No… read what the supposed effects are for both of them.
One drug works, one has been fooling people for a while. The entire cold & flu aisle is a scam. All you really need for OTC is Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen, pseudophedrine and diphenhydramine. Menthol and the like are also like aromatics and lozenges are helpful, but they can be found cheaper…
Don’t even get me started on nyquil, might as well burn money because you don’t like the look of it.
Which is an horrendous drug that’s extremely toxic for your liver, easy to overdose on, and only recently known to need a lower dosage for safe usage by women. However, it’s the US’ go to drug because of a commercial dispute and marketing campaign against metamizole, which may perhaps once in a blue moon if you’re very unlucky and maybe perhaps predisposed cause immunological complications.
Acetaminophen is seriously scary to be taken as lightly as it is in certain countries. Do not buy it simply due to a cold or flu.
So phenylephrine actually does work, the problem is the delivery. When injected or as a suppository, it works as labeled. When taken orally, your saliva and stomach acid break it down before it can have any therapeutic effect.
The oral stuff needs to disappear, but the drug actually does work. Just not that way.
No… read what the supposed effects are for both of them.
One drug works, one has been fooling people for a while. The entire cold & flu aisle is a scam. All you really need for OTC is Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen, pseudophedrine and diphenhydramine. Menthol and the like are also like aromatics and lozenges are helpful, but they can be found cheaper…
Don’t even get me started on nyquil, might as well burn money because you don’t like the look of it.
Which is an horrendous drug that’s extremely toxic for your liver, easy to overdose on, and only recently known to need a lower dosage for safe usage by women. However, it’s the US’ go to drug because of a commercial dispute and marketing campaign against metamizole, which may perhaps once in a blue moon if you’re very unlucky and maybe perhaps predisposed cause immunological complications.
Acetaminophen is seriously scary to be taken as lightly as it is in certain countries. Do not buy it simply due to a cold or flu.
I was told metamizole is even rougher on the stomach than Ibuprofen, which is why it wasn’t used.
It’s safe if you follow the label
https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/acetaminophen-safety-be-cautious-but-not-afraid
So phenylephrine actually does work, the problem is the delivery. When injected or as a suppository, it works as labeled. When taken orally, your saliva and stomach acid break it down before it can have any therapeutic effect.
The oral stuff needs to disappear, but the drug actually does work. Just not that way.