[Shion]

>>This is a tough one. You don’t take pain pills and then try to get somewhere before they kick in. <<

Yeah, I don’t understand this “one hydrocodone is okay” idea. I can’t take a single narcotic pain pill, or even half of one, if I’m more than 10 feet away from my bed. I can’t function at all after taking even the smallest dose (and that’s even aside from all the puking it will have me doing). Driving or even walking around significantly is totally out of the question, I probably couldn’t even get to the car.

Are there people who can actually try to justify driving when taking this stuff? Or am I just more sensitive than the average bear?

[CindyDawg]

Yep. Been there. I got departed from a horse a few years ago. Thankfully nothing was broken but I got banged up pretty bad. Before being dc from the ER I was given a shot of Demerol. I'm about 1o minutes from home. I didn't make it that far before my husband had to pull over. I'm just glad no one was passing by.

Funny thing though. My husband watched me, couldn't handle it and joined me')

[wbill]

A while back, I was having problems sleeping. Doc put me on Xanax...stupid, a mild sleeping pill would have been fine, but I digress.

Even 1/2 dosages of the stuff put me out cold. It scared me so bad that I threw the rest of the prescrip away after only taking it for a few days. And I'm a big guy, I wasn't mixing with alcohol (any meds and alcohol is just dumb), and I've usually got a pretty good tolerance for meds. So, no...you're not alone.

As an aside, a coworker admitted to me that she takes Xanax on a daily basis..."Sometimes 2 or 3". I don't get into a car if she's driving.