Medicine Head!
July 18th, 2005 by Sarah WhiteA short and sweet warning today from someone who knows.
My allergies have been killer all year, a lot more dramatic than normal. I’ve been having days where my whole body itches, coughing and sneezing fits, all sorts of fun stuff.
I had an outbreak last night/this morning and, because its Monday and I had to go to work, I took an over-the-counter allergy relief pill.
Yes, just one. The dose for a six-year-old. And I’ve been feeling stupid-loopy ever since.
The lesson here is to be careful with drugs, even OTC drugs that are supposed to be perfectly safe. They all have side effects, and though frankly I’d take loopy over feeling like by skin is burning off, it’s a good reminder to me that lots of people are super-sensitive to drugs and if you’re planning to take some medicine, even OTC medicine, that you haven’t taken before, don’t make plans to drive or use your brain for a few hours afterword just in case you have a particularly strong reaction.
Next time, I think I may just stay in bed.
Sarah White wrote this on July 18th, 2005 and filed it under Healthy Living, Women's Health, Men's Health |
