my medication

i normally read through all the instructions that come with any new medication i take. except i didn't get around to it for the anti-inflammatories. or rather, i didn't want to because i remember Mr. J. telling me stuff about them that i thought i'd rather not know about. but the other day, i wasn't feeling so hot so i wanted to check if i could take aspirin at the same time. kind of wished i hadn't. it turned out the maximum amount authorised was 20 mg a day. i was taking 40. this was the prescribed amount, and i'd double checked with the pharmacist, so i know it was ok, but still (and yes, i know it's generally not the end of the world, but i like to follow rules for medication). luckily, it was the last day of the 40 mg dosage, i was going down to the 'normal' 20 the next morning and i was still alive, so i managed. while reading, i also found out one of the possible side effects was getting a heart attack. great. this was getting better and better. the rest was the usual rashes and ulcers. jolly good. and no, i can't take aspirin with that. so glad i checked...