When I'm not pregnant, at the first sign of a headache, I take Advil. When I have an upset stomach, it's Pepto. Allergies? I reach for the Reactine.
My husband thinks that I should tough it out, like him. But my argument is that he'll whine and complain about his pain until it goes away. I would rather just take a simple med and be done.
What do you do?
watermelon / 14467 posts
I tough it out unless I can't breath or haven't slept, then I'll take allergy medicine.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I usually take tylenol if I feel a headache coming on! Why suffer?! 
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I tough it out unless it is a headache! But I usually tough it out for too long and then end up being sick forever and then feel like an idiot.
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
Take meds. No point in suffering when I can feel better shortly after taking medicine.
clementine / 797 posts
I'll tough out allergies because the meds dry my eyes out to where I can wear my contacts. Stomach upset/cramps/etc are usually Crohn's related so I take my in case of emergency meds right away. Same for migraines. I've become much, much less tolerant of being in pain since being diagnosed with fibro so I tend to take meds for pains too when it starts to become obvious the pains are not getting better. DH thinks I should tough it out more but has stopped telling me that since it tends to cause arguments between us.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
meds normally, but since I've been pregnant I've been trying to tough it out a little more
nectarine / 2973 posts
Tough it out. I try to not take meds unless absolutely necessary.
coconut / 8861 posts
I do OTC meds until it clears up. If it doesn't, then I go to the doctor.
persimmon / 1328 posts
I am in the tough it out camp. Meds usually make me feel loopy, so I would rather take a nap. Sleep fixes most things for me!
pomegranate / 3580 posts
I tough it out, unless I'm feeling reeeeally crappy and think I'll lose sleep.
persimmon / 1171 posts
The only time I take medicine right away is if I feel a migraine coming, but for colds and such I try to tough it out. I'm not a fan of medicine 
pomegranate / 3053 posts
When I was pregnant with both of my boys I just toughed it out and took a nap every time I got a headache and majority of the time it went away by the time I woke up. I try to tough it out these days b/c I'd prefer not to take meds but sometimes it's really just unbearable. I don't know how I was able to tough it out during both of my pregnancies!
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
Right away. Drugs work better if you can head off the symptoms. You need more drugs and it takes longer to work if the symptoms are raging (I find especially true for pain).
bananas / 9227 posts
I tough it out. I only take pain killers for cramps and with those I have to take it right away. For headaches, I usually wait it out. When I'm sick, I tough it out unless I have to take it or can't function without it.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
i tough it out. DH knows when i'm really feeling it, because i go for the meds. DH is the same way though.
honeydew / 7917 posts
I like to tough it out, and I try to keep my whining to a minimum. I know that DH will just push meds on me if I complain. I know my body is more than capable of withstanding a little pain, and it usually goes away by the end of the day. I haven't taken any meds with this pregnancy so far, which is kind of surprising. Baby must be treating me well.
papaya / 10343 posts
For allergies I take meds because they give me breathing problems that are really uncomfortable. Otherwise I tough it out usually. I don't quite know why... I think I sort of feel like our bodies were made to fight things and I should just let my body do its thing unless it becomes terribly uncomfortable. I don't think I'm much of a whiner though when I'm sick (and not pregnant).
pomegranate / 3759 posts
Meds are tough on the body. I only take them when things get seriously bad.
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