Unfair
So I was dehydrated the other day. You’ve been taking pills at night, my grandmother pointed out. So I thought, ok, my cold is almost over, and it’s not at all bad anymore, I’ll stop taking them. And I did.
Now, I looked at what’s in these pills.
Pseudoephedrine: 60mg, half-life 9-16 hours
Chlorphenamine: 4mg, half-life 6-23 hours
Dextromethorphan: 30mg, half-life 3-6 hours
I took these Tuesday night. Let’s say midnight. It’s been about 60 hours. The dextrmethorphan should be gone, the pseudophedrine should be down to at most 1/16 of its initial amount, the chlorphenamine could be gone or maybe down to somewhere between 1/4 and 1/8. Anyways, I am certainly not having any anti-cold effect, because I am sniffly and coughy and achy.
So why am I *still* feeling like I am living in a desert without access to water?