Thank Goodness for 800 mg Moltrin - Democratic Underground

CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 08:55 PM
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Thank Goodness for 800 mg Moltrin

I was hanging curtains, and pulled something in my lower back.

IT HURTS, DAMMIT!!!!!!!

Can't wait for the drugs to kick in..............

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alexisfree

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Tue Jan-04-05 08:58 PM
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1. vicodin.....

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maveric

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Tue Jan-04-05 08:59 PM
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2. Vrooom, vroooom!

Captain "V"

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:00 PM
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3. I have Naprosyn, but don't want to take anything that strong

:-(

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alexisfree

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:06 PM
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4. ultracet does miracles for me..

sorry about your pain...I went to the freaking gym and I am so freaking sore today...so I identify with..your pain..x(

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disillusioned1

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:38 PM
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5. Sorry about your back

I blew out a disk once, wanted to die. You may just have a muscle spasm, but just as painful. Try ice, then heat.

Be careful with Motrin.....it can cause small bowel damage. Don't use it continually for very long.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4144775.stm

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:41 PM
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7. My doctor prescribed them to me for severe menstrual pain

now that I'm um, er, um, "past that hurdle", I don't take them very often at all. At least not for the past year. But I still have a stockpile of Moltrin left :D

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disillusioned1

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:55 PM
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14. Motrin is the BOMB for menstrual pain

I'm old enough to remember when nothing worked. I used to sneak a few of my grandma's 1,000MG Motrin for my periods. I thought they were a miracle, and they are.

Just try to stop taking them in a few weeks. Bad news for the bowel. Husband fried his small bowel on Motrin. Has to survive on rice, potatoes and white meat now, or he's in the bathroom all day and half the night.

Now back to your back; Ice will limit the inflammation the first 24 hours, then heat to increase blood flow and healing.

Hope you feel better soon.

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koneko

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:40 PM
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6. Yowch!

Make sure you ice it in the first 48 hrs. Then heat from there on out. Unfortunately, I am all too well versed in back strains.

Feel better soon!

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:41 PM
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8. you're very sweet

thanks!! :D

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Squatch

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:43 PM
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9. Did you just take four 200 mg tablets?

Seems to work for me.

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slackmaster

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:44 PM
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11. The 800s are by prescription only and can be cheaper than using 200s

Especially if you have health insurance with a prescription drug benefit.

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:48 PM
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12. yep on all points

one "benefit" of being treated at the VA: drugs aplenty!! :D

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Squatch

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:05 PM
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18. Do you mind if we compare?

500 tablets of 200mg ibuprofin is 12.99 at Rite Aid. That's 125 800mg doses which works out to a little over 10cents per 800mg dose.

How much does a similar amount cost under a drug plan?

Just curious.

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:08 PM
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19. my doctor wrote it up to coincide with my disability

so I don't have to pay for them.

At the Veteran's Hospital, any medication coinciding with treatment for disability is free, however, my normal co payment is 10 bucks.

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Squatch

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:10 PM
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23. Ah...OK. Crap, OU sucks.

Sorry, a little distracted.

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arwalden

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:43 PM
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10. Can Someone Take OTC Motrin In Quantities That Equal 800mg...

... the same milligrams as prescription Motrin, and have it work just as well?

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:48 PM
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13. I don't see why not

but I can't see popping all those pills.

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arwalden

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:04 PM
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16. Does Motrin Make Your Stomach Feel Queasy?

-- Allen

PS: Ive seen those 800mg HORSE pills... the look like oversized PEANUT M&M's. Gag me.

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:09 PM
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20. yep -- can't take them on an empty stomach

or it will make me sick.

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arwalden

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:37 PM
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24. Well... You're Not Alone On That

They do the same to me.

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disillusioned1

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Tue Jan-04-05 09:57 PM
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15. Yes

4 - 200mg OTC Ibuprofen = 800mg Motrin. You can take 5 without a problem if you don't make a habit of it.

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gratuitous

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:04 PM
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17. I knew Matcom wouldn't be around when you needed him

Lay down right here darlin', and old doc gratuitous will massage those aches and pains away.

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CatWoman

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:10 PM
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21. awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

:D

:loveya:

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Baja Margie

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:10 PM
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22. Sorry.

Flexaril is good too, but it will knock you on your arse.

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kittycat1164

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Tue Jan-04-05 10:49 PM
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25. I just got another refill on my percocettes today

CatWoman---let me know where I can mail some to ya. (and if you think I'd seriously give any of these up your nuts!) Hope your back is OK, I feel for anyone who's hurtin. :hug:

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