LESSON LEARNED

..An experience of toxicity? For me as I enter college, that’s the time I experienced toxicity. =) MEdtech life sucks. All Medtech students would describe medtech life as toxic. TOXIC? as in Capable of causing injury or even death and That was my experience all about, an adverse of being a medtech student..

A lesson learning experience... that’s what I remember on how I encountered toxicity.
It was Wednesday, Parasitology class when I feel dizzy, always irritated with everything, and the not so nice feeling of drowse during class..

I can’t help but not to fall asleep during our teacher is discussing though I know that it’s not right, our teacher might see me sleeping, and she’ll be offended, she might feel that I find her boring. Although I tried very hard not to fall asleep, I can’t help but to..=)

My heart and mind tells me that I need to focus and listen because of my love for the subject and for the teacher as well, and there’s a thought in my mind that she might give a post test. and who would like to have a low score, right? But my head... oh my head can’t control the feeling of falling asleep..

And that’s it!!, while our teacher is discussing, I got to fall asleep and wasn’t able to listen the new lesson. While all of my classmates were busy listening and learning from our teacher’s discussion, there I am sleeping and dreaming,.. far from reality.

A voice called me and got my attention. I was shocked to know that we will be having post quiz... gGeEEee..

I abruptly borrowed my seatmate’s lecture and saw the oh so many not so familiar words and hurriedly read my seatmate’s lecture. My feeling of drowse was rapidly gone and I felt that my adrenalin were activated.

While having the quiz, I was at the same time praying, afraid that I might get the lowest score. But we all know that God is good, He did not let me get the lowest score, but sadly I failed, that is why it was a lesson learned for me.


...While I was alone in our dorm, I started thinking of what to do, boredom strikes me. Then, I was reminded of my failing score. I started investigating on why I felt that not on timing sleepiness. Then, I thought of the medication I took, it’s TRAMADOL, a pain reliever, to relieve my migraine that I got from the stressful and toxic days of medtech life. I hurriedly get my laptop and research on the side effects of that medicine and got to find its side effects..

• Dizziness
• Weakness
• Incoordination
• nausea or vomiting
• stomach upset
• constipation
• headache
• drowsiness
• anxiety
• irritability
• increased sweating.

Lessons:
...it’s not advisable to take this medication if you are about to go to school.
...DON’T SLEEP DURING CLASS HOURS..=)


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