Heather when you say your taking your own meds do you mean over the counter pain relief like panadol and nurofen? I never thought about doing this before, I was offered the same "over the counter" meds with both my C's I could have either panadol or panadine fort (that stuff is awful!) for the hard stuff I reluctantly had a suppository with my first but ohhh it was the best, it worked so effectivly and I didn't feel drowsy at all. I had a drip set up with a self administured button when it got bad you just press that was for the first night since both times I had evening deliveries.