Sometimes I am surprised at the amount for prescribed medications that I take. It's actually pretty funny to see the look on someone else's face when they see me take out all my bottles of medicine. There are meds for the morning and meds for night. Meds for my tummy, meds for my pain, meds for my anger. Meds meds meds!
It starts in the morning with an over the counter (OTC) and 3 prescription pills. Migrelief is an herbal medication that I take on the advise of my doctor to decrease the intensity and duration of my migraines. Cimetidine is for my acid reflux. Venlafaxine is for my anger. Metoprolol is a beta blocker to decrease my heart rate. That one is a new med so I'm still not 100% what it's for but I'm taking it.
Then at night, I take one OTC and 5 to 7 prescription pills. Another Migrelief and Cimetidine because they should be taken 2 times a day. Ambien to help me sleep. Tramadol (2 pills) for my shoulder pain. Reclipsen to bring on my period because of the PCOS. If I still can't sleep then I take a Benadryl. If I have additional pain that my Tramadol can't handle, I take Diclofenac Sodium which is a type of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).
Let's say that despite taking Migrelief every day twice a day, I still get a migraine. Then I have an additional pill that I take. My old pills were AWESOME!! I took 1-4 through the day and the migraine was gone. However, the drug companies no longer make that prescription so now I have been put on something that doesn't even have a name, it's just a bunch of abbreviations. It's called butal-asa-caf. I don't think I'm even supposed to take anything with aspirin in it because of my stomach. When the monthly pains start, and they are never bad enough to warrant Narcos, I take Tylenol. I love Tylenol! Is that ok to have a love relationship with Tylenol? In fact, TYLENOL IF YOU ARE LISTENING: please bring back your children's line of medicines especially the melt-away tabs. I read the instructions and do not overmedicate my child, so if you want to just send me a shipment alone for my child that would be great! OR just start selling them again!
When the pain in my shoulder is just too too much to handle, then the valium comes out. No pain after that. Then there is something wrong with my rib cage. Medication didn't work, but medicated pads did, so when that pain flares up I slap on a pad. I feel like a walking pharmacy!
And that is just what I take! My poor kid already has to take Claritin everyday or risk going to an Ear Nose and Throat Doctor for a potential operation. Then there is my supply of Tylenol for her that is the last of the two bottles that I ever found, and are not expired. SERIOUSLY TYLENOL BRING THEM BACK!
So I guess it's really not that many medications, but when you compare them to a normal person's medicine cabinet it looks extreme. And then none of them get filled at the same time, so I'm at CVS every few days. Anyway, I'm up late tonight, looks like it's gonna be a benadryl night.
Next time: Dreams
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