FML : Today, I had a very important test. Last night, I'd had such bad leg pains that I couldn't sleep, so I took two very strong painkillers and went to sleep...

Today, I had a very important test. Last night, I'd had such bad leg pains that I couldn't sleep, so I took two very strong painkillers and went to sleep pain-free. I apparently accidentally overdosed, because when I woke up, I couldn't see properly or even stand up. And I missed my test. FML

I agree, your life sucks

You deserved it

By fuuuuck - / Thursday 28 January 2010 00:27 / Canada

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By null_fml | 11

#804367 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:38

Over-the-counter painkillers are not strong enough to give you that reaction just by taking two of them, even if they're "extra-strength". So YDI. There are only a few possibilities: - By "two very strong painkillers" you meant that you mixed two different types of painkillers. - You took painkillers that were prescribed rather than over-the-counter. Sub-possibilities: - - You took painkillers prescribed for someone else. - - You took more than the doctor-recommended dose. - You mixed painkillers with alcohol, or other drugs (whether prescribed or recreational) without knowing the effects/contacting your doctor. No matter how it happened, you did something pretty epically retarded.

By Scourge87 | 0

#804436 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:43

Taking "strong" painkillers without any prescription or control = not too smart. Taking two doses simultaneously or mixing drugs = pretty frigging dumb. Sorry about your leg and test OP, but YDI no doubt.

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By shoieb9 | 13

#804351 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:27

That really sucks :D

By lilbyrd43 | 0

#804365 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:37

Gotta love those oxycotin's

By null_fml | 11

#804367 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:38

Secret_Fire_King | 0

#804380 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:45

lol.. I thought he gave me ecstacy.. but it must have been roofies..

containsnosoy | 0

#804410 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:12

Gotta love The Hangover.

lettertjes | 0

#804418 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:18

Indeed!

ibaun21 | 0

#804575 - Thursday 28 January 2010 01:06

so true

tdawgheath | 0

#804682 - Thursday 28 January 2010 02:29

This^ YDI for not following instructions properly, and lying on an FML to make yourself look better.

sadistmonkey | 19

#804874 - Thursday 28 January 2010 04:45

you missed one: the OP has a small body and the "recommended dose" is too large.

null_fml | 11

#805367 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:28

#28: Like, what, the body of an 8-year-old? The "adult dose" on any medicine I've ever seen starts at the age of 12, and like any good product spec that allows for a margin of error. If she's old enough to be responsible for getting herself awake and to school, and taking painkillers unsupervised, her body size is probably not a factor.

lalagirl912 | 0

#1127807 - Friday 23 July 2010 09:43

I always took pain medicine by myself? and maybe OP is a small person?? and OP could have been emty (if happens to some people) so the medicine makes pain go away but then you feel sick, or what ever and maybe OP is younger but had alot if pain and thought if he took too many the pain would go away faster or something

Neonnight | 0

#3400755 - Friday 7 October 2011 02:19

43 I take pain killers all by myself and so does my sister shes 9

By xNoGoodx | 0

#804375 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:42

^^. I don't think you missed any possible scenario

By unfortunate_13 | 5

#804403 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:07

YDI, why didn't you just start with one, like everyone else would have done? if you have a cough, you drink the entire bottle of cough syrup all at once?

containsnosoy | 0

#804414 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:13

especially when you know you have a test the next day!

Twinklestar | 0

#805028 - Thursday 28 January 2010 06:40

The recommended dose on most painkillers, even extra strength ones, is 1-2, so no, it's not really comparable to drinking an entire bottle of cough syrup, even if she was only meant to take one. A 200mL cough syrup bottle with a recommended dose of 5mL means drinking a whole bottle is 40 times the recommend dose, compared to twice at most the recommended dose...

containsnosoy | 0

#805119 - Thursday 28 January 2010 07:49

Cant you let someone just have a thought?

Twinklestar | 0

#805137 - Thursday 28 January 2010 08:03

Pointing out why the comparison doesn't work isn't me not letting them have a thought... Unless you can actually disagree with what I pointed out why don't you shut up already?

containsnosoy | 0

#805201 - Thursday 28 January 2010 08:25

Good thing you're an asshole. Maybe you should read #115.

Twinklestar | 0

#805217 - Thursday 28 January 2010 08:31

The internet needs restraining orders. Quit getting cut over my non-offensive comments to other people and get a life.

containsnosoy | 0

#805269 - Thursday 28 January 2010 08:48

I thought you replied after me to someone's comment, not the other way around. I must have been mistaken. They should definitely revoke my FML privileges for that..

Twinklestar | 0

#805399 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:44

I was talking to number #6. What exactly was difficult to comprehend about that? Who said anything about revoking your FML privileges? Just quit getting cut every time I post anything to anyone and visiting my profile all the time. It's weird and the sort of thing that probably would get a restraining order IRL.

containsnosoy | 0

#805477 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:42

I don't stalk you TwinkleStar.

Rhien | 0

#805497 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:57

they reccomend 1-2 doses on over the counter drugs. This sounds more like vicodin to me.

Twinklestar | 0

#805523 - Thursday 28 January 2010 11:11

Vicodin is still a dosage of 1-2 tablets usually depending on how many mg of hydrocodone and paracetamol each tablet has, but even two of the stronger ones as a once off wouldn't cause any major problems. I don't think drowsiness is even a common side effect. Pretty much all pain killers are hard to overdose on accidentally as a one off.

Malinkrot | 3

#806325 - Friday 29 January 2010 04:28

Oxycontin 80's and fetanyl would be pretty easy to OD on if the person has no opiate tolerance...

Twinklestar | 0

#806783 - Friday 29 January 2010 09:22

But they presumably wouldn't know that until after they took them, so not really a YDI imo.

futuremarine5 | 4

#1780693 - Wednesday 1 December 2010 10:30

twinklestar just shut the fuck up

By __no_one__ | 0

#804420 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:21

As everyone said, YDI. Get a doctor's note tho, maybe you can retake the test.

By CallMeHush | 0

#804433 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:36

Hey, it happens to the best of us. Lightweight!

By Scourge87 | 0

#804436 - Thursday 28 January 2010 10:43

Twinklestar | 0

#805034 - Thursday 28 January 2010 06:42

Who said they were prescription painkillers? There are extra strength painkillers that are over the counter. And even if they were, who said she didn't have a prescription.

null_fml | 11

#805378 - Thursday 28 January 2010 09:34

The "extra strength" ones over the counter aren't actually "strong painkillers" though, they're just a higher dose of the same chemical. But if they were prescription, that means a doctor prescribed them to her. She'd have to at the very least be aware of the proper dosage and any potential side effects.

By Jaistu | 0

#804452 - Thursday 28 January 2010 11:02

Pussy. I've seen people pop four Lortabs 10mg and still be straight.

Scourge87 | 0

#804471 - Thursday 28 January 2010 11:29

Never tried Lortabs, but yeah, junkie friends much ? Great examples they seem to be.

By catatonicsleep | 17

#804487 - Thursday 28 January 2010 11:53

you must have taken something you could only get with prescription,the usual dose you can take for otc painkillers (in the UK) are, 2 paracetamol (acetiminophen)(2x 500mg), 2 ibuprofen (2x 400mg) (you can even take both paracetamol and ibuprofen together with no ill effect because they work differently) 2 cocodamol (2x 500mg paracetamol+8mg codine). none of these will make you ill if you take 2 of them. Unles, of course, you're allergic to them....