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sybylla

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30. I am one of the few people for whom this stuff works.

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 08:28 AM

Oct 2023

It has always helped with hay fever and spring allergies when pseudoephedrine did nothing for me. I discovered this back in the day that both were available side by side on the shelves.

If they pull this, my only options will be the drugs that make me drowsy. Thankfully, cetirizine takes care of the worst symptoms these days.

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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