Miscellaneous: Today, I had to explain to my girlfriend that taking triple the...

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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By cuntingbitchofawhore - 06/02/2016 03:11 - United States - Bloomington

Today, I told my step-mom that my medication is causing me to lose weight. She looked me up and down and suggested I triple my dosage. FML

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By DeaazGurl - 22/01/2021 17:01

Today, the medicine I keep at my desk for headaches is now gone thanks to my coworker who took the last 6 Advil at once. Her reasoning? "You're thin, so you wouldn't need them anyway. I'm twice your size, so I needed twice the dose." FML

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By SF49 - 16/01/2013 18:26 - United States

Today, my girlfriend came back from visiting her family. She'd forgotten to take her pills, and decided to "catch up" by taking almost a week's worth of birth control and prescription pills. She's fine, but I had to convince the ER staff that she's not suicidal, just stupid. 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 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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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 sopheeah - 29/05/2012 07:54 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, my boyfriend called me, panicking. Apparently he had a headache, but wasn't concentrating on what tablets he grabbed, and accidentally took tablets for "relief of period pain". He was convinced he was going to grow ovaries overnight. FML

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By _Tatyana_ - 13/06/2013 07:05 - United States - Gettysburg

Today, after getting my wisdom teeth pulled, I woke up from a much needed nap realizing I should take my pain medication. My mother then told me she had thrown them out so I wouldn't get addicted and become a drug dealer. FML

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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 Stevie - 17/12/2016 03:15 - United States - Southfield

Today, I kindly explained to a client that she had calculated her CD interest wrong. She kindly responded that, as a nurse, she would never give me medical treatment if I was involved in a car accident. FML

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Monday 22 April 2013 3:35

Write this moment down and remind her of it in four years and ask again who's clueless.

DocBastard 38

Monday 22 April 2013 5:19

Cryptic17 - No, the thing that will increase is the concentration if the drug in her bloodstream, and when you increase the plasma concentration, you generally increase the response. SapphireVelvet is right - OP IS clueless.

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elastico 1

Monday 22 April 2013 5:05

pssshhh, what is wrong with everyone like "YOU NEED TO GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL" like seriously? you guys don't even know what painkillers she was using... and triple the overdose doseage on most pharmaceuticals is a fraction of what the body can withstand.. also taking triple the amount has the potential to have a triple effect.. just depends on what she's taking.. you guys know nothing about drugs... christ..

Sober1128 9

Monday 22 April 2013 5:05

UHM. Actually...it does triple the effects.

EventCats 6

Monday 22 April 2013 5:16

No it doesn't -.-' it comes with side effects, including death.

ClassyAndTrashy 4

Monday 22 April 2013 6:33

he said triple the MAXIMUM dosage, not 3 pills. You only go over the max dose if told so and if you're told so, it's most likely because you're in medical trouble, in which case you still need a doctor to do so, not self-dosage.

BandWagonGuy 8

Monday 22 April 2013 5:17

NOOR!!!!

lmbachman 23

Monday 22 April 2013 5:53

What do you call the person that barely scraped by with a passing grade and graduated lowest in their class from medical school? Doctor.

CaptTeemo 10

Monday 22 April 2013 21:10

So you're saying doctors don't work hard and barely passed school?

ClassyAndTrashy 4

Monday 22 April 2013 6:31

Well thing is, both are right and wrong, under circumstances. However, if she's taking herself painkillers without an actual doctor telling her to and/or her condition doesn't require 3-times-over-the-maximum-dosage, she's most likely to either become a dentist or have a carrier in the US.

Feedmyaddiction5 14

Monday 22 April 2013 6:34

this scares me a little bit

deadhead419 15

Monday 22 April 2013 6:46

A lot of the people on here are just saying I hope she's not my doctor simply because OP sounds confident in her being wrong. But when you use your brain, if you take triple the advised amount, you're not going to feel the same effects as if you take the regular amount. Therefore, I'm pretty sure triple the dosage does strengthen the effects. Anyone who's ever popped pills will attest to that.

CaptTeemo 10

Monday 22 April 2013 6:51

How did you explain this to her? I don't get how it can't increase the response. It may not be tripled. But it is definitely an increase.

QfiggyQ 10

Monday 22 April 2013 6:53

What kind of painkillers are we talking about? If its your generic ibuprofen, then I'm on her side, especially if she's using them to ease menstrual cramps. But if she's popping triple oxy (or anything codeine/opiate related) you might need to be concerned.