hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (Jerry Hollombe) (12/08/84)
>Re: Midol etc. and cramping. There have been times that cramping >has made it just about impossible for me to keep to my normal >activities. "Doubled over" is an accurate description. Luckily, >this usually isn't the case. Those pills have helped. >("Blissed out" is not the word. It just stops hurting.) Probably >aspirin would work, but I think the diuretic in those pills also >helps. If you'll excuse a man putting his two cents in, I'd like to make a comment. The first-aid kits where I work contain a Midol equivalent(?) called Pre-comp. The ingredients are aspirin, acetaminophen, and a little caffein. I'd just like to say it's the best headache remedy I've ever found. Apparently it's only available from the company that supplies the kits. If it were in stores anywhere I'd buy a case. -- The Polymath (Jerry Hollombe) Opinions expressed here are my own Transaction Technology, Inc. and unrelated to anyone else's. 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 United States (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 ...{garfield,lasspvax,linus,cmcl2,seismo}!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe
obrien@bbncca.ARPA (Mike O'Brien ) (12/10/84)
Let me also mention that I've found Midol to be God's non-sexist gift to man- and woman-kind. It is the best headache remedy I have ever found; I no longer use aspirin unless Midol isn't available. The muscle relaxant, I think, is what turns the trick. I've also used ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil) for tendonitis: like aspirin, it is anti- inflammatory, but while aspirin takes ten days to build up in the bloodstream and do any good as an anti-inflammatory, ibuprofen only takes three days. So says my doctor, anyway. I have heard some women say that Midol does nothing for them when period time rolls around. I suspect the problem may be one of dosage. Some of my fiercer headaches totally ignore the first two Midol, but break up and go away completely upon receipt of the third, leaving me not at all spacy; on the other hand, even two Midol will leave me spaced if the headache is not severe. Seems to be a matter of matching the dosage to the ailment, like those little old lady cancer patients in England who seem able to use large doses of heroin as a painkiller without becoming addicted. By the way, I support this group and think that most men do; given the huge readership on the and the high degree of interest in the most remotely controversial topics, I think the number of socially damaged postings here has been commendably low, though it might not seem so in absolute terms.
chabot@amber.DEC (L 'Deathwish' Chabot) (12/10/84)
That's just what Midol has in it. And don't you remember the old Bill Cosby
routine about having this horrible headache, and his neighbor (woman) offering
him some Midol, and he was in 7th heaven and pain-free, and it wore off and
he wanted more and she didn't have any ("pusher!"), and so he snuck into the
drug store--and the guy behind the counter said it's okay, he uses it too.
It's not that great (Midol, that is) but it is better than plain aspirin.
L S Chabot
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