The list of interesting drugs I have taken recently.

[baratron]

In order of increasing interestingness:

Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) - bog standard painkiller. About as interesting as coffee.
Mirtazapine - antidepressant. It makes me sleep.
Sodium danaparoid - anticoagulant. Got to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis in people who can't move around much, you know.
Cefalexin - antibiotic. Smells and tastes disgusting.
Venlafaxine - antidepressant. Yes, this should be mundane because I take it every day, but not taking it is remarkably brain-frying.
Metoclopramide - antiemetic & anti-world-spinning-round agent
Dihydrocodeine - delicious opioid. About twice as strong as regular codeine, by dint of having one more saturated bond (!).
Hyoscine-N-butylbromide - antispasmodic gastrointestinal painkiller. Has a fantastic name (anything that's attached via nitrogens instead of via carbons is fun, imo).
Tramadol - delicious opioid. For "moderate to severe" pain.
Metronidazole - antibiotic and anti-protozoal (!). Administered by IV, thus immediately more interesting.
Pethidine (Meperidine) - opioid and Controlled drug. Principally being controlled means that you have to state your full name & date of birth before being given it, which is fantastic when you're in frigging agony. Not. Also works differently from morphine, making you agitated rather than relaxed, & it causes lovely hallucinations :/
Morphine - opiate. About as interesting as it gets while still being legal if administered on prescription by a properly-recognised medical professional. Makes you sleepy. Nice.

Hopefully meeping & gerwinium will forgive me for my attacks of rage and excessive swearing today. I think it might be a comedown.

Comments

[inkyann.livejournal.com]

I loathed Mirtazipine - it made me sleep 18-19 hours a day and be a zombie for the other few, although doubling the dose reduced the sleepiness after a few weeks. My current drugs are Dexamethasone, Buserilin, and the wonderfully named Menopur. Which should all be finished in the next two weeks (crosses fingers).

in further proof that Everyone's Brain Chemistry is Different

[baratron.livejournal.com]

I like it. I've been through the entire range of drugs whose names start with Z, and none of them make me sleep. You name it, I've tried it, and it did nothing for me (this is typical for people with circadian rhythm sleep disorders.) Unmedicated, it takes me roughly 4 hours to fall asleep even when I'm already tired.

On 30mg of mirtazapine, I get sleepy about an hour after I take it, fall asleep within 20 minutes, and stay asleep for 8-9 hours. This is the closest I get to functional sleep patterns, so it suits me :)