Re: RC: Drugs

[owens <owensall@sierratel.com>]

Dear Peggy;
Thanks for your information regarding pain relievers.  I used to take
something before the ride for pain but then noticed that wherever I
would bruise, such as inner calf(old saddle), it would bruise badly.  I
also had a tendency to not drink enough fluids during a ride, which
makes some pain relievers dangerous.  Consequently, I am now more
careful about what I take, ride a saddle that does not pinch anywhere,
eat Cliff bars, and drink much more...now I feel much better after a
ride.
Katee
> 
> I think the bottom line is to keep in mind that "If a drug can do something
> FOR you, it can do something TO you!"  These drugs are excellent for
> controlling the usual aches and pains we all experience.  But they are
> probably the last thing you should reach for after a blow to the head!
> 
> Peggy Rinehart and Yazhi
> Ramona, CA
> >
> >Maggie Mieske wrote:
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >
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