Fw: Drugs

["johnbright" <johnbright@email.msn.com>]

I think this one is important enough for everyone to hear unless you have
already forwarded it to RC.  Thanks so much.  BTH, is aleve a blood thinner?
Kimberly Ross
-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
To: johnbright <johnbright@email.msn.com>; ridecamp@endurance.net
<ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Drugs


>Don't take any pain reliever that might also be a blood thinner (ibuprofen,
>aspirin, any others???) as if you are hurt or injured this could screw up
>your blood clotting abilities.  I know of a rider who came off her horse
>warming up before a ride, had a headache, took some ibuprofen and was again
>later thrown from her horse after the halfway point... she had bleeding in
>her brain that could not be stopped and she was and still is in serious
>trouble.  After some time in the hospital, she is now not able to ride for
>the next year... can't even go and sit in Ridecamp with fellow riders.  We
>have been passing around the word since it happened not to take any drug
>that can thin your blood.  I think Tylenol is the pain reliever of choice
>in this case.
>Maggie
>
>----------
>> From: johnbright <johnbright@email.msn.com>
>> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>> Subject: RC:  Drugs
>> Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 10:21 PM
>>
>> I would like suggestions as to what particular pain
>> reliever/anti-inflammatory works best for you on rides.  I generally
>begin
>> feeling my back stiffen or just general pain around the 35 mile mark of a
>> 50.  It seems that for me (of course depending on the ride) I'm miserable
>by
>> the time we hit lunch.  I talk less, I'm irritable, etc....  Generally I
>> just take 2 or 3 extra strength tylenol and do the best I can but I know
>> that if I experiment with the effects of different pain relievers I will
>get
>> a greater response. I say this because I was on a particular ride a few
>> months ago and came into lunch and was just dying, someone overheard me
>> mentioning this and came over and offered their drugs.  Of course they
>are
>> the legal ones and I snatched them out of their hands and thanked them
>> graciously.  Point being: they worked sooooo much that 15 minutes out of
>> lunch I was back to talking, engaging in conversation, and I actually had
>a
>> smile on my face.  I unfortunately never asked them what specifically it
>was
>> (oops) but the understanding was clear that it was certainly over the
>> counter.  I'm absolutely NOT recommending anyone to do this for obvious
>> reasons, however I'am requesting any positive responses you may have
>about
>> pain relief.  Just as it takes us trial and error to figure out which
>works
>> best for our horses and ourselves, for me pain management would make my
>> training and rides a lot more comfortable and in my household, if I'm
>happy
>> then everyones happy.   HAPPY TRAILS!
>>
>> Kimberly/Roxy
>> Sacramento, Ca
>>
>>
>>
>>
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