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 “Zquil”, might as well burn money because you don’t like the look of it.
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.
Ones for sinus congestion, the others for sinus decongestion. Have I got that right?
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 “Zquil”, might as well burn money because you don’t like the look of it.
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.
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It’s safe if you follow the label
https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/acetaminophen-safety-be-cautious-but-not-afraid
I was told metamizole is even rougher on the stomach than Ibuprofen, which is why it wasn’t used.