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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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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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, 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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rg350dx 29
Write this moment down and remind her of it in four years and ask again who's clueless.
DocBastard 40
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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Evie_fml 14
The rest of the argument here aside, perhaps if she hadn't rolled her eyes at him, called him clueless and told him to leave it to the professionals and had instead taken a minute to explain to him why she thought it was effective and safe, the outcome would have been different. Seems to me that they're both being rather arrogant.
jasonaprk98 4
The next House M.D.
upallnight11 19
I hope not!
Attica 20
Not a good one, apparently. I hope that she hasn't been studying for very long yet, for all possible future patients' sakes, as well as yours and her own.
CanCann 16
Isn't prescription strength usually double or triple the OTC recommendation?
klimpomppp 9
In most cases it will however knock her out
pinkchocoa 15
Please tell me what hospital she will be working at . So that I don't have to go to that hospital next time .
whY402Jay 12
She must be in it for the narcotics.
lylotrezor 20
Is terminal stupidity grounds for denying someone a kidney transplantation?
fdupagain 11
Behind you!
ashleylynn520 4
Oh my!!