I stick to the amount of Tylenol that the bottle says, because I had a friend in high school who ended up in the hospital for a week and nearly needed a liver transplant from too much Tylenol. (Well, too much Tylenol combined with too much alcohol. There were rumors that he was trying to commit suicide, but he says that he was just drunk and couldn't keep track of how many pills he'd taken.)
For most other drugs, though, I look up what the prescription dosage is and I won't go higher than that. With NSAIDS, I'll take way more than the bottle says. The only other OTC drugs that I take are allergy and cold medicines, and those tend to put me to sleep even at half the recommended dose, so I won't go much higher.
I have terrible side-effects to everything - caffeine, aspirin, etc. I lost the ability to read from a half-dose of OTC "Comtrex" - because the Benedryl in the formula, in combination with the rest of the formula, started shutting down my brain. (Lips and tongue went numb, too - fortunately, it was all temporary...less than 20 minutes)
Percocet dries out all my mucous membranes.
Even sugar doesn't give me a buzz - I fall asleep.
New FDA regulations about drugs? Just another reason for my pharmacist friend Proko to look at me and cackle. "Let's see what happens NOW!"
Percocet is the prettiest and bestest thing in the world.
Because I know a ton of people who REFUSE to ever take more of any OTC drug than the bottle says, even when I point out that when the same drug is prescribed, the dose is 2x that amount. Like ibuprofen.
Huh. That's not my experience.
I'm surprised at how many rules-followers I know, because I cheerfully disregard the OTC label for everything except Tylenol. (Well, only when I need to. When 1 Zyrtec works, then I don't need to exceed the label's limit of 1.)
My Ex BIL died from an accidental overdose of Tylenol.
I do admit I rarely follow suggested dosages, but I so very rarely use anything in the first place.
I decided to go the cocktail dress route. Dark purple jersey with a beaded waist detail.
It's gorgeous! You always have the BEST stuff. My high school reunion is next week and I'm still dithering about what to wear.
My high school reunion is next week and I'm still dithering about what to wear.
Let slip the BOOBS OF WAR!!! They will never know what hit them.
I always follow the instructions - when I bother to take OTC meds, that is. DW gets frustrated with my lack of OTCness. I guess I just wasn't raised that way, so now it's not a habit.
Let slip the BOOBS OF WAR!!! They will never know what hit them.
Har. I have this awesome dress and jacket combo (shiny red raw silk), but the dress has a high neckline. I've been trying to find someone to fix it. I might just wear the jacket with black pants and a boob-y top.
Percocet is the prettiest and bestest thing in the world.
It makes me itchy, but I DON'T CARE.
::sits with Trudy::
I'm surprised at how many rules-followers I know, because I cheerfully disregard the OTC label for everything except Tylenol. (Well, only when I need to. When 1 Zyrtec works, then I don't need to exceed the label's limit of 1.)
This. When I figured out prescription Motrin was essentially just 800 mgs, I knew I could take 4 ibuprofen for a really bad tooth or whatever.
