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Calamity-Gin t1_j2dyaq1 wrote

Reply to comment by StuperDan in ELI5. Why is honey and lemon a popular cure for cold like symptoms. What makes lemon more effective than say an orange or lime? by alexkid_in_realworld

Opiates reduce the respiration reflex. For the doses found in cough syrup, it just means that it suppresses your coughing, but if you take too much of it, you will eventually stop breathing.

Due to the opioid abuse epidemic, doctors have pretty much stopped prescribing opioid-based cough suppressants unless the other stuff doesn't work. You'll get the other stuff that works up to a point but won't make you barf or get you high.

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TheShadyGuy t1_j2elsx3 wrote

> You'll get the other stuff that works up to a point but won't make you barf or get you high.

Not true, the cough syrup with dxm and acetaminophen will get you tripping balls and throwing up cherry flavored disgustingness. Spend the extra money and get the dxm only.

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SwansonHOPS t1_j2ehqw9 wrote

This is why when I drink 2 bottles of cough syrup, I prefer the DXM kind.

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