I'm feeling knackered - so tired
By cynthiann
@cynthiann (18602)
Jamaica
January 21, 2009 2:58pm CST
and I cannot drink any more coffee today as it will wire me and I won't be able to sleep tonight. Not that I got much sleep last night as I did something really dumb. Gasp. Horror. You did something dumb? Yes I did, believe it or not.
I have to take a small red pill for high blood pressure each evening before I go to bed. For those of you on this type of medication remember to take half in the morning and half at night because most people have heart attacks or strokes in the early hours of the morning when the medication from the previous morning has worn off. Anway, back to the point.
I took a little small red pill but it was the wrong little small red pill. The little small red pill was the small red pill that should be taken in the morning as it is a diuretic. You can guess what happened. I was up every hour or so on the loo getting rid of excess water etc. Hardly slept at all. 
Have you ever taken or known someone to take the wrong medication by mistake and what were the consequences?
I have to take a small red pill for high blood pressure each evening before I go to bed. For those of you on this type of medication remember to take half in the morning and half at night because most people have heart attacks or strokes in the early hours of the morning when the medication from the previous morning has worn off. Anway, back to the point.
I took a little small red pill but it was the wrong little small red pill. The little small red pill was the small red pill that should be taken in the morning as it is a diuretic. You can guess what happened. I was up every hour or so on the loo getting rid of excess water etc. Hardly slept at all.
Have you ever taken or known someone to take the wrong medication by mistake and what were the consequences?4 people like this
11 responses
@Humbug25 (12540)
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22 Jan 09
Hi ya cynthiann
I am not on any medication or have never really taken any medication for any sort of problems that you have mentioned only birth control. I don't know of anyone else that has ever taken the wrong pill for something either. Sorry to be so boring but I really wanted to respond to your discussion anyway as you always do mine!! I think my kids will soon be sending me take medication though, does that count? LOL 
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
22 Jan 09
I knew exactly what you meant by your response. Sometimes I used to long for bedtime so that I could get a time for myself.don't worry - we are on the same page. Blessings
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
22 Jan 09
Of course children count! I can recommend half of a tranquiliser 3 times daily. You are klind to respond as I don't do posting well. am so last century! Blessings
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@AmbiePam (91942)
• United States
22 Jan 09
Oh yes, I have done that before. It was about ten years ago. I had yet to be diagnosed with being bipolar, so I was then on an anti-depressant, and also a sleeping pill because I could never go to sleep. One morning before church I was in a hurry, so I got the anti-depressant, took a drink of water, and started to walk out the door. Thinking twice I went back to the bottle I had just taken a pill out of. I had accidentally taken the sleeping pill! I drank a big coke on the way to church, hoping it would keep me awake.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
22 Jan 09
I am glad that I am not the only one who has done this. Actually, wwe have to be careful because it could be dangerous for us both. Thank ou for sharing. By the way, did the pepsi keep you awake? Blessings dear friend
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
22 Jan 09
I'm sorry - yours is a different kind of tiredness and I do hope that you make a speedy recovery. I'm sorry that you took the pill too! Thank you for responding.
@suruchi86 (1873)
• India
22 Jan 09
Yes, I myself have became a victim of wrong medication, when I was a teen. Due to that, I remained hospitalized for about 10 days and required lot of medication to take.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
22 Jan 09
I am so sorry that this happened to you. I am glad that you are o.k. now. I will be more careful after hearing your story. Thanks for sharing
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
22 Jan 09
I think that it is an 'old lady' thing that I am developing! God help me. It is just that when I wake upo in the night I do not go back to sleep easily. Thanks for responding
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Jan 09
yes, i have & it can have very bad affects on u. u should be more careful w/your meds. i know it's hard to keep up w/them sometimes, i take 14 pills aday. please be careful.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
21 Jan 09
when I reach NC I am going to buy one of those containers that you put a week's worth of oills in for day and night. This should help. I cannot imagine taking 14 a day - I am sorry that you have to take so many pills. I always have to eat something first -even a slice of brad as I get nauseous. Blessings
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Jan 09
those pill boxes are real nice. i don't know if they have one big enough to hold all my pills for one day or not. u just be careful w/yours. thanks.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
22 Jan 09
yes that happens to me all the time, but I have a terrible time sleeping in the best of times, and then I am up half the night going to the bathroom as well.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
21 Jan 09
Thanks for reasponding jillhill. Isn't it awful having to get up at night?I usually get up once in the night but this was like all of the time and then I could not drop back to sleep easily. Blessings
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
22 Jan 09
Hey cythiann! Oh my what a terrible mistake! I can just
imagine how that went wrong! I guess you should make sure
which little red pill you are taking! I have taken the wrong
pill before, but not with such a drastic outcome! I would
think that kind of mistake would definitely be one that you
surely won't ever make again! I have two pills that look very
similar and I sometimes do mix them up, but they don't have
side effects that I would notice. I also have to be more
careful when I am taking my meds. I sometimes tend to not
pay enough attention to what I am doing when getting them
together and that is really not good. I hope that you do get
the proper rest you need tonight.
@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
21 Jan 09
My husband does that occasionally too! I sleep very soundly however and have no clue until the morning that he has been up so many times in the night. BUT...I hear any noise that the kids make at night. Go figure! My husband gets up earlier than I do and maybe I'm programmed to ignore him at night!
Poor guy!
Gotta nap planned?
Poor guy!
Gotta nap planned? @cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
21 Jan 09
So I am not the only dumb one? I know about being programmed for kids to arrive. Just wait until they are teenagers! Thanks for responding. Blessings
@hildas (3031)
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21 Jan 09
Sorry you have taken the wrong pill. I hope you get a better night tonight. I sometimes forget to take my evening pills, so the next day I cannot breath, but I usually do remember now as my Mother bought me a pill container with the days and times a day on it and you load it up with pills for the week. I think that would help you also this box, as it has am and pm on it and you could put the right ones in for the different times you take them.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
21 Jan 09
Hi hildas,
Thanks for responding. I am going to get one of thise containers when I visit my daughter at the end of next month. I just have to do it. I am sorry that you have a bad reaction if you forget to take your pill at night. I will take your good advice. Take care and thanks for responding
