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[scriptpharmacist-blog]

Hi, I was wondering if there are some drugs that cause someones organism to be hypersensitive? Like for light, sounds and touch. Aaand thanks in advance! You have a great blog!

Hi there!

I think I understand that you mean a drug that makes your senses extra sensitive to stimuli, but when you wrote hypersensitive, I read ‘life threatening allergic reaction‘.

Any drug that causes the pupils to dilate will make a person sensitive to light. This includes many antimuscarinic drugs like Atropine and scopolamine. Central nervous system (CNS) stimulants can also cause dilated pupils. This list includes drugs to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.

I’ve been looking but I’m not 100% sure that there are drugs that make you sensitive to sound exactly. there are drugs that cause tinnitus/ringing/noises etc, which can lead you to hearing loss which is no good. Some drugs that can do this are quinidine, platins (chemotherapy), gentamycin (antibiotic), aspirin (high doses), and amitriptyline (antidepressant). Mayoclinic has a nice place to start.

There are also some drugs that can make you go colorblind! For example ethambutol (for tuberculosis). While prednisone can cause cataracts with prolonged use.

As for sensitivity to touch… I’m not 100% sure, but there are some chemotherapy drugs which cause peripheral neuropathy such as cyclophosphamide and cisplatin. I’m sure there are also some illicit drugs which can cause sensitivity, but I am not really knowledgable in that corner.

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Hi, Aunt Scripty! What are the consequences of doing a CPR on someone who doesn't need it? Is it dangerous? And do you know if someone who did it can be punished for it? (Ofc it's a writing question!) aaand I love your blog!

Hey there! I love your question!!

YES, CPR IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY BY UNTRAINED PERSONNEL.However, that untrained person is likely protected by “Good Samaritan” lawsagainst legal action. Consult @scriptlawyer or, better yet, do a search for “GoodSamaritan Laws” + “Your State / City / Country”. Essentially, people areprotected from liability when trying to Do Good Deeds.  

Here’s a short list of some of the potential side effects ofCPR, especially if performed improperly:

Rib fractures

Liver lacerations

Trauma to the bronchi or airways

Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)

Rib fractures are extremely common – in fact, they’re anindicator that CPR is being performed correctly. The others are rare, butpotentially lethal.

So yes, CPR is dangerous.

The only thing moredangerous to giving someone CPR is notgiving someone CPR when they need it.

Look, if your character’s only options are “I break someribs but they might live” or “Fuck it, they’re probably not dead-dead, right?”,and your character guesses wrong about whether the person is alive, your characterhas allowed someone to die who may be viable.

So yes, medfolk characters might judge someone hard who did CPR on a living person, butthey’ll judge someone way moreharshly for walking by a viable corpse and doing nothing to make it better.

xoxo, Aunt Scripty

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