Now that I have seriously decided to tackle my first Half Marathon this summer (A very hilly and testing one I hasten to add!) I have now just completed purchasing my new Half Marathon medicine supplies.
They are as follows:
In this first picture we have my usual Centrum Performance Multivitamins (that I take every day anyway).
Naprosyn (Anti-Inflamms for my Osteoarthritis) which are taken rarely but when needed.
Lansoprazole (sp?) which accompanies the above medication and helps prevent the anti-inflamms from giving you stomach ulcers!
Echinacea - taken only when needed if I feel I am coming down with something.
Iron supplement - taken when having Aunt Flo visit!
Vitamin D Ultra supplement - to ward off my Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Jointace Collagen with Glucosamine & Chondroitin - this was a new purchase today, to help my knee with the increase of training required now.
Zapain (my usual pain relief - taken only when required and I'm unable to sleep through pain!).
Berocca - another new purchase today for me - I have an energy drink addiction and I'm hoping this stuff will help wean me off it. I get awful sluggish some days and need a boost!
Deep Heat and Deep Freeze gels - to help post workout aches and pains.
Imodium instants - for IBS and best friend for runners!
Vicks First Defence nasal spray - this stuff works a treat with me - taken as soon as you feel a cold brewing!
Difflam Spray - for keeping my frequent Tonsillitis at bay. Also have anti-biotics for that too.
My asthma inhalers and the spacer device for them.
I also suffer from Eczema - for which I need steroid cream and have found Simple Derma hand cream to be the best stuff for keeping skin moist without feeling greasy.
I forgot to take a picture of my re-usable ice bag that I put on my knee - so here's a library pic:
and also I use Tubi grips support bandages as compression socks post run:
It may seem like I need a lot of medication and therefore maybe I should question whether I should be running in the first place. But..... the medication for my knee I hardly use at the moment, in fact, I need to get some new on prescription as it's close to it's Use By date! My asthma inhalers I use a lot less now as since running, I've noticed an improvement in asthma. Eczema - well, it's just something I was born with and these days I no longer need to have a whole body full of cream applied every day post bath and it only reappears during stress and cold weather. Talking of cold weather - did I mention I was allergic to it - seriously - I have Cold Urticaria! lol
But do you see any of these things stopping me running? No, of course not!
The compression stuff is something I will surely need to consider as time moves on with this. The longer runs will require different gear. As I approach 10 miles, I feel that things that I could ignore before are going to pop up.
ReplyDeleteI haven't delved into the medicine stuff a whole lot. I should have my inhaler around though, that's a good idea. I don't usually have attacks these days but for an emergency especially for something like a half-marathon I think that would be really important.
I also feel I am coming down with something, I use a lot less now as since running, I've noticed an improvement in asthma. Thanks for your kind of information. Thank you!
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My asthma used to be really bad, mostly because I was overweight and unfit too and I remember when I first started running, how i'd always have asthma attacks when running in the cold, so I used to have to take a puff on my blue inhaler everytime before I went out for a run. But these days my asthma is so much better and funnily enough, I only really seem to have the occasional attack when I'm sat down watching telly! haha. The cold certainly doesn't affect me as much. Sometimes I sound a bit wheezy but it's not an actual asthma attack. Glad you found any of my info useful Randyor xoxox
DeleteI have suffered quite a bit with shin splints - due to having tight lower leg muscles (hence why I was given some of those stretches that you have Bert) and whilst I don't suffer from shinsplints as such now, I do find sometimes that if I ramp up the mileage then my shins are a little tender and warm the next day but my tubigrips feel so lovely and really help. I just wear them post run. Also - there was a programme on in the UK last night about drinking milk - and it was saying that if you drink a pint of milk after training then you'll suffer 50% less muscle damage. You'll recover quicker. Before that programme I have started drinking milk (lactofree) every day now and I do reckon there is a noticeable difference in how I feel as well as how my muscles feel.
ReplyDeleteI was told by a medical professional last week that my previous 'brown' inhaler was causing my frequent Tonsilitis attacks - apparently you should use the 'spacer' device especially with that one to reduce throat issues and Tonsilitis.
You could open up a chemist with all that! Haha. I love Deep Heat, I use it when I play football and it helps so much. Is it weird to say I love the smell too??
ReplyDeleteHaha Tim, oh yes, the smell of Deep Heat but the itching and pain when you spray on too much, too close! LOL. Oh, I havent showed you my medical chest that's under my bed and then there's the chest of dressings and bandages. They were mostly from when I had horses thoug. I'm not that accident prone - honest! ;)
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