Day 5 - 240 -- Heal or Hurt

When I woke this morning, I felt better than I had in a day. It came to mind about 3 AM when in the midst of another bout of pain and dizziness, that the prescription medication I took yesterday might be the cause of all the negativeness. I ate and decided to head into work since most of that was just sitting and typing. While still feeling a bit weak,  I managed the journey. As the day wore on, I felt better and better. I ate a whole lunch -- the first solid food in 24 hours. By supper time, I was pretty much back to normal, though I did fall asleep for a bit after eating.

I often wonder about how prescribed drugs can do such good, working with the body internally to get the biochemistry just right. It is quite intriguing -- when it works. I suppose it is just as interesting to some researcher when the drug does not work. From my perspective, any adverse reaction is far from interesting. It is fully the opposite -- something that should not occur, or at least something that could be better targeted to those who won't react in a negative way. When someone has a side effect, why isn't more work done to determine why instead of just making a long list of possible effects? Several answers exist and likely work in combination.

A song title that came to mind fits my pondering today. The lyrics outline something  as a need instead of something to avoid, so it is different from what I experienced, but the title said it all to me today. <smile>  Enjoy!

Bad Medicine -- Bon Jovi