• Thornburywitch
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    8 months ago

    Today’s Health Report on Abc RN had a segment on painkillers and how they work. In hijjus detail. Worth catching it at 3 pm today or on the abc app. Veerrry interesting - particularly how the different ones work and interact. Recommended.

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      8 months ago

      Ooh. Does it deal with ‘red heads’ at all?

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        8 months ago

        Presumably you aren’t talking about safety matches … what is a ‘red head’ in this context???

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          People with red hair have significantly higher tolerance to pain killers and anaesthetic, and typically need more to achieve the same effect as other people

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          Yes! What @[email protected] said. My Boyo is only visibly red in the beard, but most painkillers and anaesthetics don’t work in expected ways. To the extent of waking up on the operating table.

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            8 months ago

            You don’t have to be a red head - my mum had weird reactions to valium - it energised her into complete hyperactivity.