Hi

Another night of counting my pulse rate to make sure its not sky high, O.C.D or what...taking tablets and reading the side effects is a big mistake, night night to all you lovely people on here x

[donaf]

hi midlandmay definatly a big mistake reading about side effects. I cant read them anymore as if I did I wudnt take wat the doctor gave me lol xxx

[fadedlizard]

Hi May,

Yes I get this obsessive checking too, especially at night. Even during the day I can find my fingers on my wrist just checking, you know in case my hearts stopped and I've been so busy I haven't noticed?!!

I'm fast coming to the conclusion that we shouldn't read the side effect info at all. I always do and then I get everything!! At the mo I have tonsillitis but I'm avoiding the doc because I'm afraid of the side effects from the antibiotics. Haven't given him a chance to give me anything!!!!! How daft is that?!

Hope you feel brighter soon

Lizard.xxx

M

[Hidden]

Hi May

Reading side effects on tablets is as bad as googling , its something i do & now trying to stop as the minute I take one I have every side effect there is ! thats part of the reason I struggle taking meds

I remember when I was younger , your tablets would come in a little brown bottle , name on it & how many to take that was it ! & you took them & never questioned it , yet now they have to put everything that is reported on the list , even to a sore toe lol if someone reports it , by the time you finish reading the side effects you sit there thinking I would rather be ill than risk all this !!!

So I feel along with the googling ban on here , a side effect reading leaflet ban is needed

Take Care

whywhy xxx

[Hidden]

Thanks everyone hope you all have a good day....whywhy. omg deffo right about reading up on google, so far i've had every cancer symptoms from throat cancer for a sore throat brain tumore for headache and so on,lol loved them little brown tabs bottles back in the day, xxx

[BriarRose]

Trouble is with these "side effect" leaflets, is they have to put EVERYTHING!!! And it will say - 1 in 10,000 people reported xxxxxx. Which means, in a football crowd of say 30,000 people, if everyone was taking that medication - 3 people MIGHT get that side effect!!! Puts it in perspective, doesn't it?

Hope this helps

Love

Rose xxxxx

[ellabella]

Ok lol no reading of leaflets to be done starting now. I must admit I don't miss google!! and feel a better woman for it as well!. Liz watch that tonsillitis! hot lemon and honey and a tot of whisky should sterilise it and get rid of some nasty germs Lots of Love x Ella x