It's OK, Grandpa Joe. I bet the codeine makes the ibuprofen taste terrible.

Obviously we need to loosen regulations on the pharmaceutical industry.

/hot

If they could only extricate the addictive part of that high powered pain killer and add that to their aspirin thhey'd be just like cigarettes. All addiction, no high.

Little. Yellow. Different.

rudemix: If they could only extricate the addictive part of that high powered pain killer and add that to their aspirin thhey'd be just like cigarettes. All addiction, no high.

And a full fledged oxycontin addiction doesn't get you high??

Subby, if Excedrin is announcing that to you, maybe you already took a few too many of the tainted pills, just sayin'....

And now my pain relief section at work looks like shiat. Between these guys and McNeil(Tylenol), it seems like a race to see who can drive away more customers.

publicity stunt or the dawn of a new age?

...she goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper...

Loaf's Tray: Little. Yellow. Different.



I'm so sorry

rudemix: If they could only extricate the addictive part of that high powered pain killer and add that to their aspirin thhey'd be just like cigarettes. All addiction, no high.

Tobacco use does give the user a "high". It's a nasty, short lived "high", and most people develop a tolerance to it extremely quickly, but it certainly does provide a "high" nonetheless.

As for TFA, it would be quite a surprise if you thought you were taking some Gas-X, but got an opioid instead.

The resulting lawsuits will be Excedrin Headache #37.

I wish I was this lucky. Open a bottle of OTC pain reliever, and find something that actually works inside the bottle.

/Just purchased 35 bottles of Excedrin

Before you deaden your brethren, Excedrin

From what I can tell, it wasn't so much that excedrin would have opioids, as the bottle would accidentally have a percocet or two in it (broken or whole).

Kind of like Lucky Charms - with the little marshmallows mixed in.

/they're magically delicious!

Anything short of percosets might as well be candy for all the good they do.

Jon iz teh kewl: rudemix: If they could only extricate the addictive part of that high powered pain killer and add that to their aspirin thhey'd be just like cigarettes. All addiction, no high.

And a full fledged oxycontin addiction doesn't get you high??

Yes...but it's illegal to obtain without a prescription, and forget it ever being over the counter.

Aspirin needs a way to hook people like cigarettes with strong addictive ingredients, but very little pay-off.

3 G's: rudemix: If they could only extricate the addictive part of that high powered pain killer and add that to their aspirin thhey'd be just like cigarettes. All addiction, no high.

Tobacco use does give the user a "high". It's a nasty, short lived "high", and most people develop a tolerance to it extremely quickly, but it certainly does provide a "high" nonetheless.

As for TFA, it would be quite a surprise if you thought you were taking some Gas-X, but got an opioid instead.

True point but the high in a cig, even for a first time smoker could never be considered on par with an oppiate.

OTC Buffout wooooooooooooooooo!

I hope no one with migraines runs out of Excedrin in the next couple weeks, cause it'll be hard to find more in the store until they get their stockpile back up. I had this problem a couple years ago when they recalled all the children's liquid tylenol and advil because of some stupid mixup. My kid had a bad fever one night and I had to go to 4 different stores before I finally found some generic store brand.

kermit_the_frog: Anything short of percosets might as well be candy for all the good they do.

Advils are great because they actually take down swelling. Tylenol, aspirin and the like are essentially useless.

Good thing caffeine's not addictive. Otherwise I'd be pounding a coffee a day.

Why take eight mispackaged Excedrin when you could take only two defective Alleve?

Loaf's Tray: Why take eight mispackaged Excedrin when you could take only two defective Alleve?

Better not take 8 Excederin. Any more than 2 a day is an overdose. Your thinking of Tylenol.

you can die from this shiat. people have. 2 MAX.

When it comes to prescription PKs, be carefull what you wish for bub.

EdNortonsTwin: When it comes to prescription PKs, be carefull what you wish for bub.

Yeah. wishing for prescriptions seems to come with the injury by default. don't wish.

When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like
Two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain
You would not understand
This is not how I am

Mr. Potatoass: When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like
Two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain
You would not understand
This is not how I am

Maybe you had gonorreah?
or too much PF changs's get it. PF

Jon iz teh kewl: Good thing caffeine's not addictive. Otherwise I'd be pounding a coffee a day.

I've been drinking coffee and taking Zoloft for years. I'm gonna stop both cold turkey.....just to see what happens.

If they're going to reimburse me for any bottles that fall within the recall, someone explain to me why I shouldn't run to the store(s) right now and play the Excedrin lottery?

Jetty Cat Army: If they're going to reimburse me for any bottles that fall within the recall, someone explain to me why I shouldn't run to the store(s) right now and play the Excedrin lottery?

Smart!
Funny!

kermit_the_frog: Anything short of percosets might as well be candy for all the good they do.

So much this^.

I've got 3 half-used mega size bottles of Excedrin at home. Should I pour them all into a jar and send the 3 empties to the company and ask for a refund? Those big bottles are expensive. Kind of like when they recalled those Totino's party pizzas a few years ago because of a problem with the pepperoni meat on them. I had about 30 empty Totinos boxes in my recycling box in the garage when the recall came out. I sent in the UPC's from all 30 and got 30 free pizza coupons back from the company. See, eating a 90-cent pizza every day can come in handy sometimes. Maybe that's why I get migraines and have to take Excedrin.

Marshall Willenholly: I've got 3 half-used mega size bottles of Excedrin at home. Should I pour them all into a jar and send the 3 empties to the company and ask for a refund? Those big bottles are expensive. Kind of like when they recalled those Totino's party pizzas a few years ago because of a problem with the pepperoni meat on them. I had about 30 empty Totinos boxes in my recycling box in the garage when the recall came out. I sent in the UPC's from all 30 and got 30 free pizza coupons back from the company. See, eating a 90-cent pizza every day can come in handy sometimes. Maybe that's why I get migraines and have to take Excedrin.

Try Klonopin?

no seriousl.y. it helps with all that hoarding type behavior

DubyaHater: I've been drinking coffee and taking Zoloft for years. I'm gonna stop both cold turkey.....just to see what happens.

After about two to three days of caffeine withdrawal headache, you'll get nausea, vertigo spells, and complete loss of emotional control.

/lesson: do NOT run out of zoloft

I just bought a bottle of Excedrin Menstrual...

moonage daydream: I wish I was this lucky. Open a bottle of OTC pain reliever, and find something that actually works inside the bottle.

Excedrin really helps with my migraines, takes them from "curl up in a dark room and pray for death" into "I can live now, keep the lights down and don't make noise." Takes about 30-60 minutes and some protein with the Excedrin.

Migraines are from a TBI back in '05. Good times.

girljen: DubyaHater: I've been drinking coffee and taking Zoloft for years. I'm gonna stop both cold turkey.....just to see what happens.

After about two to three days of caffeine withdrawal headache, you'll get nausea, vertigo spells, and complete loss of emotional control.

/lesson: do NOT run out of zoloft

I'm in a work environment where I'm surrounded by 40+ year old women. It sounds like I'll be experiencing the male version of menopause.

DubyaHater: Jon iz teh kewl: Good thing caffeine's not addictive. Otherwise I'd be pounding a coffee a day.

I've been drinking coffee and taking Zoloft for years. I'm gonna stop both cold turkey.....just to see what happens.

Buy a gun first. It'll make things funnier.

krafty420: It's like finding a prize in a box of cereal!

Or that special super-rare holographic trading card.