Donating Blood

[TinfoilxTouch]

I give blood at least every 8 weeks. I am on benzos, ADHD drugs, and anti-depressants. They ask about the things that would really make the blood unusable during the prescreening, and none of these come up.

Number one, most of the drugs people here talk about are not something that causes recirculation in the bloodstream for very long, so unless you hit a bong and take a few lines while waiting to get into the line for the donation van, most of whatever you prefer has already hit your kidneys, liver, brain and so forth. Second, so okay, I took 3mg of Valium over the previous 24hours. Your body contains 8-10 pints of blood. So, if I took all three doses at once (instead of the 8 hours apart) and then donated, the recipient might get 3mg of valium?

Honestly, everyone who can donate should. They know how to screen for what is not usable. If you know you’re possibly infected with an STD please do not donate, but if you know you’re 100% clean please, please go ahead. My sister needed 3 pints of blood after someone ran a red light. My favorite musician needed a marrow donor to survive chemo for leukemia.

I donate blood 5-10 times a year and am on the marrow donor list. I’m also a organ donor. Don’t assume just because you take more than Advil that you can’t still save a life.