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Never summarize as “allergic” to a medical professional; they need the details. I indicate on medical forms that Vicodin gives me waking nightmare hallucinatio
by floatingatoll 8y ago
Never summarize as “allergic” to a medical professional; they need the details.
I indicate on medical forms that Vicodin gives me waking nightmare hallucinations, because it doesn’t kill me like an allergy, but they should be aware of what they’re in for if they do select it. (This straightforward disclosure has encouraged many years of good decisions by doctors who, I suspect, would rather not have my screams of terror interfering with their work :)
- dTal 8y agoI'm confused, why do they need the details? You would have had the same result (no prescription) if you had simply declared yourself allergic. "Allergic" == "don't prescribe, on pain of death".
- MiddleEndian 8y agoIn his case, the side effects are hallucinations. Perhaps he's OK with them being prescribed if the alternative is worse.
- floatingatoll 8y agoAs a highly intelligent patient, hallucinating nightmares put the hospital risk from me being highly intelligent and hallucinating. This benefits no one to call an allergy.
- unclenoriega 8y agoFor one, nightmares and hallucinations are not allergic reactions, and should not be described as such. And second, true allergic reactions can vary from a mildly annoying rash to life-threatening anaphylaxis. it's important to know the specifics in order to make a proper risk-benefit analysis.
- floatingatoll 8y agoBecause they’re making medical judgements that can kill me if they’re misinformed. If they withhold Tylenol for a fever because “allergic to Vicodin”, and I die from that fever, I will have died because I called it an allergy. It’s bad enough dealing with informed risks without creating uninformed risks too.