[OC] Anyone else insist on using the generic name for all meds? - eviltoast

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12917886

Image: 4 panels organized in a rectangle following a sequential order like a comic strip. The first panel is of a man with a very serious face stating, “Hey man, got any diphenhydramine?” The second panel is a grainy picture of the actor Tony Stark with a slightly inquisitive face and saying, “What’s that?” The third panel is an identical copy of the first image and saying, “Benadryl the allergy medicine.” The fourth and final panel is a grainy picture of Tony Stark rolling his eyes and taking a deep breath.

This meme is based off of a real life experience. I knew a guy that was taking NyQuil to go to sleep. I told him he’d save a lot of money and his liver if he just bought diphenhydramine since that’s the substance in NyQuil that’s making him drowsy. He said. “What’s that?” I obviously responded, “Benadryl the allergy medicine,” and he seriously sighed and rolled his eyes at me. He was so sick of my crap 😆

Edit: Yay!! I’m so happy people like a meme I created 😁

    • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      As long as it’s pure, it won’t kill you.

      What’s literally “you can use it to close wounds”, but says nothing at all about whether you should.

    • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      You should not use it to close any wound that’s deeper than superficial. Glue seals everything inside the wound, and if you need medical attention later, that wound will have to be re-opened. I had surgery fairly recently, and I had a hematoma; the fact that it was stapled rather than glued allowed me to decompress the surgical site, whereas I would have needed to do a needle aspiration if it had been stapled.

      OTOH, you can get sterile, single use staplers fairly easily, and those are great for closing deeper wounds.