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Down With Pseudoephedrine
May. 8th, 2009 08:43 amFrom the Wikipedia article on Pseudoephedrine:
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![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stephtopia to keep me from sticking pins in my flesh we determined (with the input of MH) to use Phenylephrine Hydrochloride based meds intead.
"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.
--- update ---
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.
