Yes Vic,
I agree we can do quite a bit while we're stoned! Sometimes I feel so drugged up from my meds I slur....quite a bit actually!

Luckily everyone in my life knows it's from medication to control pain, but then again I might get different feedback from others if I was in the spotlight like Paula. The media tends to pick on people as well...I never support that and never take to much of what the media wants me to see! I suggest we all not take the media to seriously!!!!!

I won't judge Paula because I don't know her. She may have different symptoms and handle her meds differently. Lack of clear thinking is also associated with this illness...

I take my medication when I get to work, because I know I won't be driving for the next 12 hours. I take it periodically, at the appropriate times throughout the day. I take my last dose when I'm already home, again to avoid the driving. It's strong stuff and if I were to drive like that it would be like driving drunk which I'm firmly against.