sgr42o
Well-Known Member
It's that time of the year again where allergies get bad. I'm like Paul Phifer from the Wonder Years if I don't take some medication because of all the pollen out there. Thankfully Claritin-D makes my allergies non-existent. I ran out of it today and decided to go pick some more up.
Here's what happened when I got to the checkout:
Clerk: I can't sell you that.
Me: uhh.. WTF? Why?
Clerk: It says you've purchased your limit for this month
Me: I take one a day, as prescribed. How could I of reached the limit?!
Clerk: I don't know but according to the computer you're blacklisted for a month from buying it.
At that moment the Pharmacist walks up
Pharmacist: Sorry, once you're on the list we can't sell you it until the ban expires.
Me: So let me get this straight, the limit is set so low that I can't take the drug as prescribed now?!
Pharmacist: Apparently that's what the computer is telling me. I'm sorry, it's really pathetic. It's not our policy but federal law. Do you have a friend or family member who can buy it for you?
Me: Yeah, I'll be right back. What I find funny is that I've had prescriptions for Oxycontin, which is essentially legal herion, and I'm not even required to show ID yet for this I'm closely monitored, forced to show ID, and now I apparently can't even buy the PRESCRIBED DOSE without getting blacklisted.
Pharmacist: Yeah, that's horrible. I absolutely agree with you. If you really wanted meth you would buy it on the streets anyways and dealers won't check ID nor do they have limits.
Me: Exactly. If people want to get high they will get high regardless of what you do. Anyhow, I guess I'll be back with a friend.
So anyways I left and came back with a friend who bought it for me. Seriously though, the government has gone fucking retarded. Why would they set the limit you can buy below what is normally prescribed so you're assured to become blacklisted?! Also, even if it were set higher, do they really think this will stop meth production? It clearly hasn't, meth is still widely available. I don't even smoke meth yet it's now probably easier to obtain than Claritin-D. If I wanted to I could probably buy an ounce of meth and five gallons of vodka to kill myself with yet I can't buy some fucking Claritin-D. Seriously, WTF?!
The funny thing is the only decongestants you can buy OTC now in the USA without requiring an ID is Phenylephrine. Here's the kicker, recent studies done on it show it's no better than a placebo pill. In other words, it does absolutely NOTHING.
So for people like me your options are this:
Here's what happened when I got to the checkout:
Clerk: I can't sell you that.
Me: uhh.. WTF? Why?
Clerk: It says you've purchased your limit for this month
Me: I take one a day, as prescribed. How could I of reached the limit?!
Clerk: I don't know but according to the computer you're blacklisted for a month from buying it.
At that moment the Pharmacist walks up
Pharmacist: Sorry, once you're on the list we can't sell you it until the ban expires.
Me: So let me get this straight, the limit is set so low that I can't take the drug as prescribed now?!
Pharmacist: Apparently that's what the computer is telling me. I'm sorry, it's really pathetic. It's not our policy but federal law. Do you have a friend or family member who can buy it for you?
Me: Yeah, I'll be right back. What I find funny is that I've had prescriptions for Oxycontin, which is essentially legal herion, and I'm not even required to show ID yet for this I'm closely monitored, forced to show ID, and now I apparently can't even buy the PRESCRIBED DOSE without getting blacklisted.
Pharmacist: Yeah, that's horrible. I absolutely agree with you. If you really wanted meth you would buy it on the streets anyways and dealers won't check ID nor do they have limits.
Me: Exactly. If people want to get high they will get high regardless of what you do. Anyhow, I guess I'll be back with a friend.
So anyways I left and came back with a friend who bought it for me. Seriously though, the government has gone fucking retarded. Why would they set the limit you can buy below what is normally prescribed so you're assured to become blacklisted?! Also, even if it were set higher, do they really think this will stop meth production? It clearly hasn't, meth is still widely available. I don't even smoke meth yet it's now probably easier to obtain than Claritin-D. If I wanted to I could probably buy an ounce of meth and five gallons of vodka to kill myself with yet I can't buy some fucking Claritin-D. Seriously, WTF?!
The funny thing is the only decongestants you can buy OTC now in the USA without requiring an ID is Phenylephrine. Here's the kicker, recent studies done on it show it's no better than a placebo pill. In other words, it does absolutely NOTHING.
So for people like me your options are this:
- Get ripped off and buy Phenylephrine. After discovering it does jack shit move on to option 2 or 3 below;
- Buy Pseudoephedrine until you get banned then get friends/family to buy it until the ban expires. Doing so also puts you at risk of getting your house raided or you arrested on suspicion of manufacturing meth. Don't believe me? Read this: HERE
- Suffer.