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I try to avoid as much as possible. I got put on Ibuprofen therapy for my back, and now I am pretty immune to it, or any type of pain killers like that... Tylenol, aspirin, etc. I don't take it anymore either.

I will give DS meds when he is sick because I don't want him to be in pain or hurt. I try to do more natural though. Like honey for cough syrup, etc.

I get headaches all the time and used to always take something to get rid of them. When I got pregnant with my first, I stopped taking any medicine and all during breast feeding didn't take anything. Now I'm pregnant with #2 and have not taken anything. So that makes almost 2 years without any medicine, which is amazing for me because I used to always take something for every little thing.

@Boogs: Ditto, I feel like it weakens the body.

HOWEVER, once I get to severe pain, I do start taking pain killers on a regular basis to see if pain management is possible before checking in with the doc (because it's diagnostic to know if meds are enough to help or not).

I do not taking cold meds anymore, but I used to take them when I was a school teacher because having a clear voice was very important for my job.

Basically, there are only a very few meds I'll take, pepto and tylenol. And prescription stuff my doctor recommends. And multivitamins and calcium.

God, I miss Nyquil.
I'm normally not really spare with the OTC meds when indicated (I'm not worried about contributing to worldwide ibuprofen resistance or anything), but since BFing, I've been lazy and haven't really bothered to look into what I'm allowed to take beyond tylenol and ibuprofen, so I stick to those.

I try to avoid. and it bites me in the ass everytime. But I'm a hardhead . lol

I have to take it, I have no choice. You have to catch migraines early or it becomes too late, so I take something at the first sign of one.

My hubby has crohns so he has to take a lot of meds too. I really didn't want my lo to be like us, but of course she's already taking meds for reflux.

@artbee: A few of my family members have Crohns and they definitely need meds to keep it under control. We actually do a yearly walk in their honor, too.

@katdevargas: How scary!

I've always been in the camp of "Take medicine, feel better." Only being recently pregnant, I'm more nervous about certain medications. I'm asthmatic. I did a Dr. Google search to see if I could still take my asthma meds since I've noticed with the cold weather and someone growing inside me, that I'm more cautious. I took a shot of my Advair a few days ago and will again tomorrow to keep my asthma at bay.

With the new cramps, I'm not taking any Tylenol, so I can gauge them. So, currently, I'm in avoidance mode. I'll know more after my first appointment.

@Boogs: its a pretty bad disease. Meds weren't working for my hubby so he had to have a colostomy. And now he's all cleared up and he's getting it reversed! But he still has to give himself a shot once a week, and I'm nervous it's going to come back. Hope your family members are doing well!

@winniebee: I had my flu shot in the middle of TTC. From everything I read, it's good to do for pregnant women. What's bad is that I can't remember all of my shots recently. I knew that my husband and I had some shots last year, but I can't remember which ones. It's one of the nice things about my doctor's office is that they can look on the online profile for me and check it.

I usually try to avoid unless it's severe.

I think there is a difference between taking prescribed mediations to manage medical problems (like diabetes, depression, etc.) and taking OTC stuff at the drop of a hat.
I'm all for appropriately managing medical conditions through medicine and I'll take pain relievers if I feel a headache turning into a migraine.
For the most part, though, I try to use natural remedies. Did you know lots of headaches are caused by dehydration? Drinking enough water can often eliminate the need for pain killers.

I'm like you MrsBee. I take meds if it's really bad. I just think that my body is tough enough to handle it on its own. haha