By Anonymous - 21/04/2013 17:36 - Kuwait - Kuwait

Today, I had to explain to my girlfriend that taking triple the maximum dosage of painkillers won't actually triple its effects. She rolled her eyes, called me clueless, and said that I should "leave this stuff to the professionals." She's studying to become a doctor. FML
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rg350dx 29

Write this moment down and remind her of it in four years and ask again who's clueless.

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DocBastard 38

Cryptic17 - No, the thing that will increase is the concentration if the drug in her bloodstream, and when you increase the plasma concentration, you generally increase the response. SapphireVelvet is right - OP IS clueless.

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SMHsohard 22

You need to find out what she's basing this on instead of just assuming she's an idiot. The longer someone uses pain medication, the more the body tolerates the dose and the less effective it becomes (physical dependence, not to be confused with addiction, which is when a narcotic is taken to get high, not to relieve pain). So, yes, sometimes people with severe pain are given larger doses than the "average" person. I've seen Hospice patients on morphine doses that would have me in a coma, or dead, and they're still able to function.

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deloria_fml 22

It's actually not just tolerance that is important with chronic pain patients and opiates, but also the fact that if you are in pain, you're going to burn through the chemicals a lot more quickly. You won't even get high if you are in genuine pain, even if you are taking a larger dose than someone who isn't and is getting high. That's why people with chronic pain have an addiction rate of about 2%.

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blessedbylife 6

if you take 3x what you are told to take it will greatly increase the (high)or effect or kill her depending what type of painkiller it is

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alliem199521 10

Hey fucktards why do u think that they will give one person a higher dosage than another? Because the person needs more of an affect (or effect) and therefore giving a person triple the dosage will raise how much they work. Its common sense... Idiots.

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CharresBarkrey 15

That's not why they adjust dosage from person to person...

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Ultimate_No 7

Whew. Seems like you ran out of your chill pills.

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KLeePrice 11

No, they adjust dosage so the bigger person with a higher tolerance get the same effects as the smaller person with a lower tolerance.

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EvilUndead 9

35, Until you learn the difference between "effect" and "affect", you're not in position to call other people idiots.

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ViviMage 38

Cut her a break! She is doing her own case study of what happens to her liver after an overdose of painkillers! Then she'll do her own autopsy! ....oh wait.

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PharmGirl14 8

It depends on what medication it is and whether the recommended dose was from the back of an OTC medication or a prescription. It also depends on whether she's had pharmacology classes yet and knows the pharmcodynamics/kinetics of the drug she is taking. However, all medical professionals -both doctors and pharmacists- should never self-diagnose and prescribe for themselves... especially in pain circumstances!

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Adhdkid107 9

Someone needs to read up on their studies....

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MzZombicidal 36

I hope I never run into her when I need help. That is, if she makes it.

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AKjonesy 5

I agree with her, if taking 3X the amount doesn't triple the effect, why do doctors prescribe 800 mg ib profen and not just give everyone OTC 200 mg??? Lawyered!!

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mickiethec 2

She's right, the "maximum" on the bottle is just a precaution. Kind of like how expiration dates on food are set a lot earlier than they really need to be. It's so the customer can't find a lame excuse to sue the company. Sorry, but you are the stupid one here.

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