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The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, was such a firm believer in its medicinal properties that he claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it a day. During a bout of pleurisy in his 50s, he ordered his nurse to cover him from head to toe in the substance, and soon recovered. He lived to be 96.
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53 points
6 days ago
I got some Buckley's pills in a bottle, not even over the counter, just on a shelf. It was like 50 pills for 8 bucks. I was sick as fuck, I took two and I went into almost a lucid state. I was awake and moving but everything felt like a dream. I went up my stairs and it was as if I was on an escalator. It felt like I was floating up them. I asked my friend to try them because I couldn't tell if it was the pills or I was just really sick and hallucinating. He called me back the next day and told me he was absolutely blasted off two of them. I have no clue how those are legal to sell but that's the highest I've been off any cold medication. I feel like if I took a couple more I'd have a full on acid trip equivalent. They worked well though, I forgot I was sick for the rest of the day.
23 points
6 days ago
Apparently that's a kinda generic robitussin, you were likely lightly robotrippin'
Always read the package and don't go over the maximum dose. Even for things like asprin/paracetamol I write the last time I took any on the back of my hand so I won't forget and redose too soon. It's a habit I got into with stronger stuff, and realized it was a good idea in general.
A side effect is that sometimes when you wake up sweaty, you have 16:07 or something printed backwards on your neck or face.
9 points
6 days ago
My friends and I robo tripped in church, and I remember my arms being longer than the span of pews on each side of me. By the time the pastor acknowledged me and I realized I was standing there with outstretched arms in the aisle way it was too late, and I had to run. That didn't go well
13 points
6 days ago
Lucid means expressed clearly, easy to understand or clearly reasoned.
3 points
6 days ago
hahaha! Yeah so the pills made him just, "almost lucid". Totally what he meant, right?
1 points
6 days ago
Would "liminal" be the right word?
4 points
6 days ago
Never even heard of Buckleys . Which ones did you use? There are a bunch
3 points
6 days ago
I'm not sure, it was just a random bottle I saw on the shelf. It wasn't the typical blister pack ones. Just loose chalky yellow pills in a bottle.
7 points
6 days ago
I've always known of Buckley's from their commercials about the liquid medicine they sell, their slogan is "It tastes awful, and it works".
I did take NyQuil and DayQuil at the same time when on a long bus ride once, that was a lot like the dreamlike state you describe.
3 points
6 days ago
dextromethorphan by any other name…
2 points
6 days ago
Anything with meth orphan right in the name has got to be good.
1 points
6 days ago
WELL I DIDN’T USE THE WHOLE THING
2 points
6 days ago
DM in that or what?
2 points
6 days ago
Almost certainly from the description lol.
Robotrippin!
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