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so much for THAT experiment
Mar. 30th, 2004 10:06 amLast night I did something I basically never do -- took drugs to relieve the symptoms of a cold/flu. My mom never believed in symptom relief when we were growing up, so I still have that mindset, even though I'm allowed to make my own decisions now ;). Anyway, normally I do feel that one should let the cold run its course and not try to stop the bodily fluids from flowing because they serve a purpose, but this coughing that I've been doing has been keeping me up, waking Isaac up, and making me fret about waking Isaac up, so I was like, "fuck it, I'm taking some Robitussin."
Oh, I should add that the Urgent Care doctor I saw on Saturday suggested Robitussin too, with the expectorant and cough suppressant. I vaguely recalled reading in Consumer Reports that you shouldn't take those two things together because if you're suppressing the cough then how are you supposed to expectorate? I mentioned that to the doctor and he said that the expectorant's purpose is really to loosen and thin the phlegm, so that when you do cough, it comes out more easily. So I was like, eh, okay. So I bought some generic tussin and took it last night.
Man, does that stuff taste NASTY. It really makes you wonder why they bother putting flavoring and sugar in it. Why not just leave it as-is and say "try to swallow it without tasting it, dude," because that's what everyone is gonna have to do anyway? I suppose there are probably some sick weirdos out there who actually like the taste and are ruining it for the rest of us. Jerks.
Anyway, the main point is, the fucking stuff didn't WORK. I coughed more last night than I did the night before, and as a consequence got very little sleep. This sucks. I should get my money back or some damn thing. You know what I would really like, though, is for some schlub who's responsible for selling me that nasty-tasting ineffective sludge to come over my apartment tonight and take care of my baby while I get some goddamn sleep. That seems fair, doesn't it?
Now if you'll excuse me, the caffeine is calling.
Oh, I should add that the Urgent Care doctor I saw on Saturday suggested Robitussin too, with the expectorant and cough suppressant. I vaguely recalled reading in Consumer Reports that you shouldn't take those two things together because if you're suppressing the cough then how are you supposed to expectorate? I mentioned that to the doctor and he said that the expectorant's purpose is really to loosen and thin the phlegm, so that when you do cough, it comes out more easily. So I was like, eh, okay. So I bought some generic tussin and took it last night.
Man, does that stuff taste NASTY. It really makes you wonder why they bother putting flavoring and sugar in it. Why not just leave it as-is and say "try to swallow it without tasting it, dude," because that's what everyone is gonna have to do anyway? I suppose there are probably some sick weirdos out there who actually like the taste and are ruining it for the rest of us. Jerks.
Anyway, the main point is, the fucking stuff didn't WORK. I coughed more last night than I did the night before, and as a consequence got very little sleep. This sucks. I should get my money back or some damn thing. You know what I would really like, though, is for some schlub who's responsible for selling me that nasty-tasting ineffective sludge to come over my apartment tonight and take care of my baby while I get some goddamn sleep. That seems fair, doesn't it?
Now if you'll excuse me, the caffeine is calling.
