How often do you take OTC MEDICATIONS?

[AviatorTom]

There are all kinds of over-the-counter (OTC) medications, that treat a wide variety of symptoms, including cuts and bruises, aches and pains, runny nose, cough, headache and more.

How often do you take OTC medications?

Please vote in the poll.

NEVER

RARELY

EVERY DAY

a FEW TIMES a WEEK

a FEW TIMES a MONTH

a FEW TIMES a YEAR

Something ELSE - please tell

[DJB72]

Only when I need them.

Advantage of having been married to a doctor over 20 years is I can generally see if I need to go and see a doctor. I just spent a week in bed taking mostly a paracetamol/codeine tablet (OTC) for the fever and drinking about three hive's worth of honey in lemon tea.

I'm diabetic and disabled but I'm getting healthier. Change to my diet has drastically reduced my reliance on insulin and I'm healthier than inve been in years - flu notwithstanding. Moving towards full carnivore

[Massageman]

I take them PRN (as needed), and then only what I need to deal with the symptoms do have.

[purplepoppy]

Rarely, and usually just a painkiller like paracetamol. I'm pretty sure the active ingredients in otc stuff is so low they're not going to work and they're mostly placebos and marketing. Not like they'd trust us with the good stuff.

And no I've not been tempted to take my sheep's ivermectin.

[Agape93]

Daily for nerve damage pain. Doctor won't refill prescriptions for anything that actually fucking works.

[Shiprex]

I seldom need medication so over the counter stuff like asprin or paracetamol are the only things I would need otherwise I'm in hospital

[OlderAndWiser]

Every day, i take potassium and a proton pump inhibitor.

[exitseven]

Proton pump"?

[OlderAndWiser]

@exitseven Not Ghost Buster equipment! PPIs are the class of drugs that are used to treat GERD, such as Prilosec.

[exitseven]

okay.

[Kayla45]

Very seldomly. Only when needed and prescribed.

[DrPepper12]

When necessary. Usually headaches, stomach ache, muscle ache or congestion/allergies.

Vitamins are a scam. Those people amuse me!

[midnightmoon05]

Only when I need. When I have a cold/flu.

[exitseven]

I take a baby aspirin every day

[Dongie]

AA few a week