recovering addict 3 yrs clean

i took fioricet for five years.  i can tell you it was b/c of surgery, blah blah blah.  but it all sounds like excuses.  it started out w/ painkillers of some other type i can't even remember and then switched to fioricet b/c a neighbor had some and would sell them to ppl.  then i discovered ordering off the internet.  in rehab i shocked the britches off the girls b/c they'd never heard of buying that way.  and for me, i learned more about drugs than i ever thought possible and i try to purge the info daily.  

when i was in there, they gave me a list of medications to stay away from and some of them were over the counter cold medicines.  i'm trying to remember why aleve cold and sinus was on there.  i get massive massive migraines when it rains.  i take a handful (or less) of acetaminophen during the day and it does nothing.  my daddy takes aleve cold and sinus and swears by it but i'm afraid to try it b/c of what i vaguely remember that sheet of paper saying.  

does anyone know what i'm talking about or has any knowledge or insight into this?

thanks.
syl

[avisg]

Try it for your headaches as long as you take it as perscribed you should be OK .

[worried878]

they will give most a sheet of paper that list any medication that can alter the mind....sudafed has ephedrine in it so it would be listed..some even list caffeine, benadryl,even otc meds like nyquil, couph syrup,, muscle relaxers, valerian root and melatonin as it will alter ur sensorium...a friend follows this religiously...i do not a i am not the type that abuses everything i take...but some do....my friend does...abuses lyrica, zanaflex, ambien...anything she takes...so we have to use our own judgement on what is safe for us to take without getting carried away