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[-] morsebipbip@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Actually, morphine is excellent at stopping coughing. Probably not wise, but efficient

[-] Kranerian@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Isn't that just because it suppresses breathing in general?

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I figure that, plus the nerve that tickles your cough bone is dulled. I sing and have had too many surgeries so I have some experience with dilaudid. My vibrato is in my diaphragm and it isn't as responsive when I'm on dilaudid, but that could just be the drug slowing my responsiveness in general.

[-] Kara@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Thank god it's only 1% alcohol. Wouldn't want to put anything harmful in my body

[-] naeap@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Opiates are actually very well tolerated, so alcohol is probably one of the more damaging ingredients - can't say anything about chloroform though

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Alcohol is one of the most destructive things for your body. If you had the choice of taking morphine or Alcohol everyday for the rest of your life, you would live much longer on average with the morphine.

[-] rarely@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

It's funny, but what's also funny is that it's still true of benadryl. Relatively safe when used as directed but, well, check out the chubbyemu video on it for more details.

[-] sup@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Shouldn't it be "You can't cough if you're unconscious"?

[-] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

...you've sneezed while unconscious???

[-] ChrisFhey@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Not consciously, I assume.

[-] sup@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago
[-] pazukaza@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I do, you haven't, so far

[-] richard3030@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

As an anaesthetist, I can tell you that you can cough under anaesthesia, but I've never seen anyone sneeze under anaesthesia.

[-] Kushia@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

If it works I'd try it.

[-] sparky678348@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Skillfully combined with a number of other ingredients

[-] auhu@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Doesn't chloroform burn like hell? Surely it's insta-puke?

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

It's put in there for a few different uses. It's a very small amount and it's synergistic with the morphine and actually reduces respiratory depression. I have been also told it was put in there to prevent abuse, because if you take too much nausea starts happening.

[-] 5redie8@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Can't cough if you're vomiting

[-] baldowin@feddit.ch 0 points 1 year ago

i wonder how they decided to also add a bit of chloroform for good measure

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It reduces respiratory depression caused by the morphine.

This explains the mechanism

[-] psilocybin@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Ty

I am amazed at the spectrum of specific knowledge that is already on lemmy.

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