How medicated are you?

Gael23 · 24-11-2014 12:48pm

I use 3 different creams for a skin condition, different ones for different areas.
Alos take a mild laxative to keep things moving and sometimes a stronger one if needed. That's all my regular stuff at the moment but it changes every few months.

Pumpkinseeds · 24-11-2014 1:02pm

4 anticonvulsants a day for Epilepsy
1 HRT pill
Methotrexate
Infliximab infusions
Folic acid
Copius amounts of painkillers
Antihistamines

Wibbs · 24-11-2014 1:08pm

Tony EH wrote: »

On top of that, human life expectancy is less down to the fact that we have a pill for most "ills" and more due to the lifestyles we've been living since 1400 or so.

In other words, we aren't living daily in our own piss and shit and toiling away for 7 days a week in some dangerous form of labour, while subsisting on a bare level of calories from totally inadequate foods.

Yep, though lifestyles varied over culture and time. EG an average Roman citizen, even slave had a far better and more varied diet than your average medieval peasant. Indeed they had a better and more varied diet than most medieval gentry. Rome was an oddball in this though. There was little difference between the average folks diet and the rich folks diet, except in quantity. With the result that 60 and 70 year old Romans weren't exactly rare. For a period in its history Roman soldiers retired in their 40's and were expected to then get hitched and start a family(though many had secret families). Then again for an average centurion their day to day life was not far off a crossfit exercise regime so they would have been in very good physical condition.

Two things really changed the maps, vaccination and clean drinking water, with antibiotics coming in third(though falling all too rapidly because people were chugging them like smarties). Major improvements in birthing medicine was another one, as a large proportion of women died in childbirth.

Allergy meds and the like are mostly a modern urban western requirement. Few enough people back in the day needed them as they had a much more diverse gut biota and more measured immune response. Antibiotics and antiseptics were and are a double edged sword. It seems that if you are exposed to an antibiotic in the first 3 years of your life it's almost a given you'll have allergies.

beks101 · 24-11-2014 1:26pm

I'm pretty much permanently over-caffeinated. Though have cut down to two cups a day the last few weeks, which I'm calling a victory.
Besides that I'm not aRsed with medication. Don't even like painkillers. I find I tend to heal from minor ailments a lot quicker if I leave my body to its own devices and don't get half the amount of colds and flus etc since I stopped using antibiotics.
Each to their own I guess.

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 1:29pm

Minus one critical drug thanks to having moved country.

Tony EH · 24-11-2014 1:33pm

Wibbs wrote: »

Yep, though lifestyles varied over culture and time. EG an average Roman citizen, even slave had a far better and more varied diet than your average medieval peasant. Indeed they had a better and more varied diet than most medieval gentry. Rome was an oddball in this though. There was little difference between the average folks diet and the rich folks diet, except in quantity. With the result that 60 and 70 year old Romans weren't exactly rare. For a period in its history Roman soldiers retired in their 40's and were expected to then get hitched and start a family(though many had secret families). Then again for an average centurion their day to day life was not far off a crossfit exercise regime so they would have been in very good physical condition.

Two things really changed the maps, vaccination and clean drinking water, with antibiotics coming in third(though falling all too rapidly because people were chugging them like smarties). Major improvements in birthing medicine was another one, as a large proportion of women died in childbirth.

Allergy meds and the like are mostly a modern urban western requirement. Few enough people back in the day needed them as they had a much more diverse gut biota and more measured immune response. Antibiotics and antiseptics were and are a double edged sword. It seems that if you are exposed to an antibiotic in the first 3 years of your life it's almost a given you'll have allergies.

Re: Roman slaves

They were property and as such were extremely valuable to their owner and therefore generally well cared for.

But, yeh, you're correct about general health in Rome, among certain quarters anyway. For soldiers, there was a hefty monetary/land gain after 25 years of service and considering that most soldiers (in AD times anyway) started their career around 20 or so, that would easily see them in service til their 40's. Pre Marian reforms, most older soldiers were used to fill out the ranks of Triarii and they could be well into their 30's and 40's. But, yes, they were generally very well cared for in terms of food and health.

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 1:34pm

Tony EH wrote: »

Re: Roman slaves

They were property and as such were extremely valuable to their owner and therefore generally well cared for.

But, yeh, you're correct about general health in Rome, among certain quarters anyway. For soldiers, there was a hefty monetary/land gain after 25 years of service and considering that most soldiers (in AD times anyway) started their career around 20 or so, that would easily see them in service til their 40's. Pre Marian reforms, most older soldiers were used to fill out the ranks of Triarii and they could be well into their 30's and 40's. But, yes, they were generally very well cared for in terms of food and health.

Please tell me that you have posted this in the wrong forum? If not, I need more meds. Give me the meds!

Tony EH · 24-11-2014 1:39pm

Look again.

Ninja'd...

:cool:

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 1:40pm

Do I look Roman to you?

Cyber Ghost · 24-11-2014 1:40pm

Just a daily dose of Effexor XL 37.5 mg.
(Used be on 150 mg) so getting there!

Tony EH · 24-11-2014 1:42pm

Sclosages wrote: »

Do I look Roman to you?

I literally have no idea what you're talking about.

catallus · 24-11-2014 1:43pm

Tony EH wrote: »

I literally have no idea what you're talking about.

Look, what have the Romans ever done for us?

kowloon · 24-11-2014 1:45pm

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

I'm pretty much against taking any sort of medication and will generally only do so as a last resort, I'm not anti medication and will certainly get all my vaccinations but I just don't like the idea of messing with the body's chemistry, especially on a prolonged basis. Thankfully I've no medical condition that requires me to do so.

I was like that for years, wouldn't take things for anything but then my pancreas decided it didn't like its job and resigned. Now that I have to take insulin to survive I take an 'in for a penny, in for a pound' approach.

Tony EH · 24-11-2014 1:49pm

catallus wrote: »

Look, what have the Romans ever done for us?

Quiet you!!!

Or you'll be thrown wuffly to the gwround.

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 1:50pm

kowloon wrote: »

I was like that for years, wouldn't take things for anything but then my pancreas decided it didn't like its job and resigned. Now that I have to take insulin to survive I take an 'in for a penny, in for a pound' approach.

Is it just insulin that your pancreas has given up on?

we'llallhavetea · 24-11-2014 1:50pm

beclazone and ventolin for asthma, mirena coil up me cooch to stop the babies from latching on.

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 1:51pm

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

beclazone and ventolin for asthma, mirena coil up me cooch to stop the babies from latching on.

Are you fierce contrary with the mirena?

we'llallhavetea · 24-11-2014 1:55pm

Sclosages wrote: »

Are you fierce contrary with the mirena?

no, i'm fierce contrary with or without it :P ah no, i'm grand, find it really good!

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 2:03pm

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

no, i'm fierce contrary with or without it :P ah no, i'm grand, find it really good!

Lol. I discovered that my depression dissipated when I had it removed after 8 years of torture.
As a plus, it is a perfectly effective form of contraception.

Ihatecuddles · 24-11-2014 2:15pm

Prozac for depression. That's all!

rainbow kirby · 24-11-2014 2:19pm

Contraceptive pill, caffeine and vitamins when I remember to take them.

emeldc · 24-11-2014 2:20pm

Cellcept
Sirolimus
Cardura
Asprin
Coversyl
One Alpha
Furosemide
Losec Mups
Cozaar
Zanadip
Lipitor
Calcichew
Phosphate Zandos
Fosamax
Roacutane

Beat that ya bunch o' pussies

And they must be working 'cos today I feel fcukin' great. What's with all the depression.

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 2:22pm

emeldc wrote: »

Cellcept
Sirolimus
Cardura
Asprin
Coversyl
One Alpha
Losec Mups
Cozaar
Zanadip
Lipitor
Calcichew
Phosphate Zandos
Fosamax
Roacutane

Beat that ya bunch o' pussies

And they must be working 'cos today I feel fcukin' great. What's with all the depression.

You is on the way out!! lol

Rubberchikken · 24-11-2014 2:26pm

nothing. always thankful for my health. i'm so used ot it though, i had a head cold last week and i was such a moaner:( will have to improve that;)

Sclosages · 24-11-2014 3:22pm

Ah no....... Im a great big collection of allergies/madness so I'm on.......

Xysal
Ventolin
Seretide
Nasonex
Prozac
Valdoxan
Nexium
Mirapexin.

Son Of A Vidic · 24-11-2014 4:01pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

How medicated are you?

Self-medicating & stoned 24/7.

Birneybau · 24-11-2014 4:10pm

whiskeyman wrote: »

Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, Marijuana, Ecstasy and Alcohol...

C-c-c-c-caffeine?

Remmy · 24-11-2014 4:14pm

Just some over the counter ibuprofen if I get some sports injuries. I'm fairly lucky so far.

Ficheall · 24-11-2014 4:25pm

My prescription in Ireland cost €45 a go, and here in the UK it costs £4. Plus my GP here is really hot. I've never been so medicated.

angeldelight · 24-11-2014 4:32pm

Pregnancare & fish oils, when I remember to take them!

honerbright · 24-11-2014 4:34pm

Plaquenil and Prednisone for a delightful autoimmunem/connective tissue disease and Tylex/arcoxia for pain.

Galwayguy35 · 24-11-2014 5:27pm

porsche959 wrote: »

Yeah, but:

I never said we aren't living longer, everyone is different and if people want to dose themselves up on tablets let them off.

I won't though.

poisonated · 24-11-2014 5:28pm

Take antidepressants for OCD.

The One Doctor · 24-11-2014 5:33pm

I used to drink a hot whiskey once a night, then realised the long term implications - it'd slowly go to two and three glasses. Went back to a few drinks at the weekend and that's it. Other medications are lanzoprasole for heartburn and inhalers for asthma. Overall, not much medication compared to some.

wuzziwig · 24-11-2014 5:36pm

Solpadol
Difene
Lyrica

These regularly for chronic back pain.

Avamys and Gelocitin for allergies/fecked up sinuses.

The odd time vodka or white wine if the pain meds aren't working. Though codeine (in the Solpadol) and alcohol together give me a rotten hangover so I try to avoid taking them together.

micar · 24-11-2014 5:37pm

nothing but tea and biscuits!!!

KERSPLAT! · 24-11-2014 5:38pm

The odd paracetamol and that's about it!

suicide_circus · 24-11-2014 5:54pm

Doped up to my eyes

Pretzill · 24-11-2014 5:56pm

Inhaler (and because of that copious rennies)

I am suspicious of most prescribed meds and usually read all the side affects and get put off taking them.

But am allergic to codiene and aspirin so I can only really take paracetamol for pain and manage to struggle on without - though the asthma meds are a must also drink about 8 mugs of tea daily.

Rothko · 24-11-2014 6:05pm

I've been on Lexapro for the past year.

Generic Dreadhead · 24-11-2014 6:18pm

This thead is a good way of whittling out the weak among the posters.... anyone on anything more than flat 7up and a wet facecloth will be culled

Don Kedick · 24-11-2014 6:24pm

I have to take two things throughout the week. Cocaine and ketamine.

P_1 · 24-11-2014 6:30pm

Type 1 diabetic here so I need to take a daily injection of something called Lantus and 2/3 (depending on how many meals I have) a day of something called Humalog.

Totofan99 · 24-11-2014 6:39pm

Currently: Infliximab, mesalazine, deltacortril enteric, 6-Mercaptopurine and pantoprazole.

Sofiztikated · 24-11-2014 6:40pm

Don Kedick wrote: »

I have to take two things throughout the week. Cocaine and ketamine.

Do you like running towards a cliff edge?

statesaver · 24-11-2014 6:47pm

Eltroxin for an underactive thyroid. That is all so far !

akura · 24-11-2014 6:49pm

Thankfully nothing. Sometimes i'd take a panadol for a headache.

RayM · 24-11-2014 6:53pm

Sertraline for anxiety. The occasional Valium or Xanax, if I can get my hands on them (which is rare because doctors aren't too keen on prescribing them, and they're too expensive 'elsewhere').

looking_around · 24-11-2014 7:25pm

Seroquel, ibuprofen, singular, inhalers, was on anti-depressants until recently. therapy FTW.

Medusa22 · 24-11-2014 8:16pm

I have Cystic Fibrosis so I'm on a bit but probably not much compared to most people with CF.

Nexium - for CF related acid reflux
Daily preventative antibiotic for chest infections - azithromycin
Diflucan - for thrush, see above
Ventolin inhaler for CF
Seretide inhaler for CF
Avamys nasal spray for sinuses
Neilmed sinus rinse for sinuses
Tobramycin nebulised for lungs
Hypertonic saline nebulised for lungs
Calcichew D3forte for low vitamin D levels
Painkillers for joint pain
Aquadek for vitamins
Movicol
Prozac

Occasionally take piriton for allergies.

I also need to do physiotherapy twice a day and these are my daily maintenance medications, every couple of months I need IV antibiotics for a couple of weeks to knock back the bacteria in my lungs.

How medicated are you?

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