[Magdalen] Today, PCP appt.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

They certainly have come up with some good medications for migraines. My
current one is taken at the first sign of a headache, and it nips it in the
bud quite nicely.  When I consider how much agony I went through back in
the day, it's amazing.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >
>