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> And yet innocent people still get arrested and have their lives upended and/or ruined because they accidentally violated pseudoephedrine regulations. I'm curious to know if you have any examples of this because I can't find one.
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Are you sure you're thinking of the right drug? I haven't heard that it possesses any analgesic properties.
For many it does indirectly since it relieves sinus pressure.
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Again, I'm not advocating for the limits. I'm saying it would be very hard to exceed the limits as they exist now.
Step 1, get married. Step 2, have kids. Put your allergy status on your dating profile, I guess.
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For what it’s worth, Afrin and other similar nasal sprays are by far the best decongestant. The only issue is you can only take them for a few days straight, or you’ll have rebound congestion when you try to quit. There are oodles of stories online of people who didn’t heed that advice and upped their dosages again and again for months. Here’s the best method: Afrin (etc.) at night so you can sleep, and during the da…
Afrin is so incredibly addictive that I highly recommend never using it… use it once and you’ll be hooked for years, trust me!
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For what it’s worth, Afrin and other similar nasal sprays are by far the best decongestant. The only issue is you can only take them for a few days straight, or you’ll have rebound congestion when you try to quit. There are oodles of stories online of people who didn’t heed that advice and upped their dosages again and again for months. Here’s the best method: Afrin (etc.) at night so you can sleep, and during the da…
> (Also, Adderall is great for colds) Do not go around saying this, even if it’s true. We’re experiencing a huge Adderall shortage, and the last thing we need is people who were on the fence deciding to get a Rx because it might help them with cold symptoms in the winter.
It's probably a bad idea for anyone with a heart condition, in case anyone out there is getting a not-so-bright-idea.
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> if you are actually congested, go to the pharmacy counter and get Pseudoephedrine Yes, that's what works for me. And of course it used to be available OTC until the government decided to control access to it because of fears of meth.
I mean we can see a demonstrable and quantifiable MASSIVE decrease in meth usage and overdose circa 2005 when the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act went into effect. Also, it's still available without a prescription, last I checked, it was just behind the counter/required an ID to track if you're grabbing a pack from every Walgreens in a 50 mile radius in a single night
And it’s done nothing. Hasn’t affected availability. Hasn’t cut down on illicit lab operations. Nothing.
People will say “It has cut down on the amount of pseudoephedrine going to illegal meth operations”, as if that in itself is a useful outcome instead of utterly meaningless.
My understanding is that they are only removing products that ONLY contain Phenylephrine, which means they will still sell it when it is part of multiple-ingredient formulations, which are in themselves kind of a scam. For example, many OTC "severe cold/flu" formulations contain: - Acetaminophen. Potentially helpful for the body aches that come with the flu, but a lot of the time when I'm sick, I don't exactly need o…
If the phenylephrine thing is true, that means I placebo'd my way through COVID in addition to every cold I've had in the past 15 or so years. Going from severely congested to not at all, every four hours, makes me think that it's got to be a "this only works in some people" drug.
Is there something else you’re doing or taking alongside that might explain it?
If not … well, happy placebo-ing to you!
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I mean we can see a demonstrable and quantifiable MASSIVE decrease in meth usage and overdose circa 2005 when the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act went into effect. Also, it's still available without a prescription, last I checked, it was just behind the counter/required an ID to track if you're grabbing a pack from every Walgreens in a 50 mile radius in a single night
Here in Australia we have the same restrictions on pseudoephedrine, possibly worse ones (you have to show ID and it gets recorded centrally so you don’t just pharmacy-hop) And it’s done nothing. Hasn’t affected availability. Hasn’t cut down on illicit lab operations. Nothing. People will say “It has cut down on the amount of pseudoephedrine going to illegal meth operations”, as if that in itself is a useful outcome i…
I assume the situation is similar with pseudoephedrine, though the drug class/restrictions may be different.
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I am not sure why the downvote. It keeps hypochondriac people away from the medical system by giving them essentially placebos. Everyone is happy.
No, you have people that think those “placebos” are real medicine and end up killing their kids because of it.
For those who haven't seen it yet: A Simple and Convenient Synthesis of Pseudoephedrine From N-Methylamphetamine https://archive.org/details/pseudosynth