Post by: lupinus on August 18, 2007, 04:45:45 PM
Now tonight just out of curiosity I punch in the name of the muscle relaxers into ye old search engine as it's one I have never taken...hey I was bored.
I noticed this little gem-
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What side effects can this medication cause? Return to top
Methocarbamol may cause side effects. Methocarbamol may cause your urine to turn black, blue, or green. However, this effect is harmless.
WTF!?! So I have been taking this stuff for a few doses now and you know, if I hadn't been bored and looked this up....pissing black would not be a harmless side effect. Thats the stuff heart attacks and panic attacks are made of. HARMLESS MY assMethocarbamol may cause side effects. Methocarbamol may cause your urine to turn black, blue, or green. However, this effect is harmless.
I remember him mentioning drowsiness, dizzinessm, yadda yadda. Not once did that ahole mention my piss turning black blue or green....maybe he does it on purpose for his own sick amusment. Bastard did have a little smile as he wrote the script
Asshat
Post by: Sindawe on August 18, 2007, 04:53:24 PM
Oh, by the way. It might make you piss in technocolor. Nothing to worry about....
Oh, I'm sorry. Did I forget to mention that?
Sounds like a physician after my own heart. <insert evil chuckle>
Post by: 1982fxr on August 18, 2007, 04:56:07 PM
And don't get me started on blood pressure; the AMA has dropped the threshold for "high" blood pressure so low that pretty much everyone over the age of 35 (who isn't a world-class endurance athlete) now has high blood pressure and therefore needs to be on a bucket of meds.
Post by: wooderson on August 18, 2007, 05:01:46 PM
Post by: lupinus on August 18, 2007, 05:06:01 PM
Post by: The Rabbi on August 18, 2007, 05:09:27 PM
As they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Drug companies are required to list EVERY side effect ever reported in connection with their drug. It doesn't matter that 90+% of the people taking it never experience it, nor that some of the side effects could be attributable to other things. The company still has to list it.
It would take hours for a doc to list all of these. Almost all of them will be non-issue for the patient as he will never experience them. Having your urine change color, while a little disconcerting, is certainly not life threatening. The worst side effect is going to be another doctor's bill after a frantic call from some yayhoo.
Post by: RevDisk on August 18, 2007, 05:31:36 PM
WTF!?! So I have been taking this stuff for a few doses now and you know, if I hadn't been bored and looked this up....pissing black would not be a harmless side effect. Thats the stuff heart attacks and panic attacks are made of. HARMLESS MY ass
I remember him mentioning drowsiness, dizzinessm, yadda yadda. Not once did that ahole mention my piss turning black blue or green....maybe he does it on purpose for his own sick amusment. Bastard did have a little smile as he wrote the script
Asshat
I remember him mentioning drowsiness, dizzinessm, yadda yadda. Not once did that ahole mention my piss turning black blue or green....maybe he does it on purpose for his own sick amusment. Bastard did have a little smile as he wrote the script
Asshat
If you ever want to mess with someone badly, chug a pint of food coloring about an hour and a half before a urinalysis. I don't recommend red, tho. Pissing red urine and attempting to 'scream' while laughing hysterically typically gets you a bunch of very large orderlies to escort you to the ER. Uh, not that I'd know.
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on August 18, 2007, 05:58:10 PM
Post by: K Frame on August 18, 2007, 09:11:29 PM
Post by: Vile Nylons on August 19, 2007, 05:47:34 AM
After having negative affects from VIOXX I've gotten pretty careful about what I take.
Post by: grislyatoms on August 19, 2007, 06:21:49 AM
When he got done checking for a hernia and my prostate, I said "Sheesh, I feel like I should ask you out for a drink now."
His eyes got as big as saucers and he started stammering.
"I am kidding, you know."
His face turned crimson, and he hurried out of the room. To this day, he won't look me in the eye.
Oh, well, I gotta have some fun.
Post by: The Rabbi on August 19, 2007, 06:45:07 AM
Last time I had a full physical, it wasn't my normal Sawbones but some other Doc. Young guy.
When he got done checking for a hernia and my prostate, I said "Sheesh, I feel like I should ask you out for a drink now."
His eyes got as big as saucers and he started stammering.
"I am kidding, you know."
His face turned crimson, and he hurried out of the room. To this day, he won't look me in the eye.
Oh, well, I gotta have some fun.
When he got done checking for a hernia and my prostate, I said "Sheesh, I feel like I should ask you out for a drink now."
His eyes got as big as saucers and he started stammering.
"I am kidding, you know."
His face turned crimson, and he hurried out of the room. To this day, he won't look me in the eye.
Oh, well, I gotta have some fun.
The last time I got checked for hemorrhoids I told the doctor beforehand,
"You know, there are a lot of guys in Nashville that would pay me for this."
He answered he wasn't one of them.
Post by: K Frame on August 19, 2007, 07:12:35 AM
Post by: S. Williamson on August 20, 2007, 08:31:59 PM
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If you ever want to mess with someone badly, chug a pint of food coloring about an hour and a half before a urinalysis. I don't recommend red, tho. Pissing red urine and attempting to 'scream' while laughing hysterically typically gets you a bunch of very large orderlies to escort you to the ER. Uh, not that I'd know.
RevDisk, you just made me laugh so hard that ever single person in the restaurant is staring at me. Families are bringing their kids into the section from across the establishment to point and gawk.
Post by: Sergeant Bob on August 21, 2007, 05:04:55 AM
When I saw the thread title, all I could think of was a Proctologist who was sedating you and doing things behind your back.
Post by: roo_ster on August 21, 2007, 05:11:29 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on August 21, 2007, 02:42:55 PM
Brad
Post by: nico on August 21, 2007, 04:06:25 PM
The last time I got checked for hemorrhoids I told the doctor beforehand,
"You know, there are a lot of guys in Nashville that would pay me for this."
He answered he wasn't one of them.
"You know, there are a lot of guys in Nashville that would pay me for this."
He answered he wasn't one of them.
heh, here's one from the other side: My dad (a dentist) had a patient who was real obnoxious tell him how much she hates going to the dentist and how she'd rather go to the gynecologist. His reply: "well turn over, we can do that too"
Post by: Hawkmoon on August 21, 2007, 06:25:15 PM
I've been under treatment for a chronic skin condition for some time now. They have a name for the condition, but they don't really know what causes it so they also don't really know what to use to treat it. So they keep trying different medications.
One of the more recent prescriptions had a name that sounded vaguely like an antibiotic I had heard of, so I went ahead and filled the prescription. But something just wasn't right, so I looked it up on the Internet. Wonder of wonders, it wasn't an antibiotic at all -- it was a psychotropic. And it had a whole bunch of side effects, none of which the doctors had bothered to mention to me.
I called up, told them I wasn't taking the medicine, and reamed them a new orifice for giving me a psychotropic without my express knowledge and consent. I also demanded that they put a note in my file that they are NEVER to prescribe a psychotropic for me ever again. I'm due for a checkup on Friday, and I intend to ask my primary care doc to show me where that note is in the file. If it's not there -- I go directly from the doctor's office to the director of the hospital.
Post by: 280plus on August 22, 2007, 12:59:48 AM
Doctor, "
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Post by: GigaBuist on August 22, 2007, 06:17:56 AM
Ask too many pointed questions and *bam* suddenly they remember that you're due for a prostate check. "Drop 'em, bend over, grab the table."
You could just tell them no.
Post by: Bogie on August 22, 2007, 07:46:09 AM
He probably wrote a mistake. They do that. Constantly.
What do you call the guy who graduates last from his class in med school?
Doctor.
Excessive grape kool-ade turns everything green.
Post by: K Frame on August 22, 2007, 08:34:00 AM
There are a LOT of drug that come under the heading of psychotropics, from analgesics to anti-depressants.
Post by: Strings on August 22, 2007, 01:43:12 PM
She was adamant about injecting it until he explained that if she tried to stick the needle into his IV, he'd take it away and insert it somewhere else...
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 23, 2007, 04:17:54 AM
one side effect is compulsive gambling!
it seems the Dopamine release might get you into a risky behaviour cycle
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/62623.php
seen this?
http://www.resource4defectivedrugs.com/index.html
Post by: Jamisjockey on August 23, 2007, 05:11:01 AM
Your title is bad. Very bad.
If I had a sneaky ass doctor, I'd get a new ass doctor. Nothing like a quick shocking surprise.....my doc, your hands are cold today!
Post by: Phyphor on August 23, 2007, 07:32:41 PM
You could feel "the finger" and then suddenly two hands on your shoulders...
Post by: Brad Johnson on August 24, 2007, 08:03:02 AM
It could be worse.
You could feel "the finger" and then suddenly two hands on your shoulders...
You could feel "the finger" and then suddenly two hands on your shoulders...
That's just WRONG!! WRONG!! WRONG!!
Brad
Post by: RevDisk on August 24, 2007, 11:56:33 AM
It could be worse.
You could feel "the finger" and then suddenly two hands on your shoulders...
You could feel "the finger" and then suddenly two hands on your shoulders...
I knew some Docs that had a glove filled with flour for that very purpose.