Re:How to make yourself happier in just a few seconds
by jrockway on Friday February 26, 2010 @01:27AM
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Mixing caffeine with painkillers is pretty common; caffeine improves the effectiveness. I this this is mostly a legal workaround -- codeine would be more effective, but they give you a caffeine + acetaminophen + asprin cocktail that's almost as good because that's legal to sell over the counter. As an occasional headache sufferer, I've found it to be pretty effective. Codeine is better, though.
Re:How to make yourself happier in just a few seconds
by andyjdavis on Friday February 26, 2010 @02:44AM
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Pretty sure you're not allowed to put caffeine in painkillers at all in Australia. I've certainly never seen it that I can recall. It sounds like an inherently dangerous idea to combine stimulants and depressants.
Also, you can get codeine over the counter here. You need a prescription for the higher strength stuff but you can get strong enough codeine without one. The pharmacist will ask you a few questions about why you want it but I've never been refused it. Costs 7 or 8 bucks for 20 tablets of the name brand stuff from memory.
Re:How to make yourself happier in just a few seconds
by jrockway on Friday February 26, 2010 @04:35AM
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Acetaminophen and NSAIDs are not depressants.
Re:How to make yourself happier in just a few seconds
by deltaqueue on Friday February 26, 2010 @02:17AM
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Excedrin is probably the most popular example in the US--it contains 60mg of caffeine.
I forget the name of it but I believe that a few decades back here in Australia there was a brand of over the counter pain killers that had caffeine in them. It perks you up and can reduce the severity of migraines.
You have a headache so you take one but when it wears off you get a caffeine withdrawal headache so you have another one... Repeat until your kidneys fail (or the government finally bans them).