Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

I’m caught in the aspirin illusion yet again. When will I learn?

The suppression of pain instead of the eradication of the disease for which the pain is a warning. Gerald M. Weinberg

Here is my story…

I had headaches in the mornings. I took Excedrin extra strength, migraine, etc. which is aspirin, acetaminophen, and caffeine. I did this for years, perhaps 15 to 20 years.

And one day I discovered that I had headaches because I was dehydrated. All I had to do…was drink more in the evenings and this eliminated 95% of headaches.

How stupid was I???? I was suffering from the aspirin illusion.