Annoying war on drugs. - Page 2

tw · 01-26-2014, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The reason we have a nose is to filter out crap and warm cold air to protect the lungs. If the nose is plugged it can't do that as mouth breathing becomes mandatory.

When running (with mouth open), the tongue captures insects. Snack food.

orthodoc · 01-26-2014, 12:59 AM

Good point, Bruce. And sinuses, being an integral and internal part of our homeostatic, warm blooded bodies, don't need to be kept warm. Just sayin'.

orthodoc · 01-26-2014, 01:16 AM

A source of protein. Right, tw?

tw · 01-26-2014, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

A source of protein. Right, tw?

Insects are like good candy. Crunchy on the outside. Soft in the inside. Its an acquired taste.

Clodfobble · 01-26-2014, 08:09 AM

Not to mention the fact that sinuses can also swell inappropriately, in response to an allergen, for example. No amount of warmth is going to "kill off" that cedar pollen in my son's nose. Our survival mechanisms are useful in the right circumstances, but they don't always work in our favor.

Griff · 01-26-2014, 08:17 AM

Is there a lot of cedar in your area?

tw · 01-26-2014, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

No amount of warmth is going to "kill off" that cedar pollen in my son's nose.

Anybody dependent on Claritin (and equivalents)?

Clodfobble · 01-26-2014, 10:17 AM

Oh yes indeed.

There have been a handful of false calls to the fire department across the city, because people thought the trees were "smoking" when in fact it was just clouds and clouds of cedar pollen wafting off the branches.

Griff · 01-26-2014, 10:40 AM

Oh, that is brutal!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-26-2014, 01:44 PM

I guess a heavy rain, carefully timed to the pollen release, is the only thing that would help. That's not happening.

BigV · 01-26-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

So Lil' Griff and I are sick. I was preaching on the virtues of Mucinex D(?) the one with pseudo-ephedrine. It really helped my sinus last time around. So I stop at the pharmacy on my way from picking up my Dad's coal. Its behind the counter because we're having a War on Drugs™. The government web-site is down, so you can't have it... Cuz I'm going to make a batch of Hillbilly Heroin from like 12 tablets?

Also unavailable in Oregon OTC. Claritin-D requires Dr Rx.

tw · 01-26-2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Claritin-D requires Dr Rx.

What is the difference between over the counter Claritin and Claritin-D? I know a kid who apparently must take Claritin daily.

zippyt · 01-26-2014, 03:33 PM

clairatin makes me dream weird , bad sit up in the middle of the night sweating OH SHIT what the HELL was THAT Dreams ,
Zyrtec is what i use , no bad dreams

orthodoc · 01-26-2014, 03:36 PM

Claritin-D contains pseudephedrine. It's behind the pharmacy counter in PA and WV, limited purchase etc. Plain Claritin is just antihistamine.

tw · 01-26-2014, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

Plain Claritin is just antihistamine.

Do they have anything in common other than a same manufacturer and same name?

01-26-2014, 12:59 AM	#2
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Good point, Bruce. And sinuses, being an integral and internal part of our homeostatic, warm blooded bodies, don't need to be kept warm. Just sayin'. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

01-26-2014, 01:16 AM	#3
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	A source of protein. Right, tw? __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

01-26-2014, 08:09 AM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Not to mention the fact that sinuses can also swell inappropriately, in response to an allergen, for example. No amount of warmth is going to "kill off" that cedar pollen in my son's nose. Our survival mechanisms are useful in the right circumstances, but they don't always work in our favor. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-26-2014, 08:17 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Is there a lot of cedar in your area? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-26-2014, 10:17 AM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Oh yes indeed. There have been a handful of false calls to the fire department across the city, because people thought the trees were "smoking" when in fact it was just clouds and clouds of cedar pollen wafting off the branches. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-26-2014, 10:40 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Oh, that is brutal! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-26-2014, 01:44 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I guess a heavy rain, carefully timed to the pollen release, is the only thing that would help. That's not happening. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-26-2014, 03:33 PM	#13
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	clairatin makes me dream weird , bad sit up in the middle of the night sweating OH SHIT what the HELL was THAT Dreams , Zyrtec is what i use , no bad dreams __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-26-2014, 03:36 PM	#14
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Claritin-D contains pseudephedrine. It's behind the pharmacy counter in PA and WV, limited purchase etc. Plain Claritin is just antihistamine. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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