I am.
I take meds for everything (cramps, headache. cold, sinus, achy back, etc)! My DH rarely takes them
I am.
I take meds for everything (cramps, headache. cold, sinus, achy back, etc)! My DH rarely takes them
kiwi / 659 posts
I am too I've had tension headaches my entire life, so I take Advil or Tylenol often... I need to try something more holistic, but I hate being in pain!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
I've had migraine issues since college. So I readily take Excedrin Migraine.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Yup. I'm busy and stressed enough as it is, I don't have time to be sick/in pain when there is something readily available that can make me feel better.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
No, I usually only take something if I'm halfway dead lol... but I feel like an old lady because now I have one of those weekly pill organizer things with an array of beautiful goodies, all but one is just vitamins but I still feel like my grandma
pomegranate / 3411 posts
@cyndistar3: i have one of those for my vitamins and another prescription i have to take and totally feel like an old lady!
pomelo / 5220 posts
No, I never take anything - sometimes stupidly so. I should probably just pop a few here and there when I really need to!
watermelon / 14206 posts
No...I rarely take something. When I do, it's highly effective because I never use meds.
papaya / 10343 posts
No. I really hate taking meds. When I was growing up my mom's cure for most common ailments was "drink a glass of water" and it actually sort of usually works for me still haha. I will take an advil (or tylenol during pregnancy) if I have a really horrible headache that is not helped with water/rest or if I've pulled a muscle really bad. And if I'm up at night with coughing I'll sometimes take some meds for that. But thats about it.
cherry / 187 posts
I get headaches a lot so I used to take something for them all the time. Daily almost. Then I started noticing I would bruise easily (like HUGE unexplained bruises on my legs out of nowhere). I stopped taking them, and the bruises stopped. Now I try to just rely on natural ways to get rid of my headaches (lots of water, some caffeine) but I'll still occasionally take something if I feel the headache's bad enough. Maybe once a month or so
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I def would not hesitate to take a midol or an advil for cramps and headaches. But I don't like taking allergy or cold medicine! Allergy medicine make me feel so loopy, and cold medicine, even the non-drowsy ones tend to knock me out!
pomelo / 5257 posts
I don't often take meds, when I do it's ibuprofen. It's not because I'm against it or anything, I just don't need pain meds often. When I do, I take them, though. I'm not a martyr haha.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Yep when I'm at work or out of the house, but I tough through it if I can just relax at home. I take sinus medicine right away, I know that it will only get worse if I wait not better.
pomegranate / 3809 posts
Not at all. I never even had an advil until I was like 20. I maybe take something a few times a year.... if you don't count fertility meds.
grapefruit / 4085 posts
Yes for headaches. Unfortunately they never help my migraines though. My husband rarely takes anything but he hardly ever gets headaches.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I try not to, but will pop tylenols for headaches!
nectarine / 2932 posts
Yes. I am horrible with pain management. If I'm the least bit uncomfortable I'll take something for it. I get migraines regularly and try to nip them in the bud quickly.
Last year there was a time period where I was on Accutane (a very powerful acne medication), birth control, and prenatal vitamins. Then I had to take an antibiotic, and it gave me a yeast infection. So I was taking like 6 or 7 different things at once. Kind of scary!
nectarine / 2973 posts
Hardly ever. I will take something if I have a migraine but that's about it.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
For certain things, yes. I tend to reach for advil mostly because I have some inflammation in my pelvis. Nothing but ice+advil helps. I pop sinus meds asap because it always bites me to not be proactive.
pomelo / 5791 posts
Only for headaches (Excedrin or Bayer Migraine) or cramps (Midol). Not really for anything else.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
For my headaches- yes. I don't mess around because they progress quickly and sometimes into migraines.
For anything else? no.
pomegranate / 3845 posts
Yes. I take Motrin almost daily for headaches, muscle aches, etc.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
@mrsjyw: Same here. The start of a migraine and the start of a normal headache are pretty much the same for me, so I'll take Excedrin Migraine ASAP either way. Better to take something strong for what might just be a light tension headache than to find myself curled under my desk with a migraine (it's happened).
But cramps and such, not normally. I'll use a hot bath/heating pad first, and then only take something else if it's interfering with my ability to function.
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
Yup! Although I'm better about not taking anything after being pregnant, since everything was off limits.
pomegranate / 3983 posts
Nope, I hardly ever take anything. I don't think a lot of medications work. DH says I can't even get a placebo effect cuz I'm so anti...haha.
honeydew / 7589 posts
Not at all. I used to take Advil every time I had my period (because I get horrific cramps) but I still haven't gotten it back one year postpartum so these days I almost never take anything.
Caffeine will usually knock a headache out, even a migraine if I catch it early enough, so I manage to stay off of everything else.
pear / 1517 posts
I used to be, but being pregnant x2 or nursing for The last 2.5 years straight has forced me to break the habit. I just got over a ten day cold though and I could have killed for some real cold medicine!
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
When I'm not pregnant or BF I am a pill popper. I have no problem taking pills for my aches and pains. But when I'm pregnant/BF I avoid everything except my thyroid meds
kiwi / 656 posts
Never! I prob should but unless I'm really severely ill or sore I never take anything. I try sleep any ailments off first eg cold, sore head etc.
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
I'm getting better at NOT being a pill popper. For years I took massive doses of Advil pretty much daily, and wrecked my stomach. So now I try to hold off, if I can.
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