Self medicating

I always get nervous when I hear that someone is sick and is “self medicating.” It makes me think that they have a condition that should be treated by a doctor and that they are resorting to using illegal drugs instead of buying a prescription.

Having said that, my poor wife has a sinus infection and she is miserable. Thankfully her doctor has given her a prescription so she should be feeling better in a few days. But she is left with how to treat the symptoms in the meantime. The “day time” medicines don’t address her runny nose, and watery eyes. The “nighttime” medicine addresses it all but strangely enough it keeps her awake! Wired, but groggy! So she has started to “self medicate” and take a half dose of “day time” and a half dose of “night time” medicines. That seems to work the best for her. I think it sounds strange, but if it works, then I’m all for it!

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