Sunday, November 26, 2017

Bad Medicine

I’m only guessing, but I suspect that almost everyone has had or will have a medication side effect.  While I try to avoid medications, I do take some occasionally - if there is no other choice.  And, I have had some serious side effects, like when I had my tonsils out at age 27, and was given a codeine pill for pain.  That’s when I discovered I am allergic to codeine.  It caused me to viciously vomit.   And, that was just one example. I don’t do well on medications.

However, the past few days have demonstrated just how bad a medicine side effect can be.  I was given an antibiotic and took it for about four days before I stopped.  It caused me to have serious achy joints, headaches and loss of appetite.  I am too skinny to have a loss of appetite.

When I finally became aware that the drug was causing loss of appetite, I stopped taking it.  This may be the worse side effect ever for me.  My loss of appetite included my second addition - Twix candy bars.

Giving up Twix is not an option - for any disease.

PMO
©2017

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