Have you ever had a weird drug reaction?
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Perscripton painkillers give me violent nightmares.
Doesn't matter the type or the dose, I have nightmares and end up lashing out and trying to fight people in my sleep.
Apparently my grandfather and one uncle were like that; my uncle actually came out of anesthesia during a operation on his back and had to be restrained cause he thought they were trying to autopsy him.
Doesn't matter the type or the dose, I have nightmares and end up lashing out and trying to fight people in my sleep.
Apparently my grandfather and one uncle were like that; my uncle actually came out of anesthesia during a operation on his back and had to be restrained cause he thought they were trying to autopsy him.
Heh. And I'll bet you had one of those, "I really love you man!" conversations with someone you barely knew, right?GALLIFREYANSITH, holy crap. I think you are the second or third person who mentioned a reaction like that. That is really frightening!
Scotpens, i believe i was first in line.
So the seasick feeling on codeine is allergic? I didn't know that. Strike that one off the list for me.
And the novacaine one? Try having root canal where suddenly things start getting...uncomfortable. The endodontist gave me four more shots INTO the area he was working on. When he was done with everything, he was amazed that I could speak clearly. He said at least half of my face should be completely numb. So you can imagine that when they had to insert an implant into my jaw, it wasn't fun. Lots and lots of shots.
TheGallifreyanSith said:
Hubby came out of anesthesia (his first time under) very very quickly in the recovery room after he had his appendix out. Same thing--it took three people to hold him down (because he thought people were trying to hold him down). He sat up, which is evidently difficult after an appendectomy, so there was one guy on each arm and one pushing him back down.
He tried contacts, but the "gentle" wash that they used made the area around his eyes swell up terribly that he couldn't see.
Yeah, with the pizza delivery guy. And the Chinese food delivery guy too.
I have had many interesting experiences. After I was mugged in 2001 they put me on liquid Darvon for the pain. The first night home I think I OD'd-woke up screaming in the middle of the night, convinced giant 3' long spiders were attacking me.
I had my adenoids out at age 10. They gave me lydacain (sp?) because its such a "safe" anesthetic. I died on the table for 3 minutes. I remember weird dreams about riding a skateboard in the rain downa tree-lined country road.
Aspirin closed my throat and covered me in hives, Diametap turned my skin yellow, Sudafed increased the severity of my allergy attacks and Anbesol inflamed my gums so badly I couldn't get my lower teeth to touch my uppers.
I usually try to "tough out" anything less severe than a green stick fracture or major surgery. I have even had 4 root canals with nothing more than surface numbing.
I had my adenoids out at age 10. They gave me lydacain (sp?) because its such a "safe" anesthetic. I died on the table for 3 minutes. I remember weird dreams about riding a skateboard in the rain downa tree-lined country road.
Aspirin closed my throat and covered me in hives, Diametap turned my skin yellow, Sudafed increased the severity of my allergy attacks and Anbesol inflamed my gums so badly I couldn't get my lower teeth to touch my uppers.
I usually try to "tough out" anything less severe than a green stick fracture or major surgery. I have even had 4 root canals with nothing more than surface numbing.
^ Sounds like you and I have similar body chemistry. I am so sorry. 
^ Sounds like you and I have similar body chemistry. I am so sorry.
Yeah. Funny thing is-I'm disgustingly healthy. I'm the guy who laughs at his co-workers during flu season. Just don't give me anything when I do get sick...
^ 
Same here. I never get sick. I would say it is a fair trade-off but the next time I go to the dentist I will just change my mind.
Same here. I never get sick. I would say it is a fair trade-off but the next time I go to the dentist I will just change my mind.
Years ago, I took a course of penicillin for strep throat. I kept sleeping through my doses, and so took about 12 days to get through a 10 day supply. Then I got a rash on my hands (only); it looked like a pair of red hive-gloves. The resident at the ER was convinced I had syphillis - that was quite the argument there. Turned out, I was allergic to penicillin, hence the rash, and it was shutting down my body's systems for the 12 days that I took it.
I also have an odd reaction to anesthesia. It craters my blood pressure and makes it difficult to wake me up. A little goes a very long way. During my first labour and delivery, I had an epidural (anesthesia pumped straight into my spine). The first anesthesiologist actually read my chart history, gave me a fraction of the dose indicated by my height and weight, and it was fine. Because of complications after the babies were born, they had to turn the anesthesia back on and do some more stuff. By then, a different, really arrogant anesthesia doc responded to the page. I told Dr. Dumb*ss that I was really sensitive to anesthesia but he ignored me and gave me the full dose. What happened was what my doc friend calls "high anesthesia." I could not feel anything on the surface of my body (they check these things by poking your arms and legs with a cocktail stick - really!) but could feel everything internally. Suffice to say that I now know what a back alley abortion without anesthesia feels like.
From then on, I do everything up to and including, if necessary, grabbing the anesthesia doc by the ears and saying, "Listen very carefully to what I am about to tell you..."
I also have an odd reaction to anesthesia. It craters my blood pressure and makes it difficult to wake me up. A little goes a very long way. During my first labour and delivery, I had an epidural (anesthesia pumped straight into my spine). The first anesthesiologist actually read my chart history, gave me a fraction of the dose indicated by my height and weight, and it was fine. Because of complications after the babies were born, they had to turn the anesthesia back on and do some more stuff. By then, a different, really arrogant anesthesia doc responded to the page. I told Dr. Dumb*ss that I was really sensitive to anesthesia but he ignored me and gave me the full dose. What happened was what my doc friend calls "high anesthesia." I could not feel anything on the surface of my body (they check these things by poking your arms and legs with a cocktail stick - really!) but could feel everything internally. Suffice to say that I now know what a back alley abortion without anesthesia feels like.
From then on, I do everything up to and including, if necessary, grabbing the anesthesia doc by the ears and saying, "Listen very carefully to what I am about to tell you..."
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