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[MrAngryFace]

I take 2 advil whenever I start a shift these days. Strangely im far more focused and on the ball when this is done. On the flip side im also less chatty and less tolerant of people wasting time.

Is advil more than just a painkiller. BUM BUM BUM!

 

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[aoi tsuki]

i used to drink a mixed drink or two a half hour before work. Made the first two hours much more fun and it was easier to focus on the job at hand.

 

[MrAngryFace]

TAKE THE EDGE OFF!

 

[aoi tsuki]

TAKE THE EDGE OFF!

i prefer to think of it as "rounding of the rough corners", but whatever blows your hair back.

 

[Lemurnator]

That shit will give you ulcers.

 

[MrAngryFace]

Im counting on dying young! Fuck ulcers!

 

[Jill Sandwich]

 

[MrAngryFace]

WHATEVER! I NEED MY ADVIL!

 

[aoi tsuki]

Grind 'em up so that they're absorbed into your blood faster, but don't snort 'em. Trust me on that one.

 

[fart]

it's a blood thinner, among other things. your body could just be amazed at the increased circulation

 

[ToxicAdam]

At some point your body will expect it, and you will be even more miserable if you don't take them. Or it will require 3 or 4 Advils to have the same desired effect that 2 once gave you.


Moderation my friend.

 

[radioheadrule83]

Ibuprofen was in the news recently as it (and maybe other anti-inflammatory drugs) can cause upto a 25% increase in the likelyhood of heart attack.

Don't know if that was in certain age groups, or for people with existing blood pressure issues... but still...

 

[Bluecondor]

At some point your body will expect it, and you will be even more miserable if you don't take them. Or it will require 3 or 4 Advils to have the same desired effect that 2 once gave you.


Moderation my friend.

LOL! This reminds me of the anti-drug speeches we used to get back in grade school. In those presentations, every drug (heroin, cocaine, marijuana, speed, downers, alcohol) was the same (BAD!!!!!!!), because even if a drug wasn't dangerously addictive, it was a "gateway drug" based on the logic above.

Sure - you start with one or two drinks, but soon that won't be enough. Soon, you'll want 4 or 5. And - then - your body will want something stronger, like marijuana - and it will be the same cycle. Then - once you're hooked on marijuana, your body will want cocaine - and so on.

As I look back on this, I am stunned that they used to tell us this crap. Hell - I drink beer all the time. Sometimes, I will have 4 or 5, but usually it is one or two. It's refreshing - especially after playing ball for 2 or 3 hours. I am still waiting for the day though, when my body/brain says to me "This beer isn't enough - give me some marijuana!!!!!!!!"

The "progression" logic is just so flawed.

 

[teiresias]

I hope you're drinking water after playing ball for 2 or 3 hours, because despite how "refreshing" the beer may be it's doing nearly nothing to rehydrate you.

 

[akascream]

I avoid taking perscription painkillers whenever possible, so I love ibuprofin for reducing swelling. I took it after my root canal and it completely took care of my pain.

 

[belgurdo]

LOL! This reminds me of the anti-drug speeches we used to get back in grade school. In those presentations, every drug (heroin, cocaine, marijuana, speed, downers, alcohol) was the same (BAD!!!!!!!), because even if a drug wasn't dangerously addictive, it was a "gateway drug" based on the logic above.

Sure - you start with one or two drinks, but soon that won't be enough. Soon, you'll want 4 or 5. And - then - your body will want something stronger, like marijuana - and it will be the same cycle. Then - once you're hooked on marijuana, your body will want cocaine - and so on.

As I look back on this, I am stunned that they used to tell us this crap. Hell - I drink beer all the time. Sometimes, I will have 4 or 5, but usually it is one or two. It's refreshing - especially after playing ball for 2 or 3 hours. I am still waiting for the day though, when my body/brain says to me "This beer isn't enough - give me some marijuana!!!!!!!!"

The "progression" logic is just so flawed.

Living in a ghetto that has seen many good men turn into slobbering whiny drunks, I don't scoff at information like that often. Some people just don't have that level of self-control

 

[Bluecondor]

I hope you're drinking water after playing ball for 2 or 3 hours, because despite how "refreshing" the beer may be it's doing nearly nothing to rehydrate you.

Definitely! Actually - I usually drink Gatorade during/after the game, since it keeps you hydrated and keeps you going with the sugar.

Still though - the beer after the game is great because it is a "drug" - it refreshes you and settles you down - especially after a tight game (like when we lost 14-13 in softball yesterday and all I could manage was two cheap singles in 5 at-bats).

 

[Bluecondor]

Living in a ghetto that has seen many good men turn into slobbering whiny drunks, I don't scoff at information like that often. Some people just don't have that level of self-control

Oh - I definitely agree with you. I am not challenging the idea that alcohol is an addictive drug that can ruin you. I, too, have seen many people who have trouble controlling alcohol.

Still though - I don't buy the claim that they used to drill into us, namely that drinking or sniffing airplane glue or whatever were really dangerous, because this was essentially the beginning of a slippery slope into cocaine or heroin.

I have always been more impressed with people who preach the responsible use/consumption of drugs - especially social drugs like alcohol and marijuana. In fact, one of the things I admire most about Europe is how their young people seem fairly unimpressed by binge drinking and the like (although, obviously, this isn't univeral throughout Europe). You can go over there and have a couple of drinks, and it is no big deal.

 

[teh_pwn]

I remember hearing that 2 baby aspirin has certain health benefits from a book called YOU!.

However, I also hear that fish oil has the same benefits and many more without any potential long term side effects. So long as the fish oil is pure.

 

[human5892]

i used to drink a mixed drink or two a half hour before work. Made the first two hours much more fun and it was easier to focus on the job at hand.

I used to do this before high school.

I hated high school. :/

 

[BigGreenMat]

Ibuprofen was in the news recently as it (and maybe other anti-inflammatory drugs) can cause upto a 25% increase in the likelyhood of heart attack.

Don't know if that was in certain age groups, or for people with existing blood pressure issues... but still...

You won't have a heart attack unless you have artery plaques in your heart which may tear and then may cause a coagulation of platelets which blocks. Unless you have atherosclerosis then you have no risks really and the evidence of increased likelyhood is very weak and is only a result of a few recent studies induced by the Cox-2 drug findings. All of the sudden Naproxen Sodium has similar results. It seems a bit suspect that all the sudden all NSAIDs are being linked to a small increase in heart attack incidence.

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

I used to do this before high school.

I hated high school. :/

Last year of high school I walked around with a 50/50 coke/rum Liter mix in my bag.

=(

 

[fugimax]

I took vicodin a few days ago for an impacted wisdom tooth and it ended up causing more harm than good. Left me stuck in bed all day and completely nauseated. At about 10pm I could finally get up and take a shower and eat some...at which point I started to feel better.

That being said, the first 2-3 hours were fun.