Letters to parties unlikely to respond.*
Mar. 30th, 2005 12:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spacebugDear effects of generic nighttime cold medicine,
I only looked brefily at your label before downing an "adult sized" dosage an hour and a half ago in hopes that your "nighttime" label would serve me well.
Sadly, I seem to be mistaken.
Your comforting blue label, decorated with with an exagerrated crescent moon and small, five pointed stars lulled me into thinking that somehow, even with a known stimulant listed among your active ingredients, my body could be hoodwinked into blissfull, recuperative slumber. Somehow I thought that the twitchy presence of pesudoephedrine hydrochloride would just evaporate away and that, as the box reassures me, I would "Rest Easy".
Instead, I find myself up past midnight in a strange, zombielike existence. My mind is completely alert and my limbs really dislike doing much of anything.
Also, I have cottonmouth.
(In due fairness, I will take a breif opportunity to say that all the other claims of your effectiveness also seem to be present, and perhaps I should not take the even blissfully temporary absence of my rib-bruising cough and skull-crushing sinus pressure lightly- but please know I'd still like some sleep.)
Side effects of generic nighttime cold medicine, you suck.
Humbly yours,
Spacebug
*Probably not worthy of McSweeny's, but please take into account the state of mind.
I only looked brefily at your label before downing an "adult sized" dosage an hour and a half ago in hopes that your "nighttime" label would serve me well.
Sadly, I seem to be mistaken.
Your comforting blue label, decorated with with an exagerrated crescent moon and small, five pointed stars lulled me into thinking that somehow, even with a known stimulant listed among your active ingredients, my body could be hoodwinked into blissfull, recuperative slumber. Somehow I thought that the twitchy presence of pesudoephedrine hydrochloride would just evaporate away and that, as the box reassures me, I would "Rest Easy".
Instead, I find myself up past midnight in a strange, zombielike existence. My mind is completely alert and my limbs really dislike doing much of anything.
Also, I have cottonmouth.
(In due fairness, I will take a breif opportunity to say that all the other claims of your effectiveness also seem to be present, and perhaps I should not take the even blissfully temporary absence of my rib-bruising cough and skull-crushing sinus pressure lightly- but please know I'd still like some sleep.)
Side effects of generic nighttime cold medicine, you suck.
Humbly yours,
Spacebug
*Probably not worthy of McSweeny's, but please take into account the state of mind.
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Date: 2005-03-30 09:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-03-30 09:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-03-30 02:57 pm (UTC)hope you feel better soon.
i still have some vicodin spiked cough syrup from the doctor if you would like to partake.
also, some cough pills that are supposed to help with coughing during the day (i didn't notice much of an effect, despite it being prescription).
i'd be more than happy to drop some off with you or your s4. :)
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Date: 2005-03-30 03:20 pm (UTC)Feel better!
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Date: 2005-03-31 12:18 am (UTC)