Painkillers exist for a reason - get the good ones and take them. Stoicism is a fine philosophy ... but there's enough pain you can't avoid that you should avoid any you can.
To commemorate a past event, you kill and eat an animal. It's a ritual sacrifice, with pie.
Anya ,'Sleeper'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
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.
Toddson - Jun 30, 2008 1:16:07 pm PDT #5798 of 10003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
beth b - Jun 30, 2008 1:16:44 pm PDT #5799 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My sister has permission from her doctor to take 5 ibuprofen at a time. Cramps. Usually she takes 4 and the 5th about an hour later if she needs it.
Vortex - Jun 30, 2008 1:17:47 pm PDT #5800 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's what my doctor recommended for cramps. He recommended it over anything he could prescribe. It works as well or better, and even with taking three at a time, it's cheaper than a $12 prescription.
Toddson - Jun 30, 2008 1:18:17 pm PDT #5801 of 10003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
he he ... when I was in college the school doctor used to hand out Darvon for cramps. Needless to say, she was VERY popular. (She was also good and she really wasn't irresponsible with the Darvon ... but she knew how bad it could get.)
Tamara - Jun 30, 2008 1:19:36 pm PDT #5802 of 10003
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I've never understood the aversion to occasional heavy pain med use. I keep a stash and have no problem medicating myself into oblivion if necessary.
sarameg - Jun 30, 2008 1:21:32 pm PDT #5803 of 10003
Stoicism is a fine philosophy ... but there's enough pain you can't avoid that you should avoid any you can.
Logically, I know this. I tend to downplay stuff. And, you know, denial? I am a lousy patient.
Why'd I think aleve had caffeine?!
amych - Jun 30, 2008 1:25:07 pm PDT #5804 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Why'd I think aleve had caffeine?!
Several other OTC painkillers do, and there are enough of them out there that it's a confusing field?
megan walker - Jun 30, 2008 1:26:48 pm PDT #5805 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just another way painkillers are like root beer.
amych - Jun 30, 2008 1:30:55 pm PDT #5806 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Ooh... painkillers and ice cream. Excellent idea!
Pix - Jun 30, 2008 1:31:22 pm PDT #5807 of 10003
The status is NOT quo.
shrift, I'm so sorry about the FUCKOS who clearly don't know how good they had it.
{{{Sue and Pico}}}
ita, I'm sorry you're dealing with yet more pain.