I just drank cough syrup from 2002

Mopower · 01-08-07, 11:55 PM

I found some cough syrup in my bathroom and took a swig. It tasted worse than usual. I mean bad. I checked the expiration date and it said 11/02!!! That can't be good can it? It actually stopped my cough for about an hour or so. Will I die?

kvrdave · 01-08-07, 11:56 PM

You will be missed.

NCMojo · 01-08-07, 11:56 PM

Can I have your DVD collection???

Mopower · 01-08-07, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kvrdave

You will be missed.

Good to know. Too bad I don't have a dog. I'd give you the honor of getting rid of it.

Abelkems · 01-09-07, 12:02 AM

At least the cough is low priority now.

Joe Molotov · 01-09-07, 12:12 AM

A Google search for "Expired Cough Syrup" yielded this poem that you might find useful:

Expired Cough Syrup
lyrics by Sue Hutchinson

I drank Expired Cough Syrup and went psychotic for a night.
The candle started crackling, Death almost took a bite.
My heart it started beating fast,
And sweat broke on my forehead.
I nearly called 911, but I had SuperDog instead.

Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup. Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup.

The goddess came and intervened.
In the form of my guitar.
Strumming chords, space in between,
From Death’s door, it took me far.

Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup. Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup.

Heat · 01-09-07, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mopower

... Will I die?

Yes. Sorry.

And I call dibs on your TV / DVD player.

Groucho · 01-09-07, 12:32 AM

Check yourself directly into the nearest morgue. Save everybody some time and effort. Don't donate your organs, they'll all be useless within the next couple of minutes.

mndtrp · 01-09-07, 05:49 AM

Hey, mopower to you.

I vote "you're fucked".

Mopower · 01-09-07, 08:30 AM

The colors. My god, the colors........

Well I made it through the night. I think I'll be ok.

I think Joe's poem gave me the strength.

Brian Shannon · 01-09-07, 08:53 AM

2002 was a good year, save it for special occasions!

GIjon213 · 01-09-07, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Shannon

2002 was a good year, save it for special occasions!

Yes, I hear it goes well with steak.

Kittydreamer · 01-09-07, 11:00 AM

So your dvds and players are spoken for...what kind of car do you have? If it's a cool car then I call dibs on it. If it's lame then I call dibs on whatever you have of value.

And you should be fine.

nazz · 01-09-07, 11:27 AM

I found this in a court document

:

An expert witness in clinical
pharmacy testified that ingestion of plastic-contaminated cough syrup
could cause kidney failure, decreased liver function, neurological
toxicity, and paralysis. Those effects could also result if expired
cough syrup were ingested. Gov't C.A. Br. 13.

Mopower · 01-09-07, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nazz

I found this in a court document

:

An expert witness in clinical
pharmacy testified that ingestion of plastic-contaminated cough syrup
could cause kidney failure, decreased liver function, neurological
toxicity, and paralysis. Those effects could also result if expired
cough syrup were ingested. Gov't C.A. Br. 13.

I'll keep you posted.

Vibiana · 01-09-07, 12:32 PM

Got any cats?

NORML54601 · 01-09-07, 03:51 PM

I was precribed Trazodone back in 98. I found the bottle about 6 months ago with some pills left. A few weeks later I was having trouble getting to sleep so I took one and woke up in the morning, still alive.

Pressplay · 01-09-07, 04:26 PM

I think you should drink a glass of water from the future to even things out.

Lord Rick · 01-09-07, 04:38 PM

A few years ago I misread the instructions on a bottle of Benadryl and gave myself 2.5 times the adult dose. I realized it right after I swallowed it. Tried making myself puke, but that didn't work.

Called poison hotline - they said I'd be ok but to have someone watch me. This was at night so I went to sleep, but I kept waking up because I couldn't stop my left arm from jerking. I felt really weird, too.

Good thing this happened before I got into medical school or I would have had to sue myself for malpractice!

twikoff · 01-09-07, 05:08 PM

are you dead yet?

Lurker Gal · 01-09-07, 05:22 PM

You'll be alright. Just as long as the plants don't start talking to you, you'll be fine.

twikoff · 01-09-07, 05:26 PM

but if they do start talking to you.. dont worry.. Im fairly confident you can take them

just keep your eye on that ficus in the corner.. its seems kindof sneaky

Bushdog · 01-09-07, 05:30 PM

Odds are it will simply be ineffective. Drugs don't particularly mutate into something lethal once they break down. <-- Not advice from a professional

nazz · 01-09-07, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mopower

I'll keep you posted.

How are you going to do that if you're paralyzed? Think, man! This is life or death here.

twikoff · 01-09-07, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nazz

How are you going to do that if you're paralyzed? Think, man! This is life or death here.

hopefully he left instructions to post an update on his fridge, so that in a few days when the neighbors go to investigate that rancid stench coming from his house and find him dead and rotting on the floor.. they will have the courtesy to let us know.. so we can ask for.. pics.

01-08-07, 11:55 PM	#1
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01-08-07, 11:56 PM	#2
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01-09-07, 12:12 AM	#6
Joe Molotov DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA. Blu-Ray Total: 129 Posts: 8,187	A Google search for "Expired Cough Syrup" yielded this poem that you might find useful: Expired Cough Syrup lyrics by Sue Hutchinson I drank Expired Cough Syrup and went psychotic for a night. The candle started crackling, Death almost took a bite. My heart it started beating fast, And sweat broke on my forehead. I nearly called 911, but I had SuperDog instead. Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup. Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup. The goddess came and intervened. In the form of my guitar. Strumming chords, space in between, From Death’s door, it took me far. Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup. Don’t drink Expired Cough Syrup. __________________ Quote of the Week "Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon... you know, cause I've worked in a lot of offices, and I tell you, people do that all the time." ~George, Seinfeld

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Abelkems DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NW GA Posts: 2,271	At least the cough is low priority now.

01-09-07, 05:49 AM	#9
mndtrp DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2004 Location: a mile high, give or take a few feet Posts: 8,241	Hey, mopower to you. I vote "you're fucked".

01-09-07, 08:30 AM	#10
Mopower DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Janitor's closet in Kinnick Stadium Posts: 15,384	The colors. My god, the colors........ Well I made it through the night. I think I'll be ok. I think Joe's poem gave me the strength. __________________ http://www.twitter.com/andrewveedub

01-09-07, 08:53 AM	#11
Brian Shannon DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: USA Posts: 10,526	2002 was a good year, save it for special occasions! __________________ My home theater: http://gallery.avsforum.com/showgall...=500&password=

01-09-07, 11:27 AM	#14
nazz DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Land of the Free Posts: 5,975	I found this in a court document : An expert witness in clinical pharmacy testified that ingestion of plastic-contaminated cough syrup could cause kidney failure, decreased liver function, neurological toxicity, and paralysis. Those effects could also result if expired cough syrup were ingested. Gov't C.A. Br. 13.

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NORML54601 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 3,899	I was precribed Trazodone back in 98. I found the bottle about 6 months ago with some pills left. A few weeks later I was having trouble getting to sleep so I took one and woke up in the morning, still alive.

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01-09-07, 04:38 PM	#19
Lord Rick DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 5,191	A few years ago I misread the instructions on a bottle of Benadryl and gave myself 2.5 times the adult dose. I realized it right after I swallowed it. Tried making myself puke, but that didn't work. Called poison hotline - they said I'd be ok but to have someone watch me. This was at night so I went to sleep, but I kept waking up because I couldn't stop my left arm from jerking. I felt really weird, too. Good thing this happened before I got into medical school or I would have had to sue myself for malpractice!

01-09-07, 05:08 PM	#20
twikoff DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Right Behind You!!! Posts: 76,212	are you dead yet?

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Lurker Gal Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Backyard of Springfield Elementary Posts: 265	You'll be alright. Just as long as the plants don't start talking to you, you'll be fine.

01-09-07, 05:26 PM	#22
twikoff DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Right Behind You!!! Posts: 76,212	but if they do start talking to you.. dont worry.. Im fairly confident you can take them just keep your eye on that ficus in the corner.. its seems kindof sneaky

01-09-07, 05:30 PM	#23
Bushdog DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Shackled Posts: 35,368	Odds are it will simply be ineffective. Drugs don't particularly mutate into something lethal once they break down. <-- Not advice from a professional __________________ This Space Reserved for When My Ennui Lifts NearysEpiphany was right.