The Federal government forced drug companies to restrict drugs that contain pseudoephedrine because people are using it to make meth. People still have no problems making meth, but now I can’t get decent decongestants.
Then they listed phenylephrine as the new hotness for congestion, but it doesnt work for shit. The only way to get real Sudafed is to show ID and be tracked.
Now the FDA is questioning the effectiveness of the new drug that they are forcing you to buy, so CVS is pulling it from the shelves. This is what government does.
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Andrew · October 20, 2023 at 8:30 am
Yep.
Government causes a problem.
Then when it makes things worse, the proposed solution normally makes it worse.
Plus causes more problems to “solve” later, with worse “solutions”, causing problems…
Rinse, repeat.
TRX · October 20, 2023 at 9:55 am
For most of my life I existed only with the help of Sudafed, Claritin, etc.
I went to a ketogenic diet a couple of years ago. It worked pretty well, but it also took care of the allergy and arthritis symptoms. Not completely gone, but 90%+ gone.
Gary Taubes’ book “Good Calories, Bad Calories” gives the history and medical background of low-carb diets. I found it pretty dry, but with your background it would probably be easier to get through. There’s a ton of bro-science and outright BS around low-carb stuff, which makes it hard to wade through the web to find useful information.
I eventually went mostly-carnivore, which made meal planning a lot easier. However, that makes your blood work come back from the lab with flags indicating kidney failure. I went back to a normal diet for a couple of weeks and had the doc run new labs, and everything looked fine.
oldvet50 · October 20, 2023 at 1:39 pm
I don’t know what was in it, but the old AlkaSeltzer Cold remedy (1990s) was the best thing I ever found for nasal congestion. It actually worked, so it was taken off the market. They say it was dangerous and could kill certain people, but I bet it never killed as many as mRna shots did, or still does.
Henry · October 20, 2023 at 2:45 pm
Somewhat related example of unintended consequences of government policies: .gov clamped down really hard on physicians, clinics, and pharmacies prescribing and dispensing Oxycodone after many Americans became dependent on the drug. As a result, relatively cheap street heroin substituted for what had previously been a reliable, pharmacy-grade narcotic, resulting in an increase in overdoses and hepatitis. Then dealers mixed in cheap fentanyl and tranq, making drug abuse even more of a crapshoot.
Don Curton · October 20, 2023 at 4:28 pm
This right here!! When I have serious sinus issues, the only thing that works is the original sudafed. I want to blame the meth heads, but the govt is the real culprit here. Always has been.
Steve S6 · October 20, 2023 at 4:32 pm
Did we screw the peeps?
Yes.
We’re done here.
Plague Monk · October 21, 2023 at 4:07 am
After I got the Kung Flu, I developed a sinus condition, similar to the ones I had some years before. There were inexpensive treatments for it then, but now my doctor says that they are no longer allowed. I have to either get an expensive procedure, suffer with it, or take what I’ve been taking: phenylephrine that I buy via Amazon. I take it every 3-4 hours, and skip one day a week.
I’m not trying to argue with you; I’m not a doctor or nurse. But I know that this stuff works for me, and my quality of life would be a lot lower without it. I get it on subscription from Amazon, and my wife is considering whether to buy an additional 10 year supply.
Jason Edwards · October 21, 2023 at 12:38 pm
Anything that actually works gets banned. I grew up with severe allergies and asthma, pseudafed was a God send. Nothing since has worked as well. So now i get treated like a criminal whenever i buy it, but I’m pretty used to that. Everything I buy seems to require special permissions, IDs, questions, etc lol
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