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Seems that research carried out by the FDA indicates that phenylephrine, the stuff that replaced psuedoephedrine in OTC cold and decongestant medicines, does nothing to relieve nasal congestion.

I must question what they mean by "nasal". If I take a Sudafed PE as I sometimes do at peak allergy season, the effect on my Eustachian tubes and general sinus discomfort is almost immediate. Perhaps YMMV applies.
 
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I used to have alot of sinus headaches. A couple Tylenol Sinus with the pseudoephedrine and an hour nap and I was good again. When that disappeared off the shelves I found the replacement stuff to be useless. Thankfully, I don't have too many sinus headaches anymore.
 
Here’s one article on that.

“The main ingredient used in many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications doesn’t actually work to get rid of nasal congestion, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday.

In a unanimous vote, 16 advisors said oral versions of phenylephrine – a nasal decongestant found in versions of drugs like Nyquil, Benadryl, Sudafed and Mucinex – aren’t effective at relieving a stuffy nose.”

Decongestant phenylephrine doesn’t work, FDA advisors say
 
Oops, I forgot to post a link. I saw the same stuff on the APNews website. As I say, the stuff works for me.
 
I take "Clariton D" (hope this doesn't violate some rule using the product name), but I get the over the counter version that the pharmacist has to give to you after checking your driver's license to avoid handing it out too often. The kind I can pull off the isle shelf does nothing for me.
 
jscheck said:
I take "Clariton D" (hope this doesn't violate some rule using the product name), but I get the over the counter version that the pharmacist has to give to you after checking your driver's license to avoid handing it out too often. The kind I can pull off the isle shelf does nothing for me.
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Is this the stuff they make Crack out of?
 
I always relied on an inhaler because the pseudoephedrine pills send my blood pressure way too high.

A few years ago the Vicks brand inhaler had a combination of ingredients, including a small amount of methamphetamine (the label used a chemical name). It didn't fool the meth-heads.

The old Benzedrex brand inhaler used benzedrine - similar, but not as strong as meth.

The meth-heads would break the inhaler open and take out the stuffing. The hard core users had a "formula" to extract the pure meth, but it took several inhalers to get enough to "shoot-up"

I think the medication change had more to do with the shoplifting than the amount of meth then contained.
 
LVSteve said:
No. With a bit of work you can make Methamphetamine from Pseuodoephedrine, AKA the original Sudafed and the stuff in Claritin D. This is why you can only get real Sudafed from the pharmacist.
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yes ... that was one of the cottage industries back in WI.
the secret recipe wasn't so secret in the area. Pseudo was the backbone of the show. In fact, anything purchased in suspicious quantities got flagged and unofficially regulated including 5 minute epoxy.
 
I have terrible sinus congestion at times. The Dr told me that there are two membranes in the nostril that will swell up when they sense allegies to prevent you from breathing in the air. The problem is mine swell up TOO MUCH so I can't hardly breathe during allergy season. They have a new type of out patient surgery that uses a rotary cutter to remove some of the membrane then they glue it back together. It's supposed to be pretty quick and not very painfull.
 
Over fifty years ago when I worked in the Pharma industry as a biological chemist, I was asked by the then BNDD if I would come down a few blocks to show their undercover agents how to make speed. Now how they found me I do not know but after checking them out, I did so. Their undercover guys scared me in daylight, let alone in the dark.

It is quite easy if you have a full lab at your disposal. The lady who acted as the scientific advisor in Breaking Bad, really knew her stuff as she later was elected the President of the American Chemical Society.

Ah those days of making "strange molecules!!" Dave_n
 
I remember when amphetamines (speed) were legal (or at least not illegal) and many college kids used them to stay awake for all-night study sessions before final exams.
 
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