Health, Family and Medication: Brand recognition

Brand recognition

By Okay doctor - 26/02/2022 10:00

Today, after a 20-minute conversation, I'm still unable to convince my grandmother that Tylenol and Acetaminophen are the same thing. I just graduated med school. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/04/2013 17:36 - Kuwait - Kuwait

Today, I had to explain to my girlfriend that taking triple the maximum dosage of painkillers won't actually triple its effects. She rolled her eyes, called me clueless, and said that I should "leave this stuff to the professionals." She's studying to become a doctor. FML

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Everyone's an expert

By whatever mom - 23/07/2020 14:02

Today, my mother scolded me for undressing my son and giving him Tylenol to break his fever. She insisted I wrap him in several layers to increase his body temperature in order to let him "sweat the fever out." I’m married to a pediatrician. My mom didn’t finish high school. She swears we're wrong. FML

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By Live02Dance - 25/06/2011 12:58 - United States

Today, my mother won't give me any painkillers for my migraine. She believes that "When medicine goes into your stomach, the acids stop the medicine from working" and that "It's all in people's heads when medicine works". FML

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Gimme the Vicodin

By Anonymous - 10/10/2018 17:30

Today, my mother-in-law flushed my pain medicine because she believes I’ve been using it too long and I’m addicted. I had surgery four days ago. FML

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By Pelly - 23/06/2016 10:26 - Belgium - Kasterlee

Today, my grandma told everyone I'm using steroids and amphetamines, all because she mistook my protein powder and vitamin pills for drugs. FML

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Help!

By Agonised - 29/05/2021 00:01

Today, I went to the hospital for crippling back pain that made it impossible to walk. The doctor was more interested in telling me off for not taking a pill that he admitted doesn't help acute pain. He then gave me an injection that wore off in an hour, and sent me home, telling me to take over the counter meds. FML

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By I should have kept my mouth shut - 23/01/2013 01:35 - United States - Davis

Today, I was talking to my grandma and I mentioned the fact that tomatoes are technically fruit. It's been an hour and she's still yelling, accusing me of lying to her. FML

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Mom knows shit

By Anonymous - 22/07/2020 17:01

Today, my mother-in-law decided my husband has COVID-19, read some debunked articles about how ibuprofen makes the symptoms worse, and scolded me for giving him ibuprofen for his muscle pain. I'm an actual medical doctor. FML

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By indefiniteforest - 20/02/2017 13:00 - United States - Hillsboro

Today, my roommate was complaining about a headache, so I offered her some aspirin. She looked at me like I was stupid and said, "Uh... That stuff's only for heart attacks." I'm living with an idiot. FML

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By JustSayNo - 11/08/2013 23:23 - United Kingdom - Guildford

Today, I found out why my doctor told me not to mix pain killers with alcohol when I was told that last night I tried to convince a group of teenage tourists that I was one of the nitwits from One Direction, and then got miffed when they laughed at me. FML

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Grumpy Jack 26

Saturday 26 February 2022 12:56

Just stop trying. Let her be an ignorant dumbass. Congrats for graduating Med school.

wysegirl 24

Saturday 26 February 2022 13:17

did you show her the bottles where she could read the ingredients?

Comments

Grumpy Jack 26

Saturday 26 February 2022 12:56

Just stop trying. Let her be an ignorant dumbass. Congrats for graduating Med school.

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 26 February 2022 13:14

They're not. Tylenol is acetaminophen with 5G microchips in them that let Bill Gates track you. "They" don't want you to know that ;)

wysegirl 24

Saturday 26 February 2022 13:17

did you show her the bottles where she could read the ingredients?

bigredmonkeybutt 28

Monday 28 February 2022 0:28

Why does it even matter?

Earl_KarmasBitch 34

Monday 28 February 2022 4:16

Presumably she wanted Tylenol and he had acetaminophen but couldn't get her to accept it. Meaning that one of them had to go out and get Tylenol. I'd definitely be annoyed if I was asked to go out and get something I already had.

2deployments1divorce 11

Monday 28 February 2022 5:09

Could have wanted to take both.

DanielleinDC 33

Monday 28 February 2022 13:33

Because if she takes a medicine with acetaminophen in it and takes a Tylenol, she could overdose. If she consumes alcohol, it could really **** up her liver.

rotflqtms_ 21

Wednesday 2 March 2022 7:54

Next time you have tylenol, show her. I'm sure googling "the generic name for tylenol" won't help if she doesn't even trust what you verbally say. Can she see to read a bottle? I'd waste the gas and take her to the pharmacy to show the tylenol bottle. If that fails (because she can't see it), ask the pharmacist what the generic name for tylenol is. Make sure she hears the entire exchange.