Warning: May Cause Drowsiness - Do Not Operate Heavy Machinery

We have been blessed with good health through this cold and flu season.  Despite the kids bringing notes from school saying someone in their class has Strep or H1N1, they have avoided illness and not missed a day of school...until today.

This morning, Ryan woke up with a fever.  We gave him Children's Motrin, and sent him back to bed.

I hate taking medicine.  Why would anyone take some of these medications they advertise on TV?  I guess if the benefit outweighs the possible side effects, but, come on, have you seen some of these commercials with ridiculous side effects..

~risk of heart attack

~risk of stroke

~you might want to commit suicide

~occasional fainting

...and my favorite...

  ~ runny bowels, and the inability to control them

Sign me up!  Please.  Sounds like the devil's in the details to me.

Comments

[boom trucks]

the side effects of these drugs are always more hazardous than the reason the drugs were considered in the first place. There have been so many recalls and sicknesses from motrin and Tylenol for infants and toddlers that I quit giving it to my kids.

[wheelchairs]

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[Shannon]

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Shannon