Down With Pseudoephedrine

From the Wikipedia article on Pseudoephedrine:

"Common adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with pseudoephedrine therapy include: CNS stimulation, sleeplessness, nervousness, excitability, dizziness and anxiety."

That's just fucking peachy. God forbid that I should be able to avail myself of a common cold remedy without also fucking up my brain chemistry.

It's bad enough that the reasons for my depression never go away. Now illness is taking away my ability to cope with it too.

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After a lunch with stephtopia to keep me from sticking pins in my flesh we determined (with the input of MH) to use Phenylephrine Hydrochloride based meds intead.