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"...wouldn't a triple Mocha Latte w/ 3-5 extra shots of espresso added, just taste a hell of a lot better, and possibly work better?"
Unless the ingredients have changed, where as there is no propylhexedrine (250mg) in the product makeup, the above statement of Benzedrex being no better than a Mocha Latte is, and with all due respect for "soundphaRm," absolutely FALSE!
It's like comparing coffee to meth.
Additionally, unless obtainment has changed dramatically in California, Benzedrex is sold throughout the United States as an OTC medication. I have never known it to be a perscription med anywhere. I have not purchased one for consumption in California since 1991, so who knows.
I think it might be of good information should someone reading this be a California resident to make comment about the fact of Benzedrex "now" being a perscribed medication.
When Benzedrex is fresh, within its plastic container, and after you break it open, the cotton material that actually contains the Prophylhexedrine (250mg) will have a brown/yellowish-brown color at one-end, usually covering about one-fourth to one-third of the entire cotton.
It will be concentrated enough to be a dark color and very noticeable at one-end. As Benzedrex sits on the shelf, the older it is, the more it tends to thin-out, thoughout the entire cotton.
It's color lightens with age. I, personally, always check the expiration date on the outside of the plastic housing. If the date is less than one-year from the date I am purchasing, I DO NOT BUY IT!
Fresh Benzedrex usually has an expiration date of over one-year and if you're really lucky closer to two years on its expiration date.
The further the expiration date is from your "date of purchase," the fresher the Benzedrex. On a couple of occasions, when I have not been paying the attention that my purchase required, I have bought expired benzedrex. It is always part of our "civic-duties" to inform the pharmacy that their supply of Benzedrex is "out-of-date."
At times, via the store, I have received a (well looky here) replacement pack.
One should ALWAYS REMEMBER, " do not jump-the-gun when it comes to waiting for the effects. Some people it takes 5-10 minutes and, not uncommonly, with others it can take up to an hour before a quality effect is achieved.
I would always caution not to overdose on Benzedrex. Like any other stimulant, too much can be achieved too soon. Always wait and see, at least give it an hour.
I noticed a comment was made about the fact of "burping" that famous "Benzedrex-taste." It is a taste, which is so distinct, that you will have no questioning in naming it, "the benzedrex taste. Pepsi has its taste and Benzedrex, without a doubt, has its taste.
Unlike Pepsi, however, one good mouthful of the
Benzedrex taste
," and you may have had enough for the rest of your life! And it is this taste, the Benzedrex
Taste, which, unfortunately, stops many from ever pursuing the truely quality effects of the drug infused into its cotton holder, which is wrapped in its hard pastic shell.
In a way, like M&M's, Benzedrex melts in your mouth, not in your hand. But, unlike the joy and Glee achieved with the melting of M&Ms in your mouth, Benzedrex will stop you and your future high, DEAD IN YOUR TRACKS. Dead-in-your-tracks means an Immediate and absolute removal of the taste, and you will stop at nothing in your attempts to rid yourself of probably, if not, the worst taste you may very well experience for all of your life.
From the 70's, where Benzedrex was 99 cents, up to 1995, where the cost had skyrocketed to $5.49, I have, for myself, developed a technique for a safe and sane Benzedrex ride.
First I cut off the dark (brown-yellowish brown) end. Secondly, the cut-off dark piece, for the most part should be no more than one-third the entire length of the cotton-retainment piece.
NEXT: Get a glass of (and this is a critical part of taking the drug and avoiding the exceptionally
well-recognized taste) ICE COLD Pepsi, Coke, water, etc. , WITHOUT ICE.
NEXT: Set the part of the cotton you cut off containing the drug in the middle of your tongue. Immediately and with a steady and continuous action, gulp down the beverage. Do not stop until your glass in completely empty and if you feel the necessity to down another glass,still without ice , DO IT AGAIN!
Then, with it swallowed, give it, at least one whole hour.
Remember, with Benzedrex, due to its "trademark"
taste, once (heaven forbid) you have made "contact" with the taste, the ease of changing your prime directive from getting high to getting rid of the taste, is almost natural.
Good luck, and Happy trails.
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