ROGER4314
Been Called "Flash" Since I Was A Kid!
Bonnie and I used to be a couple. That's over but we're still friends. She likes medical things and I despise anything to do with medicine.
Because of my red eyes and lousy vision, my doctor had me on a pile of pills for many weeks. Bonnie made a chart that told me when to take #1, #2 etc for the whole pile of pills. I took them all as directed but never investigated what they were, myself. Frankly, I couldn't read the spec sheets anyway.
My mood changed and a depression cloud beat me down for weeks. That's not at all like me! I felt like I couldn't go on and I couldn't shake the "to Hell with it" mood. Jake noticed the difference in me and I knew that wasn't like me at all!
I am a scrapper, very positive and when bad things happen, I mourn a little then put it aside and get moving. I used to say "I'm not whipped if my heart's still beating." That's how I've always been...........you just can't knock me down! I don't lose my temper easily and when I do, it's usually over a computer screwing up. My whole personality changed!
I was worried about myself. Being half blind can be a drag but I've had worse and pulled right through it. I am very self confident, resourceful and self motivated. All of that went south! What was happening to me?
WTH!
Today, I got a call from the Pharmacy. They had a refill ready for one of the drugs I was taking. Jake and I piled in the car and went for a ride. Bonnie has been working so we haven't seen her for about 2 weeks so I got the drugs and read the spec sheet that came with it. I'll just give some highlights..............Check this out!
"Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he/she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects.
Then it lists the side effects:
mental/mood changes (agitation, aggression), anxiety, trouble sleeping, abnormal dreams, sleep walking, memory/attention problems, depression, hallucinations, thoughts of suicide, numbness & tingling in arms or legs, muscle weakness.
I experienced almost ALL of those side effects!
I've been clean and sober for over 32 years and take no chemicals or alcohol other than counter meds from Wally World. I figured drugs were through trying to kill me, but because the doctor prescribed the dope, I thought it was OK to take this stuff. It was not!
This junk is going in the trash. I don't care what it will do for me if it destroys who I am and my willingness to go on.
Lesson learned!
Flash
Because of my red eyes and lousy vision, my doctor had me on a pile of pills for many weeks. Bonnie made a chart that told me when to take #1, #2 etc for the whole pile of pills. I took them all as directed but never investigated what they were, myself. Frankly, I couldn't read the spec sheets anyway.
My mood changed and a depression cloud beat me down for weeks. That's not at all like me! I felt like I couldn't go on and I couldn't shake the "to Hell with it" mood. Jake noticed the difference in me and I knew that wasn't like me at all!
I am a scrapper, very positive and when bad things happen, I mourn a little then put it aside and get moving. I used to say "I'm not whipped if my heart's still beating." That's how I've always been...........you just can't knock me down! I don't lose my temper easily and when I do, it's usually over a computer screwing up. My whole personality changed!
I was worried about myself. Being half blind can be a drag but I've had worse and pulled right through it. I am very self confident, resourceful and self motivated. All of that went south! What was happening to me?
WTH!
Today, I got a call from the Pharmacy. They had a refill ready for one of the drugs I was taking. Jake and I piled in the car and went for a ride. Bonnie has been working so we haven't seen her for about 2 weeks so I got the drugs and read the spec sheet that came with it. I'll just give some highlights..............Check this out!
"Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he/she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects.
Then it lists the side effects:
mental/mood changes (agitation, aggression), anxiety, trouble sleeping, abnormal dreams, sleep walking, memory/attention problems, depression, hallucinations, thoughts of suicide, numbness & tingling in arms or legs, muscle weakness.
I experienced almost ALL of those side effects!
I've been clean and sober for over 32 years and take no chemicals or alcohol other than counter meds from Wally World. I figured drugs were through trying to kill me, but because the doctor prescribed the dope, I thought it was OK to take this stuff. It was not!
This junk is going in the trash. I don't care what it will do for me if it destroys who I am and my willingness to go on.
Lesson learned!
Flash