[Magdalen] Today, PCP appt.

[Jay Weigel]

Just FYI, caffeine potentiates (kicks into gear) many drugs, including
ibuprofen *and* hydrocodone. So there you are.

That's why the old painkiller used to be APC tabs--aspirin, phenacetin and
caffeine. And why, before I discovered Excedrin Migraine (which IIRC is
some witch's brew of acetaminophen and ibuprofen with caffeine) my
sovereign migraine remedy was 2 extra-strength Tylenol, a Benadryl, a Coke
or some coffee, and bed with a pillow over my head. However, now I take
something to prevent those and haven't had one in about 3 years.

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 12:07 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> >>>Amen. I occasionally take half of one to augment something else for
> severe
> pain.<<<
>
> My cocktail is ibuprofen and vicodin.  The ibu NEEDS to be liqui-gels, so
> they dissolve immediately and "prep" the system, as it were, for the
> vicodin to follow.  And I can't emphasise enough how seldom I use it.  This
> morning I used it, and said cocktail in conjunction with a mild cup of
> coffee, did the job.  Makes me feel like I'm walking on air (quite a feat
> [sic] for my feet [sic]), so I always remind myself it'll be a while before
> I, shall we say, indulge again.
>
> Forgot to ask for more today (I always forget something), but doc's good
> for responding to friendly faxes asking for perfectly acceptable things.
>