These are anti histamines normally in 4mb tabs coming in yellow colour. They are sedative. Can i use them to make me go to sleep ? I've having lots of trouble going to sleep after doing some crystal about 28 hours ago. I nearly dozed off 6 hours back but however now, lying in the comforts of my room, I can't seem to fall asleep...
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Chlorpheniramine aka PIRITON
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TheTripDoctor
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Chlorpheniramine is one of the more dangerous drugs found OTC. It has the nasty effect of causing optic nerve damage with use and is fairly toxic. It also provides VERY little sedation. This is the drug in the coricedin cough and cold DXM pills that limited the number you could take safely.
It is by no means safe to take and should be avoided like a scurvy rabbit on a mating spree. Go to the store and get Diphenhydrinate/Diphenhydramine, or Doxylamine. All 3 are safe and have substantial sedation, though doxilamine is stronger and may be the only one capable of puting you to sleep now. The first 2 mentioned are the same chemical for all purposes.
Diphenhydrinate is the 8-chlorotheophyllinate salt of diphenhydramine. Basically this just means that dosage of one is different from the other, but they are in single doses in pills at the store so MG doesnt matter much here.
It is by no means safe to take and should be avoided like a scurvy rabbit on a mating spree. Go to the store and get Diphenhydrinate/Diphenhydramine, or Doxylamine. All 3 are safe and have substantial sedation, though doxilamine is stronger and may be the only one capable of puting you to sleep now. The first 2 mentioned are the same chemical for all purposes.
Diphenhydrinate is the 8-chlorotheophyllinate salt of diphenhydramine. Basically this just means that dosage of one is different from the other, but they are in single doses in pills at the store so MG doesnt matter much here.
Somaras
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It is interesting you that you say chlorpheniramine is a nasty drug. I have found it to be very safe and over the past 30 years have not noted any effect on my eyes or the eyes of my patients. It has been safely used as an anti-allergy medication. In NZ it is licensed for sale in some cough mixtures and until recently was available as AVIL in 25/50/75 mg tabs. It was withdrawn because the orange dye-stuuf in the 75 mg tabs was thought to cause some hyperactivity in children. Then of course the newer anti histamine drugs are relatively non-sedating.
Fortunately chlorpheniramine's effects on the eye seem to be minimal and I have never seen any optic nerve problem. I know that a listed side effect is angle closure glaucoma but have never seen it or even read of it in any medical journals.
You are right when you say it has little sedation. But here again the effect varies from and goes from mild sedation and fatigue to difficulty in concentration and in-coordination
to deep sleep.
[ 08 April 2002: Message edited by: Somaras ]
Fortunately chlorpheniramine's effects on the eye seem to be minimal and I have never seen any optic nerve problem. I know that a listed side effect is angle closure glaucoma but have never seen it or even read of it in any medical journals.
You are right when you say it has little sedation. But here again the effect varies from and goes from mild sedation and fatigue to difficulty in concentration and in-coordination
to deep sleep.
[ 08 April 2002: Message edited by: Somaras ]