I took it

 I took it.  I took the very old, nasty codeine cough syrup.  At first it was all good.  I took it, I started feeling kinda tired, but I had recently eaten, so I sat in my comfy chair and took a nappy-nap so cozy.  It was pleasant.  

So, imagine my surprise when I took it the second time and that time I got a terrible, horrible, no good-very bad stomach ache!  ALL DAY! I could only drink water and broth ... but I thought maybe that was just because I didn't eat before I took it- so that night I thought I was being smart- I ate a little bit of (very bland) dinner- then took it before I went to bed. Ah- sleepy-sleep time-no coughing, no coughing, just quietly snoozing through the night ... 

I started to feel drowsy- I took myself to bed.  I laid there- and laid there- and I heard a sound, "What's that? Is that a normal sound?  Did someone open the door?! Has that light always been on? Did I brush my teeth?  AHHH! What's that?  Oh- it's my pillow.  My heart is racing- I feel really hot.  I should asleep by now- why do I feel so nervous?  What if I forget to breathe? (I am pleased to notice there is no coughing.)  I wonder why they put codeine in cough syrup.  It's a narcotic- I think the codeine is making me crazy! I'm so HOT and AWAKE! I have to look up the side effects of codeine cough syrup NOW!"

SIDE EFFECTS:

• noisy breathing,
• sighing,
• shallow breathing,
• breathing that stops during sleep
• WAIT- what?
• agitation,
• hallucinations,
• fever,
• sweating,
• fast heart rate,

"When codeine is used to reduce coughing, it works by decreasing the activity in the part of the brain that causes coughing."

Ahh- it is messing with my brain!  WHY DID I TAKE THIS?

Soo- I've been coughing a lot today ...