Comments on: Learn More About Your Drugs

By: Scott Hutson

Scott Hutson — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:35:13 +0000

I think so Katy, but for me, I make that discovery on a daily basis….LOL.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:24:09 +0000

For some A.D.D.ers…their head has been up there for their entire life.

By: Katy B.

Katy B. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:40:02 +0000

Hindsight…is that when you suddenly discover that you’ve had your head up your ass all week like I have?

By: Scott Hutson

Scott Hutson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:05:37 +0000

That comment Jeff, makes a good point about the way I have thought about hindsight latey. I was so busy looking at the way other ppl acted, and thought I just had a natural ability to see what they were thinking, and why. They were so predictable…

I was realy not taking a good look at myself, and taking the time to try and find out why I thought about things the way I do, and why I did’nt think like most other people do, and why I could’nt predict what I might act like or think in the next 5 minutes.

I just took it for granted, that I was just different. I realy did’nt care what the side effects of the drugs I took were, as long as I could feel good at that moment.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:28:06 +0000

Many many years ago I had a copy of the Merck Manual. Maybe if I actually read through it I would have figured out at that time that I was A.D.D.

By: Scott Hutson

Scott Hutson — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:03:13 +0000

When I first started needing medicines, for various things a while back, my mother-in-law gave me a book called “The PDR Family Guide to PRESCRIPTION DRUGS” 9th edition. She paid about 25 bucks for it, I looked it up @ Amazon, and thats about what they want for it.

It’s an all ya want to know about every prescribed drug. At least every one I can think of. It’s got photographs in actual size of most pills,etc..

It’s easier for me to look up my drugs(I’m a lazy boy, in a “Lazy Boy” when I look em up), and it has cross references and imformation about treatments for many different diseases,etc..

But the internet has alot of info for free, and the manufactures’ info of all meds are free via internet. But I just thought I would tell ya what has been a good thing for me on this subject. It can be a matter of life and death, if someone makes a mistake(Dr.,Pharmacy,etc)

By: Katy B.

Katy B. — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:22:03 +0000

OH…also, your pharmacist can sometimes be a good resource. If you have never taken something before, ask to talk to the pharmacist about it and tell them you’ve never taken it before and they can give you more info about it. Once, when I had a bad experience with a drug and couldn’t get ahold of my prescriber I called my pharamacist and he was able to give me enough info that it answered my question.

By: Katy B.

Katy B. — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:20:41 +0000

Great advice. I also read the pamphlets/boxes that come with the drug, and peruse other online sites for more information…before I ever take a single dose of ANYTHING.

Makes it easier to tell sometimes in your prescriber knows what they’re doing if you pay attention and understand the logic of why they gave you a certain drug. Mine gave me Remeron because it has the amusing side effects of making you sleepy, and hungry…I have problems with not sleeping and not eating…lol…he sure fixed me! Haha…