I Wanna Be Sedated

Having suffered an upset stomach for the last week or so, my doctor's decided to prescribe me some medication to (hopefully) patch things up in my beleaguered gastrointestinal realm. As always when being given some new medicine, there's nothing that fills me with anticipation for the first pill quite like perusing the list of potential side effects, which usually reads like an encyclopaedia entry on the Black Death. To my delight, this drug is no exception. According to the helpful leaflet, I may shortly find myself prone to:

Fever, skin rash, swelling, a fall in blood pressure including shock or collapse.

Rapid swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, difficulty swallowing, hives and difficulties breathing.

Reddening, blistering or peeling of skin; severe blisters and bleeding of the lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genitals. (More catchily known as "Stevens-Johnson Syndrome" or "Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis").

Yellowing of skin and white of eyes, dark urine and tiredness, indicating liver problems.

So, barring any respiratory arrest, organ failure, caliginous piss or significant discharge of blood from the major holes, I should be a healthier individual in a few weeks' time. What a weight off my mind.