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From: obrien@bbncca.ARPA (Mike O'Brien )
Newsgroups: net.women.only
Subject: Re: Excuse me, but ...
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Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 17:22:33 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  9 17:22:33 1984
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Let me also mention that I've found Midol to be God's non-sexist gift
to man- and woman-kind.  It is the best headache remedy I have ever
found; I no longer use aspirin unless Midol isn't available.  The
muscle relaxant, I think, is what turns the trick.  I've also used
ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil) for tendonitis: like aspirin, it is anti-
inflammatory, but while aspirin takes ten days to build up in the
bloodstream and do any good as an anti-inflammatory, ibuprofen only
takes three days.  So says my doctor, anyway.

I have heard some women say that Midol does nothing for them when
period time rolls around.  I suspect the problem may be one of dosage.
Some of my fiercer headaches totally ignore the first two Midol,
but break up and go away completely upon receipt of the third, leaving
me not at all spacy; on the other hand, even two Midol will leave me
spaced if the headache is not severe.  Seems to be a matter of matching
the dosage to the ailment, like those little old lady cancer patients
in England who seem able to use large doses of heroin as a painkiller
without becoming addicted.

By the way, I support this group and think that most men do; given
the huge readership on the and the high degree of interest in the
most remotely controversial topics, I think the number of socially
damaged postings here has been commendably low, though it might not
seem so in absolute terms.