cool!

Go chug some simple syrup straight and get back to me on that one, LOL. It’s not bad to put a smear on your cheek or tongue or to sip on I guess but to drink the amount you would need to for a gtt is… a LOT.

My first comment was going to be that “symptomatically treating” is a thing as in, it doesn’t directly shrink, damage, or otherwise affect the tumor in any way, it just reduces the amount that the tumor affects the person’s mood and cognition. Kinda like cold medicine doesn’t actually do anything to the viruses, it just unclogs your sinuses and stops your nose from itching and running which makes you more comfortable and helps you rest better which can kind of indirectly help the rest of your immune system handle things.

But more directly in response to this comment, there is good odds they’ll create a specific formulation that’s officially approved for the treatment of brain tumors. A great example of a medication that this currently applies to is Zyban, which is one of two Brands of the generic drug bupropion, the another common one being Wellbutrin. Zyban is specifically approved for the treatment of nicotine addiction, while wellbutrin is only prescribed “off label” for that specific purpose which means the doctor is giving it out of their own judgement (because they’re literally the exact same chemical: bupropion).

Now, there are some ways that different brands might actually be better or worse for certain things for instance the specific dosage could be different in a way that would be harder to achieve otherwise; it’s easier to tell a patient to take 1 tablet daily or twice a day than having to explain to them how to cut the tablet then take 1.5, or to measure out a syrup. More importantly though, the same drug can be given in forms that effect how quickly they’re released into the body, think advil quick release vs motrin, which are both ibuprofen. With psychiatric drugs like bupropion (which is also given for depression and ADHD) you more often see extended release, so that the effects are more long-lasting throughout the day.

All that said, while I couldn’t find a side-by-side dose comparison, that’s the lesser difference considering effective dosage is going to be a more variable efficacy factor between individual patients. Both come in extended release formulations meaning Zyban has no real reason to be around twice as expensive as Wellbutrin.

Tbh the flavor of those things is a big problem, they’re hard to choke down and a glucose tolerance test requires drinking it on an empty stomach, and if you puke you have to stop and come back another day after fasting again. Looks like that’s the orange flavor which is better than the grape but imo they’re all nasty in the end. A more palatable mixture might be nice.

Grey’s anatomy be like

I had my last green tea waaaaay too late into my shift overnight wish me luck crawling into bed right now.

I actually lost a toy as a kid that never was found. Reading that story at like 10 years old practically gave me flashbacks. I was like ten years into adulthood when I realized I could buy another one. Not the same really but I have it still.

Iirc correctly in one of the John Dies at the End books the mc speculates that the puritans are getting high off their feelings of superiority.

In my crash course to new psych techs about addiction I list off all the common legal addictions which goes something like this:

• Caffeine
• Nicotine
• Alcohol
• Gambling
• Pornography
• Social Media
• Binge Eating
• Non-suicidal self-injury
• And depending on the location, Marijuana

I tell them that mine is caffeine and my partner’s is nicotine, then we talk about motivational interviewing and then I move on to dementia.

smh, d6. basic.

Shoutout to CritiqueMyDickPic for trying to encourage some artistry in the “male nudes” genre (only the A rated photos are filtered for in that link).

This guy summarizes ^

There are actually numeric codes to the Walmart prices iirc. It’s not white supremacist nonsense or anything inherently political though. It was Something like ending in 66 cents means that’s the last price cut vs 88 means there’s like 1 or 2 more planned discounts or something.

I got enough upvotes that I think most people understood. I’m sorry you struggled with it.

Going to see this Sunday night actually. My partner really wants to see it.

Fun fact: Albert Einstein was a hoe

That’s also why I’m being so active in this comments section; I don’t want people reading about compassionate euthenasia thinking “wait isn’t that how they torture people to death?” because it’s not unless you’re basically trying to use it that way. I’ve actually been briefly trained on what to do in an inert gas leak in some of the radiology safety modules for work because some of the imaging machinery uses inert gas and they literally tell you it’s super easy to accidentally die that way because by the time you’ve even noticed you’re almost dead.

Precisely. Wonderful if you’ve got highly painful terminal cancer though!

They’re not doing it correctly. The person needs to be cooperative and able to follow instructions, and they need to be using a specific type of mask that vents their breath with the carbon dioxide out.

They’re not doing it correctly to be used as euthenasia. You need:

a) a person without COPD, chronic bronchitis, or any other disorder that has swapped their drive to breathe away from increased blood carbon dioxide / acidity and towards oxygen deficiency (fun fact, oxygen deficiency isn’t what drives most people to breathe).

b) a cooperative person who can follow instructions to breathe out fully then take 2-3 full deep breaths

c) a nonrebreather mask which is a special mask with an outlet valve so that when they breathe out that air with all the carbon dioxide is vented while the nitrogen continues being pumped in. (Edit: This is if they’re alone in a room or somewhere with excellent ventilation, or the nitrogen would be vented as well after a certain point and could harm the observers, that’s why the sarcopod is a pod).

Sounds like they’re fine on A, but not doing B or C.