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    Spencer's Pills

    In Darkness we see Spencer quaffing on some pills. Any speculation as to what it is that he's taking?

    #2
    Someone suggested insulin, or something of that nature that when it depletes, he's not going to okay at all.

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      #3
      insulin is taken as an injection.

      But it could be anything. Maybe painkillers?

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        #4
        ...tic-tacs......medical tic-tacs

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          #5
          If it was a medical condition then wouldnt it be in his records and wouldnt TJ be the one treating him?

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            #6
            It's some form of acetaminophen + codeine (Vicodin, Oxycontin, or something from that family). Someone took a screen shot of the med container and posted it here, but the thread got merged with another thread.
            I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

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              #7
              It's some form of acetaminophen + codeine (Vicodin, Oxycontin, or something from that family). Someone took a screen shot of the med container and posted it here, but the thread got merged with another thread.
              Ah, makes sense. A drug addiction would explain his behavior and why he hasn't gone to TJ about whatever's going on wigh him. I was thinking anti-depressants and a stress disorder, which can result is anger like that, but that makes sense.

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                #8
                Amphetamines.
                Keeps you awake, long after you should be asleep. Didn't pilots in WW2 first take them?

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                  #9
                  Pilots still take amphetamines. The air force gives bomber pilots dexedrine when they go on long missions.

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                    #10
                    It can be any kind of antistress medicine like paroxetine or fluoxetine (prozac).

                    Some medicines for diabetes can also be taken as pills.
                    Insulin is for advanced cases of the desease.

                    And why not, the pills can be some kind of vitamins suplement!
                    Stargate fan - city of Curitiba-Brazil

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Kidwizz View Post
                      insulin is taken as an injection.

                      But it could be anything. Maybe painkillers?
                      Sure, but some medicine for diabetes can also be taken as pills.
                      Usually insulin is for advanced cases of diabetes.
                      Stargate fan - city of Curitiba-Brazil

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                        #12
                        insulin is used for diabetes. and if spencer was a diabetic he'd likely not be in the military, and if he was allowed to stay in, he'd be grounded and tied to a desk

                        given info we learned in Life, it's likely that it's some sort of antidepressant, possibly used to treat the mental issues rising from what he told TJ
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                          #13
                          Considering that diabetics are not allowed in the army, we have the hipotesis of the drug to be antidepressive, anphetamins or vitamins

                          And he takes the last pill at the episode LIFE.

                          If it is an antidepressive drug, unless that he has any blister in his backpack, he will begin to experience side effects, due of the abstinence.

                          Usually antidepressive drugs must be removed little by little, not all at once.

                          I dare to make the hypothesis that the director created the character Spencer that is a depressive person, a kind of desease that is enough seen in our days. He also created the homosexual character Camile, other character found nowadays. I think that the depressive person experience more prejudice than the others.

                          While the homossexual is a choice, the mental problem is a desease, and the individual many times depends on other people to get free of it.
                          Last edited by Carlos-Curitiba; 22 November 2009, 05:37 PM.
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Avenger View Post
                            It's some form of acetaminophen + codeine (Vicodin, Oxycontin, or something from that family). Someone took a screen shot of the med container and posted it here, but the thread got merged with another thread.
                            There are lots of litlte round white pills out there, and I'm sure more than one has a warning label, but painkillers are a possibility. However, taking that kind of stuff with a head injury(which he got when Greer cold-cocked him) would be very bad.

                            Could be anti-depressants. Getting angry is a sign of depression. Cold turkey on those is NOT good.

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                              #15
                              Anger is not necessarily a symptom of depression. Considering that he's a soldier then perhaps he could be suffering some form of PTSD, although that said IF that were the case then he would more likely than not be treated by the medical personel at Icarus and therefore TJ would be aware of his condition. FWIW I see the Spencer situation developing a lot this series...
                              Spoiler:
                              Perhaps his longing to get off the Destiny coupled with his widthdrawal from the drugs he has been taking could lead him to sabotage the FTL drive in epsidoe 16?

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