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Xander ,'Get It Done'


Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Strix - Jan 11, 2011 6:46:10 am PST #12856 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

It's certainly useful to the extent where when something goes wrong with Tramadol you learn it has happened to other people. Or if you go on Tramadol you know to keep an eye out for a particularly problem. But if someome's sole reason for not taking Tramadol is that it made Erin nuts that's not necessarily a good enough reason.

Trazadone made me crazy. Er.

I know that hearing about other people's experiences helps me to deliberate on and assess my responses to drugs more carefully. With the trazadone -- I still TOOK it, but I was not surprised I had the reaction I did, and was able to give it 4 days and say "No, this drug is not one I want to put in my body. There is no benefit opposed to the cost."

It's bright out with the sun on the 8 freaking inches of snow we got. I will have to plow out a path to get to the door and to the trash later.

And straighten my office. Ugh.


Vortex - Jan 11, 2011 6:52:58 am PST #12857 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I am too conflict avoidy, so I own my lack of responsibility in not saying this as clearly as possible, sooner than this.

Eh, live and learn. So, now we know. Feel free to bitch about work. And I will cut anyone who posts an ad afterwards.


Trudy Booth - Jan 11, 2011 7:09:17 am PST #12858 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I know that hearing about other people's experiences helps me to deliberate on and assess my responses to drugs more carefully. With the trazadone -- I still TOOK it, but I was not surprised I had the reaction I did, and was able to give it 4 days and say "No, this drug is not one I want to put in my body. There is no benefit opposed to the cost."

Which is why I still chime in even though it makes me twitchy.

(Unlike Tramadol and Erin)


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 11, 2011 7:17:27 am PST #12859 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

The bit about not being surprised by reactions is always really helpful. I have to take a lot of meds, and doctors persistently fail to warn me about some of their effects. Half the time I'm not sure most doctors are even aware. Which is not surprising if it's a GP, with all the different types of things they have to prescribe. But my rheumatologist didn't believe me for quite some weeks that a pain med was making me vomit. Turned out it makes a lot of people react like that, but he didn't know that.

So if a friend, or a contributor to a forum, has experience of the effects of something, I feel like I can be forewarned and forearmed. I'm much less likely to freak out and think I've gone entirely crazy (or got a brain-eating virus or tapeworm).


Trudy Booth - Jan 11, 2011 7:46:06 am PST #12860 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I find Pharmacists (Elena B -- HOLLAH!) to be particularly helpful with side-effects and weird-interactions discussions. In some ways, they're in a better position than physicians to see those scenarios play out.


Connie Neil - Jan 11, 2011 7:47:39 am PST #12861 of 30000
brillig

they're in a better position than physicians to see those scenarios play out.

Our pharmacists have often pointed out to Hubby that he's taking multiple versions of the same drug from various doctors and that he's in danger of ODing on stuff. God bless the pharmacists.


Strix - Jan 11, 2011 7:48:47 am PST #12862 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

ITA, Trudy. My pharmacist answers a ton of questions. I'm more consistent with pharmacists than doctors, actually.

Hee, Amish Paradise always, always makes me laugh.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 11, 2011 7:54:41 am PST #12863 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

Our pharmacists have often pointed out to Hubby that he's taking multiple versions of the same drug from various doctors and that he's in danger of ODing on stuff. God bless the pharmacists.

Heh. Yes, I mostly get that kind of thing from them.


WindSparrow - Jan 11, 2011 8:00:39 am PST #12864 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Our pharmacists have often pointed out to Hubby that he's taking multiple versions of the same drug from various doctors and that he's in danger of ODing on stuff. God bless the pharmacists.

This is why it is an excellent idea to have one pharmacy no matter how many doctors you have.

WS, is your friend connected to any of the colleges there? My nephew is at ETSU in Johnson City, so I have an idea of the limitations.

I think she is a recent grad.

There's a Dr. Kerry Holland (female) there who specializes in women's and GLBT issues. I can send you contact info if you want it.

Kenkitty, please and thank you on the contact info. Shir, thank you for your good wishes.


erikaj - Jan 11, 2011 8:01:10 am PST #12865 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

I think people are trying to help, Tep. I get that they might not be, though. Although what, I, as a blonde woman with a disability whom people(very occasionally) see as cute might know about Help That's Not, I don't know. I have a good imagination though./snark Health -ma to Jilli's mom. So far it looks like my mom's tests look very good although there is one we don't know about yet so the health-ma is slightly used, but I think it worked. Seska, I totally feel you. A few years back, we made a list of every attendant thing my mom does for me. Which is like a zillion things, from helping in the shower to changing my printer cartridge. That sure keeps the self-worth pumping. But so far, I'm just pathetic enough...yay me.