my friends have been bugging me about how i have been taking 6 - 8 advils a day. they think i have really bad headaches because i tell them that. but sometimes i take them just for the heck of it.. my friends think that one day i will o.d. but i told them i wont. i also said i stopped taking them, but i havent.. i just dont want them to worry.. do you think im addicted? i dont, but i was wondering what you all think.
IAmShammay answered Tuesday March 21 2006, 6:34 pm: taking advil more than prescribed or told to take can burn the lining of your stomach. its extremely painful(i know, trust me)
you shouldnt be doing this, it isnt healthy. i wouldnt know if your addicted or not, only a professional would. talk to someone about this though, because theres something wrong and you have no other way of getting it out. [ IAmShammay's advice column | Ask IAmShammay A Question ]
sizzlinmandolin answered Tuesday March 21 2006, 5:20 pm: If you don't need them, why do you take them? You are addicted. If not physically, you are addicted mentally. Stop taking them and see what happens. If you can't stop or you get sick when you do, you need to get help. I really hope that you do get help anyways. You are a pill popper and doing that can have a very very bad impact on your health, mentally and physically. Good luck. [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
Erinn_the_bamf answered Tuesday March 21 2006, 5:08 pm: Well, no one can diagnose (sp?) you over the computer but it sounds like you might be addicted. Let's do the math to see how much you are supossed to take compared to waht you are taking.
There are 24 hours in a day. I'm just going to say you sleep for eight of them. So you have 16 hours left. You are allowed to take 2 pills every four hours. Therefore, you should only take 8 which you do.
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