Constance La France Poet Light Verse

Warnings

          The doctor gave me a prescription for medicine,
and all the container said was, take two pills at bedtime;
                   I decided to look up the side effects and warnings,
holy smokes, the list was a mile long  . . . causes dizziness.

            Oh that's great, I am dizzy already, confusion, headache,
muscle weakness, WEIGHT GAIN (darn it ), slow heart beat;
                  chance of heart attack, seizures,  liver/kidney damage,
patients may have higher likelihood of cancer resulting in death.

       If breathing stops . . . call 911???  No way I will be taking 
these  PILLS,  those   w a r n i n g s  are too scary for this girly girl.

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October 14, 2016 

Poetry/Light Poetry/Warnings 
Copyright Protected, ID 10-839-409-14
All Rights Reserved, 2016, Constance La France

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Viv Wigley November 6, 2016 at 1:42 AM Enjoyed your write, Constance, made me smile- yes, the side-effects list can be terrifying. Thanks for having a go in my contest, Viv x

Beautiful Scars October 15, 2016 at 12:21 PM eeeek! scary stuff Broken Wings...Good luck lovely lady :)-luloo

Paul Callus October 15, 2016 at 10:33 AM This is funny to read, but there is also a serious side to it. Those side effects do exist and I've been the victim of some of them! But medicine is a necessary evil, and it can get us out of a many a tight corner:) Regards // paul

Daniel Turner October 15, 2016 at 8:33 AM Probably not any worse than the pesticides used on your fruits/vegetables and the chemicals in the fertilizers, or the chemicals they put in livestock feed. But yes, Constance, it is funny the side effects of meds. I love the the phrase "girly girl" very cute:)

Sara Kendrick October 15, 2016 at 7:28 AM It is funny and not funny when one looks at the side effects because mostly the side effects are worse than the problem that already exists..The doctor will tell you that the likelihood of those happening are only a very small percentage but what if you are in the percentage that it happens to..I was put on medicine for my blood pressure years ago and it made my capillaries swell when exposed to sunlight..I showed it to the pharmacist..He said I had read about that but have never seen it..LOL SK Sara Kendrick October 15, 2016 at 7:30 AM My husband's sister has bladder cancer that is probably caused by a medicine that she took for her diabetes..Enjoyed reading your work..I hope that your health improves that is if this is a real problem for you..Sara

Probir Gupta October 15, 2016 at 6:04 AM Ha ha ... very interesting ... a sure win ...

Supraja Kannan October 15, 2016 at 5:23 AM Ha ha...This is a great entry for the contest...A 7 and Good luck...

Jan Allison October 15, 2016 at 12:40 AM LOL Constance - if you stop breathing how the heck are you going to call for help!!!! the lists are there to cover the manufacture's backs but I try and steer clear of meds if I can but sometimes you have to do it:-( hugs jan xx

White Wolf October 14, 2016 at 11:25 PM Haha, If you feel you are OK without them then no, take them not. That's funny, we have 000 to ring.