Are you on meds?

[Crimson Dynamo]

I dont mean to pry but are you on drugs?

:suspect:

I dont mean like illegal stuff like Marsh would but from motorbike gangs in St Helen's mean streets but prescribed stuff?

I am not apart from the odd rogue Ibuprofen and odd 20ml of Night Nurse but what about you?

Do you rattle like a snake?

http://totalassist.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/drugsinhand.jpg

[Ashley.]

No I'm not

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i'm on mood stabilizers and antidepressants http://cdn.thisisbigbrother.com/customavatars/avatar37810_715.gif

[LukeB]

I dont mean like illegal stuff like Marsh would but from motorbike gangs in St Helen's mean streets but prescribed stuff?

:joker:

[Kate!]

Pmsl at St Helens mean streets

[Crimson Dynamo]

Pmsl at St Helens mean streets

:worry: I have heard its bad out there

[Crimson Dynamo]

i'm on mood stabilizers and antidepressants http://cdn.thisisbigbrother.com/customavatars/avatar37810_715.gif

yes scott I know. how is that for you?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

grEAT

[MB.]

I'M not ON PILLS FOR GOD'S SAKE https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xat1/v/t1.0-1/c0.0.160.160/p160x160/11108860_1626502864238382_4673899482334693602_n.pn g?oh=fb620e385165cf2634e8e6e02f786aeb&oe=56CC257F&__gda__=1456024683_a7363cb747f8139f40fe35edddddc02 b

[Jake.]

I'M not ON PILLS FOR GOD'S SAKE https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xat1/v/t1.0-1/c0.0.160.160/p160x160/11108860_1626502864238382_4673899482334693602_n.pn g?oh=fb620e385165cf2634e8e6e02f786aeb&oe=56CC257F&__gda__=1456024683_a7363cb747f8139f40fe35edddddc02 b

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[LemonJam]

Lymecycline (for acne)

[Smithy]

Bonjela is that counts :hee:

[hijaxers]

i'm on mood stabilizers and antidepressants http://cdn.thisisbigbrother.com/customavatars/avatar37810_715.gif

5 HTP is much better than the prescribed - i find

[Marsh.]

Lymecycline (for acne)

I used to be on that. Excellent stuff.

[hijaxers]

I was taking tablets for diabetes but i've been off them for over a year now so thats all good

but

I do have to take Loperamide 2 caps twice a day as i have Diverticulitus - not the most pleasant to have to deal with but no choice on that one - if only i had liked weetabix

I also have eye meds - 1 sort for moisture 3 times a day and the other is made specially for me at hosp pharm and i have to open a new bottle every day for 5 x drops then throw bottle and dropper away and start new bottle next day, they have to be kept in fridge making life difficult ! So every month i get another 30 sealed bottles from Boots - the hosp deliver them there which is helpful.
So if theres anyone out there needing little bottles with droppers - I've got em in abundance. I wish i could find a use for them as it is such a waste to just dispose of them.

[Daniel.]

this duck is on 150mg of setraline a day

[kirklancaster]

Vitamin and mineral supplements etc but no pills.

[Cherie]

No hate taking any kind of medicine

[Marsh.]

No hate taking any kind of medicine

Cherie will outlive us all. :clap1:

[Denver]

I'm on prescribed ibuprofen as I suffer with migraines

[Josy]

Nope

I actually struggle to take painkillers and have to buy the dissolving ones.

[Mokka]

5 HTP is much better than the prescribed - i find

I've been on these before, but I think Scott is doing the right thing with what he is taking so leave it.

Right now, my only prescription is thyroid meds.

[joeysteele]

None, I hate taking any pills, even if I get a bad headache,I would rather just persevere than take a tablet.

Also anything at all that particularly has codeine in it just makes me feel physically sick thinking of the taste that leaves.

[mizzy25]

mezavant 1200mg 2 per day plus lopermide as and when I need it, I also take a lot of paracetamol

[smudgie]

Oh dear, where do I start.

Blue injection first thing on a morning before I even have my coffee, after breakfast 5 tablets,(3 different types)
Lunchtime 2 tablets.
After tea the 5 tablets again.
Before bed insulin jab, once in bed a statin and two painkillers.

Used to take 8 very strong tabs for my gout/arthritis but had to come off them as they have beggared my kidneys.
Other than that I am as fit as a fiddle:laugh:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i LOVE MURIELS WEDDING SO MUCH

[Redway]

Used to be on antidepressants (fluoxetine and sertraline at various points) but I've come off them now. I still habitually take sleeping pills though

[Kate!]

Sam :wavey:

I was offered sleeping tablets cos I suffer from insomnia but refused them.

[Redway]

Sam :wavey:

I was offered sleeping tablets cos I suffer from insomnia but refused them.

Kate. :love:

Yeah, it's a pain having to resort to tablets, especially the likes of diazepem (easy to get hooked), plus they're only supposed to be prescribed for up to a month or so..

[Kate!]

Kate. :love:

Yeah, it's a pain having to resort to tablets, especially the likes of diazepem (easy to get hooked), plus they're only supposed to be prescribed for up to a month or so..

If you're not getting any sleep though its like what do you do? I usually get a few hours a night and function reasonably well on a nap in the daytime.

[Redway]

If you're not getting any sleep though its like what do you do? I usually get a few hours a night and function reasonably well on a nap in the daytime.

Yeah, I'm like that. Funnily enough it's actually easier for me to sleep during the day than at night... I dunno. It's hard to explain but at night I'm lying in bed worrying about *something* I should be doing but just can't quite put my finger on.

[Kizzy]

I used to be on all sorts and felt like I was getting worse :(
I had to take drastic action so I used my friend google and researched how I was feeling which is usually the worst thing you can do, luckily I found lots of support and advice... So I put my meds in the bin, changed my diet and I feel MUCH better!

[Kate!]

Yes sometimes pills are just NOT what you need.

Sam, you sound like me, just can't switch off. I fear there is no cure.

[Vanessa]

I don't take any pills. I embrace my madness :laugh:

[Kate!]

I don't take any pills. I embrace my madness :laugh:

:laugh:

[Redway]

Sam, you sound like me, just can't switch off. I fear there is no cure.

:hug:

I find that making a list of the racing thoughts can help? Probably sounds like run-of-the-mill advice but that and a warm glass of milk just before bed (as opposed to tea or anything else with a lot of caffeine) can help relax you, and making a note of issues that need to be sorted the next day.

It's hard getting more than an hour or two of sleep in a row though. My sleep's always broken up into random cycles for some reason... been waking up at 5 am lately and then pretty much having to answer to my alarm by the time I've managed to doze off again. :suspect:

[Mokka]

i LOVE MURIELS WEDDING SO MUCH

That's cause you have taste :fan:

[Jamie89]

Nope. Just the occasional multi vit :hee:

Although ask me again after another 6 months of being on tibb, I might need to be on something :joker:

[Jamie89]

And muriels wedding is one of the greatest movies of all time

[Kizzy]

It's a full moon, go outside and howl for a bit... seriously, you feel much better.

[LemonJam]

I used to be on that. Excellent stuff.

eh, I mean I've had acne or about 10 years now and it's the best I can get bar the stronger stuff due to the side effects which they can't give me due to my prior depression/anxiety issues etc but its still on my bloody face after 10 years :fist:

[Dollface]

eh, I mean I've had acne or about 10 years now and it's the best I can get bar the stronger stuff due to the side effects which they can't give me due to my prior depression/anxiety issues etc but its still on my bloody face after 10 years :fist:

My face got spotty a few weeks ago so I got some Duac gel which has been amazing my skin immediately looked better and now all my spots are gone :amazed:
mine wasn't acne though so idk if it would help, but if you haven't already tried it maybe ask your doc for some Duac gel, I would deffo recommend it for spots

[LemonJam]

My face got spotty a few weeks ago so I got some Duac gel which has been amazing my skin immediately looked better and now all my spots are gone :amazed:
mine wasn't acne though so idk if it would help, but if you haven't already tried it maybe ask your doc for some Duac gel, I would deffo recommend it for spots

I use Isotrex gel twice daily :) my doctor won't give me Duac gel because of the depression based side effects (apparently... idg how a gel can cause depression but I'll trust a doctor over myself.)

[user104658]

No, and I'd be looking for alternative solutions if it was ever suggested. Though I'm not adverse to taking basic painkillers (ibuprofen and paracetamol) for headaches. However 9 times out of 10 my headaches aire either dehydration or caffeine withdrawal :joker:.

But yeah I have severe reservations about pills. My mum was on so many she rattled. Pills, and pills to counteract the side effecrs of other pills... ridiculous. Half of them messed her up even more physically and SSRI's (antidepressants) actually made her depression far, far worse. I wouldn't touch anything like that with a bargepole. Most of them are still semi-experimental, the people who MAKE the damn things don't fully understand the effect they have, let alone the ground-level GP's dishing them out like tic tacs.

[Marsh.]

eh, I mean I've had acne or about 10 years now and it's the best I can get bar the stronger stuff due to the side effects which they can't give me due to my prior depression/anxiety issues etc but its still on my bloody face after 10 years :fist:

Oh wow. I suffered with acne severely for about 2 years and they were cleared up completely within 18 months of taking those tablets.

Yeah, I watched a documentary about Accutane (if that's what you're referring to?) which apparently had some extreme effects on teenagers, leading a couple of them to suicide. Scary stuff.

[Livia]

I hope to be on some pretty strong meds at the weekend :-)

[LukeB]

Does thyroxine count?

[Livia]

Does thyroxine count?

No... because it's a natural hormone.

[kirklancaster]

I hope to be on some pretty strong meds at the weekend :-)

What? Where?