Day 16/Post 15: Spread the word!

I mentioned (a few days ago) that my lab tests revealed I have high cholesterol so...along with a 30 minute pep talk from my doctor on how I need to lose weight, exercise more and eat healthier, she prescribed me these gargantuan sized fish oil pills that are supposed to help in lowering my cholesterol levels.

Well...Like the OVERLY PARANOID I mean errr SUPER concerned person that I am, I decided to do a little research on said pills (Lovaza is the name of em') and found out they have both serious and not so serious side effects which include:

  • fever, chills, body aches, flu like symptoms
  • chest pain or uneven heartbeats
  • back pain
  • unusual or unpleasant taste in your mouth
  • upset stomach; belching
  • and mild skin rash

  • Doable you say???
    Why am I making a mountain out of a molehill AGAIN you ask???
    BECAUSE..IT DOESN'T STOP THERE!

    As a matter of fact, in big BOLD lettering (just beneath the side effects they took care to list), are the words "THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST OF SIDE EFFECTS AND OTHERS MAY OCCUR."

    Now...I can't speak for anybody else but I wanna know exactly what in the hell these "others side effects" entail???

    I mean...Are they mild "others" like nausea and diarrhea or MAJOR "others" like we aint even list them shits cuz we assume NO responsibility if they end up killing yo crazy @ss "OTHERS"???

    Right now and again, because I am overly paranoid about stuff like this, I just wanna flush the whole bottle (containing ALL 120 big @ss capsules) straight down the damn toilet.

    Forget about me taking em' once per day let alone the 4 times/every 6 hours I was instructed to AND those OTHER 6 refills they got for me??? Yeah...they can go on ahead and keep those too!

    We gotta pay attention to those pamphlets included with our prescriptions people!!! Reading is fundamental ---> PASS IT ON!

    7 Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:

    LadyLee said...

    Well girlie... you better get on the healthier eating kick. I went vegetarian and my cholesterol dropped 60 points. But uh, that's a bit drastic.

    Work it out, girl!

    Opinionated Diva said...

    lololol...you are just looking for a reason NOT to take the fish oil pills!

    Take them...the benefits out weight the side effects.

    *watching you!*

    lemme shut up...this reminds me I need to take my iron pill! lol

    Still Patrice said...

    The side effects will have you more messed up than you were to start with.

    Find an alternative to the meds.. they are out there

    Rashan Jamal said...

    Just do it (coming from the guy that never takes prescription medicine)

    Super Dave Van Buren said...

    uuumm can't you just eat more salmon or something? Fish oil is high in omega 3 acids but I'm sure you can get it from regular food.

    Thoughts of a Southern gal said...

    Umm..yeah. I would be giving those fish oil pills the side eye too.

    Ms. Insatiable said...

    So your options are either take the pills or do better about eating and working out? Sounds like you've already made your decision. I'll look forward to your Tweets about you being at the gym.