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usonian

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7. See Wikipedia under "overdose"

Reply to The Blue Flower (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 19, 2023, 09:19 PM

Oct 2023

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextromethorphan

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CVS to pull certain cold medicines containing decongestant phenylephrine from store shelves [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 OP

phenylephrine is completely useless. usonian Oct 2023 #1

The CVS action is in reference to this BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #2

I figured it out on my own. usonian Oct 2023 #3

Welcome to a BIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGG club! BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #4

Same here Get Me Outta Here Oct 2023 #5

Me Too RobinA Oct 2023 #43

And the cartel meth is way more toxic IbogaProject Oct 2023 #36

Does anyone have info about dextromethorphan/ The Blue Flower Oct 2023 #6

See Wikipedia under "overdose" usonian Oct 2023 #7

Very helpful The Blue Flower Oct 2023 #9

Wikipedia is a great place to start. usonian Oct 2023 #12

It's good for a cough but it's terrible if you overdose. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #13

one bottle is relatively tame The Wandering Harper Oct 2023 #23

Dextromethorphan Is a cough suppressant DivByZero Oct 2023 #41

I am furious right now. United Healthcare through Medicare gives you $40 every quarter to spend Maraya1969 Oct 2023 #8

A number of these products have different versions BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #11

WISH those with pseudoephedrine were still available. elleng Oct 2023 #14

They still make it BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #16

Thanks. Used to get it @ pharmacy in my grocery, elleng Oct 2023 #17

They definitely "lock it away" BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #19

My patience been waning, but elleng Oct 2023 #21

I used to use Vicks Formula 44M syrup when it had pseudoephedrine in it BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #22

Alka Seltzer plus was the bomb... It worked so quickly JCMach1 Oct 2023 #25

You have to give your license and sign your name to get the real stuff that works. Maraya1969 Oct 2023 #18

Did that for a long time, but my grocery's pharmacy stopped providing it, a while ago. elleng Oct 2023 #20

Doesn't that just piss you off? I would check around. Maybe one of the smaller, non chain Maraya1969 Oct 2023 #24

No Publix around here, so will stay close. elleng Oct 2023 #27

That PE form should be PS short for Pure Sh!t IbogaProject Oct 2023 #37

The Feds determined that the pills don't work AT ALL. When used nasally, in a spray CCExile Oct 2023 #40

This crap makes me so mad! slightlv Oct 2023 #10

Good. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #15

Yep. I realized right away the new version was useless. Fortunately in my state to old version is available behind the counter. captain queeg Oct 2023 #26

I've not found cold medicine to work at all. AllyCat Oct 2023 #28

Kick burrowowl Oct 2023 #29

I am one of the few people for whom this stuff works. sybylla Oct 2023 #30

rBest remedy I've used -- nasal irrigation. There are three types. 3Hotdogs Oct 2023 #31

I had started using a neti pot BumRushDaShow Oct 2023 #34

Well they certainly all have made money with this deception Historic NY Oct 2023 #32

Phenylephrine has worked for me, just not very well IronLionZion Oct 2023 #33

Southern Comfort is the best cold remedy k55f5r Oct 2023 #35

Do not mix alcohol with decongestant. usonian Oct 2023 #39

🖖🏽 REMINDER 🖖🏽 You can get the generic Sudafed. usonian Oct 2023 #38

Reminds me of a very brief conversation with a pharamacist years ago Picaro Oct 2023 #42