Fucking crap

[lydy]

On the long, long list of things that I truly hate, right up there with human cruelty, is cough syrup. Especially cherry-flavored cough syrup, but pretty much any cough syrup. Me and cough syrup go back a long way, and it isn't pretty. At its very best, it upsets my stomach and makes me cross. Also on the list of things I hate is sleeping sitting up. Do Not Want. So, like a good girl, I took a dose of cough syrup before going to bed. And my lungs tried to make a break for it. Really, lungs? Really? Just exactly what are you plans, assuming I do manage to cough you up onto my lap, anyway? So, now I'm sitting up, because I cough less sitting up. And I'm going to try to fall asleep. Which, as I mentioned, I hate doing while sitting up. But I am a) dog tired, b) have already taken the fucking cough suppressant, and c) too tired to do anything else.

Also on the list of things I really, truly hate: coughing.

Comments

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Whimper.

I hope you are soon cough-free and well-rested. Soon as in immediately, much as I know bodies with bad coughs don't tend to work on that time scale.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Ick, ick. I hope you're sleeping soundly by now and feel better soon.

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

Trying to remember the stuff that tasted less than wonderful (but not cherry!) but actually seemed to help.... the codeine version was available if you signed for it, but the non-codeine version was pretty good too. Damn! THe internets are no help, alas.

In Illinois, they (legislators? possibly regulators) decided that the quantity alcohol was responsible for most of the effects, so they banned its sale in IL. Alas, I don't know any IL pharmacists who would actually know the answer to this.

[sraun]

Ouch - I hope you get better!

Do you know if it's the guaifenesin or something else that you don't do well with? Have you tried the guaifenesin-only capsules? I find they work much better for me than cough syrup.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Do you need codeine?

K.

[lydy.livejournal.com]

Um, I don't know? We'll see how tonight goes. I did finally get some sleep last night. I'm hoping tonight is better. Can I call you tomorrow if things are still dire?

[marsgov.livejournal.com]

This is what happens when your cat gets angry: he poisons you.