17 April, 2008

In an effort to increase efficiency, I contemplated using NyQuil to wash down the anti-biotic...

st_nyquil_f.jpgSMART GOAL: try not to take this tonight because the stupor it induces lasts well into the next morning. And not in a good way.

8:48 A.M. I call the wonderful pharmacy (see post of 14 April) and press "4" to speak with a pharmacist.

Safeway Pharmacy: Hello, Safeway Pharmacy. How may I help you?
Me: I just took 2 amoxicillin within the space of 20 minutes. Should I be concerned?
Safeway Pharmacy: Why did you do that?
Me: Um...I've had a lot on my mind lately and...it was an accident...I know it was only 20 minutes, but I forgot I'd taken one already...Is it dangerous?
Safeway Pharmacy: Uh...hold on, I'll get the pharmacist.
Me: ¡!
Pharmacist: This is ______, how may I help you?
Me: I just took 2 amoxicillin within the space of 20 minutes. Will that do anything drastic to me?
Pharmacist: Well, you're not going to die...
Me: That's good, but what will it do?
Pharmacist: The level of anti-biotics in your bloodstream is really gonna spike.
Me, silently: No shit.
Me: Yeah, I figured. So, what might that feel like? I mean...should I be on the lookout for symptoms?

Thank God it wasn't a full-frontal teaching day.

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