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I remember years ago I was at the gym with a work buddy and we decided to try one of the drinks offered there, since we forgot our water bottles. We had the mo
by e40 8y ago
I remember years ago I was at the gym with a work buddy and we decided to try one of the drinks offered there, since we forgot our water bottles. We had the most amazing workout. We both executed personal bests, and after the workout we felt great. Much less tired than normal. At that point, I turned to the empty bottles and found it was chocked full of pseudoephedrine. It was a little scary to us, so we never did that again.
Yes, it is a powerful drug.
- patwolf 8y agoThat's interesting. I never gave much thought to the fact that pseudoephedrine is a stimulant and can be harmful/abused in its own right. I just know it helps me breathe when I'm congested. I feel like the dichotomy between OTC and prescription medications tends to make me assume that prescription drugs are potentially dangerous while anything available OTC is harmless.
- tptacek 8y agoYou used to be able to buy ephedrine at truck stops. It was widely abused as a stimulant.
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- psychometry 8y agoWhere can you buy beverages with pseudoephedrine added?
- scottmf 8y ago"Years ago" I'm guessing
- Zak 8y agoMore common would be ephedra, though this has been mostly illegal to sell as a food/drink ingredient in the US since 2004. Ephedra contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine.
- e40 8y agoThis was in the early 00's. It was banned sometime after the episode discussed.