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Originally posted by amethyst You must be on a stronger dose of vicodin

If only! The only side effect I've ever had from pain killers is an occasional bout with drowsiness. (How tragic is that? )

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by amethyst You must be on a stronger dose of vicodin

If only! The only side effect I've ever had from pain killers is an occasional bout with drowsiness. (How tragic is that? )

Me too, and even then it is usually only bad enough to notice if I'm already drowsy. But I'm the same with amphetamines, too. It took a week of taking four prescription strength sudafed a day to get me wired, and then it was mostly from not enough to eat and restless sleep, and it wasn't a hyper-wired, but a jittery, nervous-wired that comes from sleep deprivation. As I kid I was afraid to take drugs because I was on an asthma medicine that caused seizures and mixing it with unknown really scared me. As an adult, I've been prescribed some of the main drugs that were popular in school (except pot and coke), and I've wondered what all the fuss was about.

Sorry, I must've missed something: what do they eat? You mention something about green things... Surely not ecologists?

Originally posted by Daniella T Sorry, I must've missed something: what do they eat? You mention something about green things... Surely not ecologists?

I had bundles of 100-dollar bills in mind, but then I couldn't go into too much detail without the risk of ruining the ending...

Originally posted by amethyst

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by amethyst You must be on a stronger dose of vicodin

If only! The only side effect I've ever had from pain killers is an occasional bout with drowsiness. (How tragic is that? )

Me too, and even then it is usually only bad enough to notice if I'm already drowsy. But I'm the same with amphetamines, too. It took a week of taking four prescription strength sudafed a day to get me wired, and then it was mostly from not enough to eat and restless sleep, and it wasn't a hyper-wired, but a jittery, nervous-wired that comes from sleep deprivation. As I kid I was afraid to take drugs because I was on an asthma medicine that caused seizures and mixing it with unknown really scared me. As an adult, I've been prescribed some of the main drugs that were popular in school (except pot and coke), and I've wondered what all the fuss was about.

I was on asthma medicine as a kid, too, though mine didn't cause seizures. I seem to have inherited my dad's tendency to have weird reactions to some sedatives and anesthesia. For instance, when I had the thyroid biopsy, the local anesthesia worked when they took the first sample. But, in the few seconds between the end of the first and the beginning of the second sample, the anesthesia completely quit.

Originally posted by ElectricWhite I was on asthma medicine as a kid, too, though mine didn't cause seizures. I seem to have inherited my dad's tendency to have weird reactions to some sedatives and anesthesia. For instance, when I had the thyroid biopsy, the local anesthesia worked when they took the first sample. But, in the few seconds between the end of the first and the beginning of the second sample, the anesthesia completely quit.

I was on Theophyline as a kid, and a pretty heavy dose, at that. I was never taught to manage it, and I often tell people I was 40 years old when I finally learned to breathe correctly, thanks to learning yoga. When my middle son was diagnosed with it, too, I did the exact opposite of what my parents did with me: I taught him to recognize the signs and feelings of an oncoming attack; I encouraged physical activity. Now the only time I interfere with his self-management is the occasional reminder to start taking his preventive when I notice a persistent cough. He hates taking meds, and to some degree I think that is a good thing, as long as he recognizes when he needs to take them, and so far he seems to.

EW: So there's going to be a sequel? On another issue -- glad you changed your signature!

Originally posted by Daniella T EW: So there's going to be a sequel? On another issue -- glad you changed your signature!

At this point, I don't have a sequel planned. But I can't say what the future holds... And as far as the signature goes, I still don't see why you freaked out over the last one...

Originally posted by ElectricWhite And as far as the signature goes, I still don't see why you freaked out over the last one...

Eeeeeeeek!