Down With Pseudoephedrine

[jamesq]

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.

--- 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.

Comments

[jamesq]

The problem is that I was taking Benylin for my throat and Sudafed for my sinuses. Guess what they both have as an active ingredient.

I felt like I was going to die from an anxiety attack all morning. I'm still shaky because of it. I think I'll wander over to the mall for lunch and pick up some nasal spray. They have their own set of risks, but at least it's not something that makes me feel like I've got a gun to my head.

"it's not you, it's the drugs. It's not you, it's the drugs. It's not you, it's the drugs..."

[rectangularcat]

if you ever want to be awake for a week, take pseudoephedrine with an SSRI.