I read the warning
on the quit smoking medication:
SIDE EFFECTS
MAY INCLUDE SUICIDAL AND HOMICIDAL IDEATION, DEPRESSION, AGITATION, ANXIETY,
HOSTILITY, ARACHNOPHOBIA, COULROPHOBIA AND CRAVING FOR CIGARETTES
Why am I a
scaredy cat?
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I wrote this for the Week 90 Trifextra
Writing prompt where we are to write exactly 33 words about what scares us or
our character.
Your comments are appreciated.
HI you.
ReplyDeleteOh this was just right...written with just enough tongue in cheek fun.
Hey , there are rational reasons to be hesitant. Am I right?
(just don't take a drag on the filter while you decide)
;)
Thank you Kir. I'm glad you enjoyed the bit of humor. Loved your entry. :)
DeleteNever read the side effects if you're a hypochondriac. It's a recipe for disaster!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe.
Deletearachnophobia? Shit, I'm gonna start smoking.
ReplyDeleteLol! Thanks Melissa.
DeleteThose side effect pamphlets are worse than the disease sometimes. Good take on the prompt!
ReplyDeleteThank you Renee. :)
DeleteOh... do they really want to stop you? I wonder...
ReplyDeleteLoved it.
-HA
HA, Thanks for your comments.
Deletelol. Being a smoker, this made me smile a bit. :) I never read the warning labels or side effects. If I did, I'm almost sure I'd build a plastic bubble to walk around in, like a hamster, almost.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donetta. :)
DeleteI never thought phobias cud spring up as side effects of medication - ARACHNOPHOBIA, COULROPHOBIA - is that really possible ? Arent phobias such as those psychological ?
ReplyDeleteWell presented lumdog...hope u beat that fear :-)
Thanks Sini. I have to confess to some slight exaggeration in my piece! ;)
DeleteDon't worry about the side effects...they have different drugs to take care of them.
ReplyDelete(In teeny, tiny print: the side effects from those other drugs will require more medications to treat...and so on.)
Living with my parents during their bouts of quitting smoking (they never quit for long), I can say that depression, hostility, agitation and cigarette cravings happen even without the meds :)
Haha! Point well taken. Thanks Janna.
Deletelol
ReplyDeleteCase in point: when the cure is worse than the disease.
Great one, lumdog!
Thanks so much Kymm. :)
DeleteThe key words are "may include". I say take the chance!
ReplyDeleteLol! Thanks Draug
DeleteGood heavens makes you want to keep smoking!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I think so. Thanks Bastet
DeleteCure sounds worse than smoking complications. Loved the humor.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Ann. :)
DeleteAnd no advantages? :) Nicely wry.
ReplyDeleteI suppose not. Thanks Sandra. :)
DeletePeople should come with these warnings!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Perhaps there are even a few more warnings to include. Thanks.
DeleteLOL! Nicely done, Lumdog! I particularly love the last side effect. :D
ReplyDeleteLOL! Nicely done, Lumdog! I particularly love the last side effect. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzanne. I tried to make each one sillier than the previous one.
Deletelum, this is seriously funny-and seriously true! It seems like a lot of the time the side effects put a person in worse shape than the original condition-and the fear of those side effects can be overwhelming! And as an ex smoker I know how calming those Marlboros can be;)
ReplyDeleteValerie, thanks for your kind, supportive words. :)
DeleteYou always find the humor, lumdog! Or maybe it's just my kind...no! And a case in point why I never read the pages and pages of side effects...
ReplyDeleteDidn't know you were a smoker (are you?). Quit! We aren't getting any younger. The years count!
Thank you Gina. I really appreciate that you like my humor. :)
DeleteHA! I love it when the side effects include what you are trying to treat... it is like "really?"
ReplyDeleteThanks Wordi. I was exaggerating a teeny bit. :)
DeleteLord! Who would ever want to try that stuff, after reading all of that?
ReplyDeleteLol! Thanks Tina.
DeleteI love this...not only the originality and comedy....but for me, I have severe drug allergies (antibiotics -all but two classes- Anti-inflammatory meds-Anti-depressants) to the point that one pill put me in a 3 month coma....so you are dead on...something to be feared ..or at least taken with caution. Excellent imaginative use of the prompt.
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ReplyDeleteSweet post! Hilarious and valid. Its nice to see more people notice that the side effects of many drugs are worse than the ailments.
ReplyDeleteHa! Although I still think smoking is worse than all of those. Thanks for linking up! Be sure to come back and vote for your favorites.
ReplyDeleteAnd cravings for cigarettes! LOL! Well I think all those things are caused just from not having cigarettes when you're trying to quit. It's a scary thing alright!
ReplyDeleteYIKES!
ReplyDeleteHehehehe! As I recall, you could have plunked the word "depression" in there at least (3) more times!
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