• Hot Saucerman
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    1531 year ago

    I think allergy suffers already have known this for years… The stuff that works is locked up because it can be used to make meth…

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      Yes, it’s pseudoephedrine that you want. Somewhat ironic that Sudafed got its brandname from it, but you can’t easily get the original version anymore.

      Edited: corrected for availibility of the Sudafed - thanks Blue and Cubby.

      • BOMBS
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        241 year ago

        One thing I’ve realized about US healthcare is that it would rather restrict meds from those that need them than to give access to those that would abuse it.

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          71 year ago

          That’s definitely what they’ve done with opioids. You could have your bone sticking out of your arm and they’d call you a drug addict for being surprised when they give you a motrin.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      Any backyard chemsit can make meth if they are skilled enough

      Nile Red likely has the capability of doing that

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      21 year ago

      Probably in the minority here but I didn’t know that Benadryl straight up doesn’t work as a decongestant. It knocks me the fuck out though, so I wonder if it’s effective at making you drowsy as shit and not much else.

      • prole
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        1 year ago

        The person you replied to was talking about pseudoephedrine, which is marketed as a decongestant. And boy does it get the job done.

        Benedryl (diphenhydramine), on the other hand, is an anti-histimine and it absolutely works for allergic reactions. That said, it’s also marketed as a sleep aid (take a look at the active chemical in things like “ZZZQuil” or drug store brand “sleep aid,” and compare it to the one in Benedryl. Same chemical), and believe me, it works very well for that.

        I dunno if I would use it as a decongestant.

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        21 year ago

        Benadryl is one of the stronger sedatives, prescription or not, if I recall correctly (CPhT, lapsed)