(Quick PSA:)
Don’t mix meds like an unsupervised Skyrim alchemist.
Throat lozenges, especially the ones with lidocaine, menthol, or pseudoephedrine, can absolutely mess you up. Combine them recklessly, and you might end up chatting with the ghost of your liver while waiting for your heart to reboot.
The F-Up Itself:
So I got the flu. Classic stuff, sore throat, fever, headache, the works.
Naturally, I turned to lozenges to help the pain.
That quickly escalated into me taking:
4 Trachisan (with lidocaine, a literal numbing agent)
4 Mentosan Azzurro (pure menthol crystals of death)
…and a 9th one, because logic left the room
At that point, my throat went fully offline. Like, it just stopped sending status updates.
But then came the side effects, headache spike, floaty brain, slowed heart rate, and the weirdest sense of euphoria mixed with dread. Not quite high, not quite dying. Somewhere in between.
And then I thought, “You know what would really spice this up?”
Parasinus.
That’s paracetamol + pseudoephedrine, aka “let’s boost your heart rate and punch your liver one more time.”
Suddenly I’m lying on my bed at exactly 70°, because it’s the only angle where I can breathe and not feel like my soul is trying to escape through my sinuses.
My heart? Weirdly quiet. Like, “I’m just gonna vibe in the background while you rethink your life.”
My brain? Giggly, numb, and ticking like a suspicious microwave.
At one point, I felt a little ear pressure pop, and immediately assumed I’d unlocked the tutorial for summoning Satan.
Couldn’t sleep, obviously.
So I started talking to ChatGPT to stay sane.
That somehow turned into us building a Medication Summon Tier List, where:
Benadryl spawns the Hat Man
Strepsils Intensiv opens a portal to mint-flavored hell
Parasinus is Satan in a blister pack
VapoRub just calls your grandma to tuck you in
I’m now stable… I think.
Either I’ll sleep soon, or I’ll vibrate into the void. One of those.
TL;DR:
Got the flu, took 9 lozenges like they were candy, then a Parasinus on top. Accidentally created a minty death cocktail. Ended up laying in bed at a 70° angle, heart rate slowed, brain felt floaty, couldn’t sleep, talked to ChatGPT while waiting to either pass out or meet Satan. Don’t do this.
Moral of the story?
Count your meds.
Lozenges are not candy.
Don’t mix cold medicine like you’re crafting a boss fight.
And if you feel like you’re high, floating, or spiritually sideways, call someone. Don’t meme through it like me.
Or do. But be really funny about it.
Comments
I would suggest calling a doctor or possibly an ambulance. I defiantly don’t think you should sleep, and I do think you need medical supervision right now, at least to make sure you haven’t done anything irreparable
That was an exciting and informative read! I’ve never heard of parasinus – sounds exciting
Pls call an ambulance to be safe I don’t think you should sleep this off.
Pls update.
Congratulations you have paralysed your bodys ability to breathe. Consider 911
can someone translate this to English english pls idk what half of those things are
That reminds me of the time that I was super sick and accidentally took 2 different medications that both contained an active ingredient that if overdosed could have caused seizures, coma, and death.
I called Poison Control at like 2am that day and the lady I spoke to was so sweet. She helped me understand that I hadn’t taken a dangerous dose, but I’d feel pretty weird until the effects wore off.
I didn’t have it as bad as you, that genuinely sounds awful. You did describe the feeling of euphoria and dread pretty well, I do recall feeling that.
When I was in the hospital I got a dose and a half of Benadryl in my IV. Then I had to go pee. That was an interesting experience.
I’d call Poison control and see what they say
Call Poison Control. I used to be a suicide counselor. They will tell you whether it’s safe or just weird. Sometimes you will start to feel better but another cocktail of OTC’s can kick on and you will die. Just because you’re starting to feel better doesn’t mean it’s over.
Skooma. Next time, just skooma.
Can someone translate? What are the names of the drugs here
I don’t know about the 9 medicated lozenges but if you want to mix something with pseudoephedrine and feel incredible like you just spawned into heaven instead of demon realm I recommend an extended release pseudoephedrine with a decent dose of caffeine and two or eight beers, you’ll clean your whole house, wake up with no more beer but no hangover either
People pay extra for that, around here.
Sounds like a speedrun to a chubbyemu video
Your narrative voice has me dying, which hopefully you are no longer in the midst of doing currently. Good luck.
If you fall asleep, you might not wake up, call an ambulance.
This can be really dangerous. Please please call an ambulance. Lethal doses are different when you start mixing meds.
Reminds me of that ep of House where Amber died.
Thought it said cold meats.
Hey OP, if you’re still alive tomorrow, post an update. Otherwise, RIP.
This is a visit to the hospital. Lethal doses vary by person and it can take a while for you to get to the point where you die.
You had an actual symptom that is called ‘sense of impending doom’ it sounds like. Really vague to describe but as you report, you can identify when you feel it
u/Noxbit you need call 911
Also you made me laugh at the skyrim alchemist bit