As some of you may remember a few posts back I lamented at how Zyrtec-D has gone OTC. Since it has pseudoephedrine in it I have to be treated like a criminal to buy it. Jess & I take 2 Zyrtec-D a day each and I have been purchasing a box about every week and a half for both of us to share. Jess has obviously not been up to walking in stores since Zyrtec-D went OTC.
Move forward to today, I am sick and almost out of Zyrtec-D which is the only thing that has been drying me up. So I get dressed, risk life and limb (up hill both directions; against the earth’s rotation), and head out this evening to get some along with other essentials at Wal-Mart. I go up to the pharmacy counter (license in hand because I now know the criminal routine) and try to make my purchase. At this point I am informed that I may not make another Zyrtec-D Purchase until March 11th. Apparently I have reached my quota! This really really made me mad! I was nice and did not take it out on the poor pharmacy tech, but I am still stewing!
So Monday I am going to call my family doc and see if I can start trying other allergy/sinus medication. Something that is not OTC! Sure I could run around to 15 different stores and try to beat the system but I just do not have time to do that. All I want is my snot to be controlled.
So to all those people out there who have found an illicit use for pseudoephedrine may I say congratulations. Your misuse of a legal medical compound has now inconvenienced yet another person who just really wanted to have their snot managed. May I suggest that you get a job and find other highs in life that may be just as rewarding as your illicit uses for pseudoephedrine.
You could seek the Lord, Church doors are always open. You could seek help from friends or family members who could help you beat your addiction. Or in some cases you could just get a job and stop stealing to support your habits. So before you continue down this path of death, destruction, and loose snot everywhere, I say change your ways.
You may say, "Jake that’s a little harsh", and I say my head is full of snot, I have a fever of 101, and one of those situations could be under control right now if some people could have found better things to do with their time!
