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Re:Schizophrenia: The new etiological synthesis by psychphysic on Saturday December 17, 2022 @08:23AM (#34027534)
Adenosine? Used to revert a supraventricular tachycardia.

Name sounds enough like adrenaline to mix them up, and would have felt like death. Adenosine is rapidly metabolised so it needs to be delivered into a reasonably large vein and pushed with a bolus so I can't imagine it wrecking your arm where the cannula was placed.

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Re:Schizophrenia: The new etiological synthesis by WhackyIdeas on Saturday December 17, 2022 @08:54AM (#34027742)
I think you might be onto something with the name mixup. I reckon you might be right - thank you!

And I looked up cannula and bolus, but I only remember a syringe with a needle attached to it. My memory might be wrong though.

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