Njion the Cofftea Dragon ☕Apr 22
Why do people in the US still take Benadryl as an allergy med?? Like y'all know we've had antihistamines that don't give you severe drowsiness since 1973? Straight up, here in Poland the active substance in Benadryl is sold as a sleep aid, not as an allergy medication.
Show threadjiub   Apr 22
@njion by now i think it's more often used as a sleep aid here too. doctors usually recommend cetirizine or loratadine, both of which are available otc

tho i'm sure people take it for allergies because it's really cheap, $3.59/100 pills for the generic version vs. $12.59/90 pills for cetirizine at a local store though it's much cheaper online

can't imagine taking it regularly tho, always had unpleasant effects from it including rash and once mild paranoia and hallucination at the max recommended dose
Show threadNjion the Cofftea Dragon ☕Apr 23
@jiub it's crazy you can even get 100 pills.. It's rare to find medication boxes that contain 30 pills here lol
Show threadjiub   Apr 23
@njion loool seriously

i mean it's good because it saves money to buy medication in bulk when healthcare is so unaffordable here

but then the same store has 500 count acetaminophen (paracetamol) for $7.99, not sure that's a good idea ​​
Show threadNjion the Cofftea Dragon ☕Apr 23
@jiub but.. how would you possibly use all that before it expires??
Show threadjiub   
@njion yeah when it's something that's taken every day like an allergy med that kind of size might make sense, but taking 500 acetaminophen before it expires seems like it could easily fuck up your liver
Apr 23 at 12:11amWeb