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Leading cause of acute liver failure in the US, because the active dose is far closer to the lethal dose than many other OTC drugs. Not clear to me it would act
by arcticbull 2y ago
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the US, because the active dose is far closer to the lethal dose than many other OTC drugs. Not clear to me it would actually be approved if it were submitted today.
It is particularly neat because it's not just a pain suppressant, it's a general emotion suppressant.
> ... [it] blunts physical and social pain by reducing activation in brain areas (i.e. anterior insula and anterior cingulate) thought to be related to emotional awareness and motivation. [1]
It also reduces the empathy for pain. [2]
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6455058/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6455058/
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015806/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015806/