3,181 Comments Posted by Lynne

Don't want to get a hand caught in that machinery . . . . . . .

Hi Zac,

Certain medications have to be divided up and given across the day to attain and maintain specific blood levels, such as anticonvulsants and Ritalin, to do their job effectively. Other medications may be effective when they reach a particular dose, but if you give the total dose all at once it knocks the person out, so you divide it up and give it throughout the day to keep the person on an even keel. Another example is people with diabetes who usually have their insulin spaced out across the day to keep their blood sugar within specific limits. It is not unusual for a number of non-psychiatric medications to be given multiple times per day, such as antibiotics, post-transplant medications, hypertensives, pain medication, antihistamines, bronchodilators, etc.

Additionally, there are many medications that need to be given at a different time than certain other medications or they change the effectiveness of one or both medications. Therefore you might need to take one drug in the morning and another drug in the evening. Same is true of food and/or herbal products. If you drink grapefruit juice, for example, you can't take a number of medications right afterwards because it will affect the amount of medication that your body can utilize.

It's not the number of times something is given - it's how much is needed to get to a particular therapeutic level, and whether a specific blood level needs to be maintained while the person is awake. Every year new studies are run and new medications are discovered and introduced, so until you know the specifics it's hard to be too critical. There are many "normal" people who take medications 4 times a day.

Great perspective and lighting!

This is very appealing - the colors and lighting are very soothing.

Oh yeah - great!

Creepy is a good word, especially with that paint that looks like skin over the door.

Yes, this is also superb - all the elements together make a nicely surrealistic shot.

Interesting shot - almost creepy, somehow.

Agreed on the composition!

Oh man, the colors and lighting are truly fantastic!

Another fantastic shot - love the colors and lighting, but the texture really catches the eye.

Fantastic lighting!

What a fabulous shot! I love the lighting, colors, and how you framed the shot.

"They used two dumped bodies" or "they used to dump bodies"? Or mayhaps "they used to dump two used bodies, too"?????

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