Whenever you go see a doctor, they ask your medical history and if you're allergic to any drugs.
I write down: "Cymbalta"
I just realized that I've been telling them the wrong thing. It's "Celebrex"!
They both start with C but treat completely different things.
Cymbalta for depression
Celebrex for arthritis symptoms
Oh dear, I guess I should do some correcting soon.
S and I had quite a laugh about it yesterday when it dawned on me.
How do doctors and pharmacists remember all those different drug names?
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Haha... I do that a lot too. Last time we went to the optometrist, Stephen was asking for the torric contact lenses. When the doctor asked him why, I blurted out "He needs those for his astigmatism because he has glaucoma" (little did I know that astigmatism has nothing to do with glaucoma). To this day I still remember the doctor's blank stare of confusion as she ponder what in the world I was talking about. Thankfully, we haven't been back in close to two years so maybe she'll forget who I am next time we visit.
We don't - now we carry around our PDAs as peripheral brains!!
they're paid to. ;p
i'm just glad that it didn't hurt you in any way.