figure doubling up any OTC drug one time is pretty much OK? Am I going to wake up dead one of these days?
I do it all the time with pain relievers, but I try not to with other drugs. I don't know why I make the distinction, but I do.
I don't think you wake up if you are dead.
So I've got a bunch of professionals running around going "it just IS" in my response to crazy wrong person. I don't know where she's getting her info which is making it hard to tell her she's wrong. And she's NOT an undergrad. Forking professor.
And there is a bird hovering outside my window, staring in. While this is cool, it is also a little odd.
Am I crazy that I figure doubling up any OTC drug one time is pretty much OK?
Well....
Speaking VERY generally, and bearing in mind that even though I've been editing pharmacy research for 10 years I'm not actually a pharmacist --
Basically, if a person without any underlying health conditions takes a double dose of an OTC drug, they won't die, and probably won't have any long-term adverse effects.
But some drugs should not be taken with other drugs, and can, in fact, kill your ass dead. And some drugs should not be taken if you have a particular illness (pseudoephedrine, in a lot of decongestants, can raise the heart rate, which could be a problem for patients with high blood pressure or certain kinds of heart disease).
And obviously doubling up on those drugs can increase the risk.
So if you feel compelled to take handfuls of pills, make them placebos, okay? (Motto -- "Placebo: It's a Pill!")
Candy has more sugar than placebos.