What medications are you taking?

Occasionally, Advil. Rarely, phenergan. cough syrup as needed.

Birth control pills.
I've got a stack of valium and ativan but I don't use them frequently.
Ibuprofen.

I don't consider vitamins and other nutritional supplements to be "medications" so all I take is one med for glaucoma (eyedrops); and over-the-counter regular generic aspirin, and Walgreens PM for my insomnia.

I take many supplements. The only OTC meds I take are for cough colds aches and pains.

azathioprine, loratadine, loperamide, cyanocobalamin

None.
Medication is a last-resort thing with me. I only use it when I absolutely need to (I don't even take Tylenol unless I'm in a lot of pain)

Advil once in a while. I hate drugs and drug companies. I hate the fact they can advertise their garbage in the media. But what I think is truely sad is that people start relying on drugs to fix everything and it really isn't necessary.

Thyroid...

Blood pressure meds and Motrin, very rarely anything else.

It's more of a food supplement: Holland & Barrett's Vegan Multi-Vitamin & Mineral. Has 300% of my Vitamin B6

Busch Light.

At the moment, a short course of prednisone. It doesn't seem to be helping which I think may be a good thing.

> Advil once in a while. I hate drugs and drug companies. I hate the
> fact they can advertise their garbage in the media. But what I think
> is truely sad is that people start relying on drugs to fix everything
> and it really isn't necessary.

What gets me is all the warnings of side effects they say at the end of a commercial, some of thoses lists are quite long. Sounds like the drug side effects are worse than the confition they are meant for.

All prescriptions. All asthma medications.

Don't know the names of all of them:

Metformin - for diabetes
Ritalin - for ADD and staying awake
Clonopin - for anxiety
Lopid - to lower triglycerides
??? - protects my kidneys from the diabetes
??? - keeps blood pressure stable

> azathioprine, loratadine, loperamide, cyanocobalamin

Hokay, but what the hell are they, and what for? I know loratadine but not the others.

I also see this crapola advertising on bus kiosks. How could anyone even think of taking something for a condition if the possible side effects are three miles long? Oh yes, it will fix your problem but it may also kill you... Jeez. I also hate that so many things are prescription only. This means you will have to pay a lot more AND double it because you also have to go to a doctor in the first place to GET it prescribed for you.

You can look it up... rather than me trying to type out explanations for them (one of them is vaguely embarrasing).
azathioprine, loratadine, loperamide, cyanocobalamin (this last one is injected)

I use injectable vitamin B-12 for sick cats. Cats won't eat on their own when they get really sick to you have to use stimulants to enhance appetite.

If someone needs to take medications for something there is nothing to be embarassed about.

My intestines have been damaged enough from Crohn's disease that I don't absorb B12 from eating. So, my wife injects me with a little every 3 weeks.

Chronic diarrhea is just not the sexiest thing to have, you know?

Yeah, pills don't work. The injection is easy, though, subcutaneous. I don't barf much.

My cat Pekoe is sitting in my lap now. I just kissed him on the head and he squirmed a little.

I have only one cat who likes to sit on my lap. Others like to be next to me on the couch or behind my head on the back of the couch. Most don't much care for me kissing them. I have one who "kisses" me by giving me little bites on the cheek.

Our other cat will half bite (with the side of her mouth) my arm if I just got out of the shower.

Hah, cats are interesting and each different. One sleeps next to me and likes to wake me up during the night biting my fingers.

At the moment I've only taken a small glass of Myers' Dark Rum. Nothing else in a while. I am planning on drinking 120-240 milliliters of ayahuasca at some indeterminate time in the near future though.

> azathioprine, loratadine, loperamide, cyanocobalamin

cyanocobalamin? Is vitamin B-12 considered medication? I thought it was just a supplement.

I have to inject it so, I need an Rx for it.

Birth control patch and nasal inhaler for allergies.

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I take paracetamol and/or ibuprofen from time to time - mostly for minor stuff like headaches, sore throats, etc. I'll take an anti-spasmodic as well if I have bad period pain - something like hyoscine butylbromide or alverine citrate.

I don't remember the last time I took anything other than those. I am having the swine flu vaccine next Friday though, as part of a clinical trial.

vitamins, aspirin and fish oil

none

None.............. was taking Nexium a couple of weeks ago

Ibuprofen, Vitamin C, Echinacea, Famotidine occasionally.

After all those surgeries, gas sometimes finds it s way to being trapped in my chest somehow.... (Biggles?)... and I occasionally take a gas tablet to relieve it.

> Metformin - for diabetes


That stuff made my butt like a faucet.

Have you seen the ad for that crap you brush on your eyelids to make your lashes thicker??!! It's shocking what people will risk.

No, I haven't seen this. But then I pay little attention to women's makeup.

It's a prescription. FOR LONGER EYELASHES. http://www.latisse.com Here's the list of warnings/side effects (which I don't expect you to read lol):

"If you're considering LATISSE® (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03%, it's important to get all the facts. You may have questions about how the treatment works, how soon you'll see results and, of course, the safety of the product. This site was intended to give you a basic understanding of the product, but you should talk to your doctor to see if LATISSE® is right for you.
Possible side effects.

The most common side effects after using LATISSE® solution are an itching sensation in the eyes and/or eye redness. This was reported in approximately 4% of patients. LATISSE® solution may cause other less common side effects which typically occur on the skin close to where LATISSE® is applied, or in the eyes. These include skin darkening, eye irritation, dryness of the eyes, and redness of the eyelids.

If you develop a new ocular condition (e.g., trauma or infection), experience a sudden decrease in visual acuity, have ocular surgery, or develop any ocular reactions, particularly conjunctivitis and eyelid reactions, you should immediately seek your physician’s advice concerning the continued use of LATISSE® solution.

Special warnings associated with LATISSE® use.

LATISSE® solution is intended for use on the skin of the upper eyelid margins at the base of the eyelashes. Refer to the illustration below. DO NOT APPLY to the lower eyelid. If you are using LUMIGAN® or other products in the same class for elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), or if you have a history of abnormal IOP, you should only use LATISSE® under the close supervision of your physician.

LATISSE® use may cause darkening of the eyelid skin which may be reversible. LATISSE® use may also cause increased brown pigmentation of the colored part of the eye which is likely to be permanent.

It is possible for hair growth to occur in other areas of your skin that LATISSE® frequently touches. Any excess solution outside the upper eyelid margin should be blotted with a tissue or other absorbent material to reduce the chance of this from happening. It is also possible for a difference in eyelash length, thickness, fullness, pigmentation, number of eyelash hairs, and/or direction of eyelash growth to occur between eyes. These differences, should they occur, will usually go away if you stop using LATISSE®.

Other Important Safety Information

DO NOT APPLY in your eye or to the lower lid. ONLY use the sterile applicators supplied with LATISSE® to apply the product.

Don’t allow the tip of the bottle or applicator to contact surrounding structures, fingers, or any other unintended surface in order to avoid contamination by common bacteria known to cause infections.

Contact lenses should be removed prior to application of LATISSE® and may be reinserted 15 minutes following its administration."

Omygawd. How on earth do they expect people to get interested in this when there's all that to worry about!? This is just about the worst one ever. I've often wondered too how many people are really gonna "Talk to your doctor to see if (insert name of drug here) is right for you."

I love that this stuff could make hair grow in weird places if you aren't careful. I can imagine very looks-concsious divas waking up with hair all over their eyelids

I wonder what they test this stuff out on before hand. I really don't even want to know. Drug companies are probably torturing animals so that women can have thicker lashes and it's marketed as MEDICINE. It's crazy.

> Have you seen the ad for that crap you brush on your eyelids to make
> your lashes thicker??!! It's shocking what people will risk.

I know!! Talk about a vanity drug.

Yes, I do believe animals are continued to be tortured in many ways by drug companies. People should boycott stuff like this. The only reason I see some of this advertising anyway is entirely by accident -- I am waiting on a bus and it's right there on the bus shelter wall; or occasionally when watching something on a friend's TV; or if I pick up a magazine I get free someplace and see it in there. The one mag I subscribe to doesn't have ads like this (The Herb Companion) -- I would be offended if it did.

Flonase (for allergies) and Cynthroid (for hypoactive thyroid)

I think all drugs should be made legal and more available. If someone wants to do some sort of drug, it's their own personal problem. Coffee contains caffeine which is a very addictive psychoactive drug. It also has several harmful physical side effects such as shallow breathing, high blood pressure and raise heart-rate, and did you know that 95% of teenagers in America are caffeine addicted? Pretty crazy. Your username suggests that you're one of the many Americans who use it as a daily "pick-me-up", which means that you're using a drug, too, which also can be both physically and psychologically harmful.

my name suggests my real name not my love of coffee but thanks for the education.

Always welcome. I enjoy sharing knowledge and accumulating it. It's something I do for fun.

> After all those surgeries, gas sometimes finds it s way to being trapped
> in my chest somehow.... (Biggles?)... and I occasionally take a gas
> tablet to relieve it.

Whereabouts in your chest?

Exactly where the adhesions would be from the thoracotomy that was done. All around the mostly lower right lung.

Under the skin, or inside the chest? Either would be rotten

Gas gets trapped around the inside of my right chest and back.... I imagine it encasing my lung. The pain and pressure is terrible... and it always takes me a minute to realize that it's just gas and not impending death.. like a heart attack or something... I pop a little gas pill or two, and it's better in a half hour or so.

Horrid Yet interesting. I shall have to do some reading...

None.