Mar 19, 2007 04:04
If you're like me, you have activity induced asthma, and your PE class does not agree with the particular luck (or misfortune) of your respiratory system. If you're anything like me, you have a grandmother who is willing to give you everything she has lying around (3 spare inhalers) in attempt to help you in - not any way - every way you need it, and also in ways you don't. If you're like me, you throw the directions out the window, and wing it; take risks because they're not risks at all if you're unaware of the consequences; ignore the fine print because you're the majority it doesn't apply to, and so on. Also, if you're like me, and you've been using your inhaler like a good PE, asthma afflicted student, you're up at 408 am having got no sleep since 9 am the previous morning because you winged it. You threw the directions right in the trash so rapidly that you don't know what they belong to. You've ignored the fine print because you thought you were in the majority. You are now left with a lisp from the swollen tongue, painfully upset stomach (thus painfully empty), reading those directions you tossed out; the warning labels; the fine print; the "Joke's on you, you're the minority " WebMD type print off which reads, quote,
Abdominal pain, aches and pains, agitation, aggression, anaphylactic reaction, back problems, bad taste in mouth, brittle bones, bronchitis, bruising, cataracts, congestion, cough, depression, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, eye problems, facial changes, fast or irregular heartbeat, fever, flu, headache, hives, hoarseness, indigestion, itching, loss of speech, mouth infection or swelling, nasal congestion, nasal infection, nervousness, pounding in the chest, runny nose, shortness of breath, sinus problems, sneezing, sore or irritated throat, stunted growth, swelling of the face and tongue, tremor, trouble sleeping, unusual taste in mouth, vomiting, weight gain, wheezing, worsening of asthma.
Legend: Normal font = side effects not experience
Bold font = side effects experienced
Lets review: of 47 side effects, I have 30. That makes a difference of 17. There is a moral to this story.
DO NOT throw out the directions, wing it, disregard the fine print because you think you're in the majority, and/or take risks because you've chosen to ignore the consequences. It's 430, and I'm still up.