shiv
20-04-06, 18:11
You know who you are! Anyone phobic of meds is familiar with the following:
a) Going to the doctor and dreading being prescribed new meds
b) Racing home after picking up your prescription and reading in detail all side-effects of the drug
c) Googling the drug- as if reading the leaflet 12 times wasn't enough!
d) If and when taking the meds feeling every side-effect going- particularly tightening in throat, dizziness and headache.
d) Throwing the rest of fore-mentioned drug in the bin and deciding never to touch pharmaceuticals again!
Well folks that was me until easter Monday when I got the worst bout of gastritis I've ever had in my life (and I get it a lot thanks to our old pal anxiety!). I saw the emegency doctor in the morning who prescribed me losec (omeprazole) whaich I've been prescribed before and binned on reading the leaflet.
Well I took them- I was in so much pain. Unfortunately too little too late. I should have took them long term (ie 3-6 months) every other time I had gastritis. I also should have had an endoscopy (camera down the throat thingy) years ago but didn't go as I found out I'd have to be sedated and I don't even like sedation (unless I'm flying!).
Anyway by that night I was in a and e in CRIPPLING pain. Now I've given birth to 3 8 pound plus babies (I'm 5 feet and 7 stone) and this pain was close if not as bad as those labours! They took me straight in-I was as pale as anything and bent over double in pain. I had tests for gallstones - negative. It was severe gastritis so they sent me home with codeine ( side effects include drowsiness eeuurgh!) and yep I took them straight away. My boyfriend was shocked. He said "My God, you ARE in a bad way- I've never seen you take tablets like THAT before!"
Now since that night I've googled losec and read the leaflet with the codeine but know I did the right thing taking them. I'm going to be on losec for the foreseeable future at least so i'll have to get used to it.
But do you know what- I've been thinking rationally about this the last couple of days. All medication- paracetemol included have a danger of severe side effcts. They're just very rare that's all.
The thing is, far worse things will probably happen to us if we don't take important medication. So there's my lesson to you all and believe you me- I ain't ever going through that pain again unless there's a baby at the end of it!!
Shiv x
a) Going to the doctor and dreading being prescribed new meds
b) Racing home after picking up your prescription and reading in detail all side-effects of the drug
c) Googling the drug- as if reading the leaflet 12 times wasn't enough!
d) If and when taking the meds feeling every side-effect going- particularly tightening in throat, dizziness and headache.
d) Throwing the rest of fore-mentioned drug in the bin and deciding never to touch pharmaceuticals again!
Well folks that was me until easter Monday when I got the worst bout of gastritis I've ever had in my life (and I get it a lot thanks to our old pal anxiety!). I saw the emegency doctor in the morning who prescribed me losec (omeprazole) whaich I've been prescribed before and binned on reading the leaflet.
Well I took them- I was in so much pain. Unfortunately too little too late. I should have took them long term (ie 3-6 months) every other time I had gastritis. I also should have had an endoscopy (camera down the throat thingy) years ago but didn't go as I found out I'd have to be sedated and I don't even like sedation (unless I'm flying!).
Anyway by that night I was in a and e in CRIPPLING pain. Now I've given birth to 3 8 pound plus babies (I'm 5 feet and 7 stone) and this pain was close if not as bad as those labours! They took me straight in-I was as pale as anything and bent over double in pain. I had tests for gallstones - negative. It was severe gastritis so they sent me home with codeine ( side effects include drowsiness eeuurgh!) and yep I took them straight away. My boyfriend was shocked. He said "My God, you ARE in a bad way- I've never seen you take tablets like THAT before!"
Now since that night I've googled losec and read the leaflet with the codeine but know I did the right thing taking them. I'm going to be on losec for the foreseeable future at least so i'll have to get used to it.
But do you know what- I've been thinking rationally about this the last couple of days. All medication- paracetemol included have a danger of severe side effcts. They're just very rare that's all.
The thing is, far worse things will probably happen to us if we don't take important medication. So there's my lesson to you all and believe you me- I ain't ever going through that pain again unless there's a baby at the end of it!!
Shiv x