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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realized that mixing alcohol with my medication causes me to lose my memory. I went to see my favorite band in concert last night and I can't remember a single song they played. FML
Today, after two months of being teased by my friends for getting wasted and passing out from only one shot, I learned that I wasn't actually too weak to handle the alcohol. My "friends" had secretly laced my drink with sleeping pills. They're now teasing me for believing them. FML
Today, I found out my doctors could've killed me by mixing two meds that react badly and shouldn't be mixed. I've been taking them together for a year. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition. My parents seemed very sympathetic and my mother even cried. When we got home, though, they started laughing and asked if I really believed all the shit the doctor was talking about. FML
Today, it was my friend's 18th birthday. She had invited us out drinking. I've never had alcohol before and was very excited. I got a call explaining that she had invited one too many and asked me not to come. People bragging on Facebook about what a great time they were having didn't help either. FML
Today, I woke up in hospital after a night of heavy drinking. My friends told me I was beat up by the doorman. After going to the club to watch the security footage, it was revealed I actually fell on my face trying to fight, and caused more damage to myself. FML
Today, an actual doctor told me I’ve been “passed around like a bong at a party”, referring to how many doctors have treated my MS condition. Worse yet, I responded with, “Don’t worry, I’m used to it”, without realising how that would sound. FML
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
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
Today, my roommates told me about all the stupid and embarrassing things I did last night, none of which I remember. Drunk out of my mind? No, I just tried a new sleeping pill after weeks of insomnia. I still barely slept. FML
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CommentModerated 17
Why would you not listen to that advice?
lex1459 38
Why would you think that's a good idea? Listen to your doctor next time, YDI.
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ni0ve 9
u had to prove it? ydi
Xotoolyxo 16
As ridiculous as it sounds, doctors tell you what you can and can't do for a reason
chosha_fml 27
Usually I'm surprised at the things people with click YDI for, but with this one I'm amazed that over 3000 people think you DIDN'T deserve it. The doctor totally warned you, and who doesn't know not to mix pain killers with alcohol anyway?
militarybrat 21
The reason they tell you not to do that is because you could DIE. Next time listen to your doctor. YDI.
militarybrat 21
Ran out of time to edit. Im assuming he means meds you cant get OTC, and was most likely narcotics.
LappDance 16
Be happy that you aren't dead
stitesy29 18
Dude that's exactly how hockey player Derek Boogaard died!
Kelishas 9
Why the heck would you ever mix pain killers with alcohol?! You're lucky you just acted like an idiot instead of ending up in the hospital..or morgue!!
Rhian00 17
Not listening to your doctors advice?? You could have made whatever you're on your medication for a lot worse!! Listen to your doctor next time. It's their job to make you better. They know what they're talking about!
deloria_fml 22
Okay, first of all, that's not how potentiation works. Painkillers (I'm assuming you mean opiates) don't tend to have that affect on people when they're mixed with alcohol. I'm assuming they had to have interacted with something else in your system. Or you got drunk, in which case YDI and you get a dunce cap. Secondly, potentiation is actually a reasonable course of action. Potentiation for the uninitiated is the act of taking chemicals such as alcohol, dextromethorphane, quinine (tonic water) or grapefruit juice to make medication have a stronger or longer-lasting effect. These chemicals affect your metabolic rate and can make the drugs seem more potent. The point is that that way you consume less of the drug and so you can keep your tolerance fairly low while still having the same affect. It also means that when you have particularly painful days, you can just take slightly more and potentiate and thus not waste the drugs. For people with chronic conditions, this usually means that they won't have to keep getting new prescriptions when it's inconvenient because they've run out and if they consume less they won't get as high (incidentally, people who take opiates and are in legitimate pain tend to go right through them without getting high, so let's reserve our judgment for later and assume he did have a legitimate reason for taking them and wasn't just a moron). Incidentally, the doses of the potentiator (alcohol in this case) are generally not going to be enough to get drunk on. So if OP did get drunk, then mixed it with opiates, he is indeed a moron. If OP had a glass of wine to potentiate and then took opiates an hour later, it just went badly and probably reacted to something else in his system. :S I've been on liquid oxycodone for about three years for pain associated with endometriosis and adenomyosis, so before people start yelling at me: I do know what I'm talking about and it is definitely possible to do this safely. With potentiation, I've been able to keep my doses and my tolerance down to a third of what they were when I first started on it. I frankly don't like or enjoy taking it and it's extremely rare that I take enough to get me high as I am just in that much pain. I also have no withdrawal symptoms when I stop taking it. Potentiation keeps addiction rates lower and lowers drug consumption, meaning it's a lot easier on your system (liver and kidneys) and allows you to be more functional and have fewer drug hangovers.
worldclassrager 41
Every med says not to use with alcohol it's pretty common knowledge...