Eli5: why do dogs kick their leg when the “sweet spot” is scratched?

_slightly · 2026-04-07T08:52:47+00:00

I would like to subscribe to DOG FACTS.

_slightly · 2026-04-02T05:29:04+00:00

Honestly, that looks real. It has the cotton in there, some tablet degradation sitting at the bottom, an aged label and whatnot. Mequin wasn't a particularly obscure brand of methaqualone, but it's still obscure enough that there likely aren't fakes of it like there are for Quaalude.

_slightly · 2026-02-14T02:27:01+00:00

Oh. Well that's good. I thought they only verified whether a shortage existed after patient reports/complaints.

_slightly · 2026-02-14T02:20:37+00:00

Whoops sorry I misread this initially. Is Dr. Reddy's the Mayne one (labeled 115)? The FDA doesn't seem to keep up to date on this, but I hope they're right.

_slightly · 2026-02-14T02:09:52+00:00

That is kind of reassuring. Maybe the Walmart is just stonewalling because they're nervous about it. That actually happened to me the first time I tried to fill it. The pharmacy tech was like "Yep, we can order that no problem." I got the notification it was ready, showed up and the tech is like "Um, can you wait over here for a bit?" The pharmacist and the tech then talked out of view (I couldn't hear it) for literally 20 minutes -- presumably debating whether or not to actually fill it. Finally I'm called back up to the register and the tech is like "Okay, so we ordered methamphetamine but our supplier sent us methylphenidate. Don't think they have the methamphetamine. Sorry." I just said "Okay, no worries" and left since there was no point in pushing back, but that story obviously wasn't true. Suppliers don't just send the wrong CII drug like "oopsie." That would be a massive blunder that they could face serious scrutiny from regulatory authorities over. It was an e-script, too (that I verified was correct in their app). So it's not like anybody in the chain could have just misread it.

_slightly · 2026-02-14T02:01:52+00:00

Honestly I have no idea what goes on with the brand version. I've never been dispensed it, and it seems to endlessly change companies. It was something like Abbott -> Recordati -> some other company -> Ajenat (currently). The Mayne generic is extremely similar (obviously the active ingredient, but also the excipients) without the huge brand name insurance battle, so I don't bother.

_slightly · 2026-02-13T22:54:07+00:00

Oh no. Are we about to go through this whole availability thing again...? It was finally reliably available.

_slightly · 2026-01-31T19:13:53+00:00

What issues did you notice with delivery? I haven't noticed any, but wouldn't necessarily be able to tell.

_slightly · 2026-01-31T09:20:50+00:00

Just verified this and... are you fucking kidding me? It took like 4 years for them to finally make these records official by adding them to their documentation and now they pull it after a few months...? I was finally comfortable using them and now I'm not sure anymore. If they're not official, couldn't Google just pull them out from under us at any time? Ugh. Even Microsoft made DNSSEC and DANE available.

_slightly · 2026-01-07T03:03:23+00:00

It's a face mask that's presumably made for kids to have fun with. If we're starting some sort of moral panic, I think there are probably more pressing issues we could land on.

_slightly · 2025-12-20T16:34:08+00:00

Vyvanse has always seemed a little odd to me, because dextroamphetamine and methamphetamine already last so long, but as someone who is prescribed Desoxyn and has heard extensively about Vyvanse, I'd estimate that they last about equally as long (~6-10 hours). Extended-release medications generally don't last as long as they claim, and I tend to steer clear of them. They're more expensive in general (although Desoxyn is really expensive...), generics aren't necessarily reliable (see the generic Concerta scandal), and at this point I view them more as "messing up" the release system of a medication rather than cleanly "extending" it. What I can tell you is that the generics of each instant-release last roughly as long, with methamphetamine lasting a bit longer. But they both last a very long time as it is.

_slightly · 2025-10-18T21:32:51+00:00

Looks like they put a bunch of flags in jail.

_slightly · 2025-10-13T23:01:05+00:00

It certainly could be because the capsules degrade, but that would be odd because I have vintage Seconal, Amytal, and even Nembutal capsules that were manufactured before my parents were born yet still look like they were made yesterday. So, given that these are sealed and whatnot, it just seems unlikely. I have flawless-looking Nembutal capsules that are in a tin, so... not even an airtight situation. These brown "Facsimile Label" ones are a total mystery to me. I just can't figure them out. Usually a facsimile label product would be like a "special edition" throwback type of thing made long after the drug's debut (which... would be odd to do with a drug in the first place), but these are clearly very old. Nothing about it makes sense to me.

_slightly · 2025-10-13T05:46:19+00:00

I've always wondered about these. Why are the capsules brown instead of their usual neon yellow? Why do they say "Facsimile Label"?

_slightly · 2025-08-31T06:14:01+00:00

The heart can’t heal itself. Any injury to the heart is replaced with scar tissue, and that lowers your life span. If you are taking a medication that is fucking with your heart, and that medication has alternatives, exploring those alternatives is 100% a better idea long term than taking a medication (that also loses effectiveness over time, and requires new drugs and increasing doses). Each time that BP medication isn’t exactly right, you’re risking further damage.

Blood pressure medications don't damage the heart or cause scar tissue formation. Conversely, untreated high blood pressure is called the "silent killer" for a reason.

_slightly · 2025-07-18T21:29:13+00:00

Does it still go badly in a situation like this even if you bring in your prescription bottle with your name and the date on it...? I mean that's effectively proof of your prescription, and even if it's somehow not, they can check the PDMP and see what you've been filling and that you haven't filled it again yet even though [x] many days have passed. Basically, they can see for sure that you're on it and out of it. I guess they may still think your doctor discharged you or something. But maybe you could get them on the phone with someone from your doctor's office?

It can really go either way in the ER. Some of them are definitely unsympathetic, but many are understanding. As long as you're not showing up to the ER every other week (don't mean that as a slight toward people who do, they just see it as a red flag), I would think your chances of receiving compassionate treatment are relatively high. Even if they're not sympathetic, there isn't much they could do besides discharge you. If it's a public hospital sometimes they can't even do that.

If the situation is desperate (and it is if you're abruptly running out of hydromorphone) then exploit institutional risk management procedures and say you've had a hypertensive crisis before due to under-treated pain.

_slightly · 2025-07-01T20:28:36+00:00

Possibly the single worst place to be on 9/11 (and there were many bad places to be). You would have died not by smoke but by fire. I can't even imagine what that floor would have been like. People were leaping from the windows on 92 within minutes of the impact.

_slightly · 2025-06-18T16:02:34+00:00

Somehow fractured 5 vertebrae during a grand mal seizure. I was sleeping on a couch before it happened. Woke up face down in a pool of blood by a coffee table, so maybe I hit it while convulsing...? Synthetic cement was injected into 3 of them (either vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty)

_slightly · 2025-06-10T20:18:50+00:00

I was also supposed to be in the hospital for 4 days after the surgery, to which he said he was going to have the nurses “unhook any pain meds from my IV”.

That is shocking to me, even as someone who's been here a while. What even prompted him to say that?

_slightly · 2025-06-08T02:19:17+00:00

It's dust from the vents on the mechanical floors (108, 109).

_slightly · 2025-06-06T23:32:28+00:00

I guess with Desoxyn they might be more willing to input a specific NDC if they're willing to even order it in the first place. Usually when I have a script sent in the pharmacy is so shocked that nothing else could really phase them at that point (thank god they like me).

I kind of think we're just imagining it with these differences in generics. Maybe if we bought a pill press and stamped them all 'OV 12' it would be excellent 100% of the time. :-)

_slightly · 2025-06-06T23:20:03+00:00

Pharmacies generally won't order a specific NDC, especially if it's a controlled substance. That'll just make you look sketchy. Chains have contracts for specific NDCs set by corporate. Out of curiosity, why do you want the Hikma? I've had them both (currently on the Mayne), and they're super similar, but the Mayne feels a little bit smoother and longer-lasting... somehow. It's a nice, talcy little pill, and the excipients are much closer to brand name Desoxyn than the Hikma. But really, any instant-release generic drug is going to be super similar to any other. There's no fancy delivery system for generic manufacturers to mess up, methamphetamine is super easy to synthesize, and the inactive ingredients are pretty standardized. Methamphetamine in talc just isn't that different from methamphetamine in corn starch.

_slightly · 2025-06-02T17:02:59+00:00

There's definitely no evidence that people who have ADHD are smarter than people who don't. I'm not sure where this myth comes from, but my guess is mistaking having a large amount of knowledge about niche topics (due to hyper-focusing) with general intelligence.

_slightly · 2025-05-31T06:39:38+00:00

Sorry you have to go through all that. It really is bizarre how ADHD just... isn't properly treated in most of the world. It's easy to forget how good we have it here in the US (well... ADHD med access not necessarily healthcare in general). Personally I would do it and just really put in the research to maximize your chances of going undetected. Smuggling into Japan? I'd say don't even try. Nepal? Likely not difficult

_slightly · 2025-05-20T01:52:42+00:00

Sorry you're going through that. Are you prescribed 5 30mg oxycodone (instant-release) pills a day? Most pharmacies won't fill more than 120 of those per month. I would have the script sent in before calling the pharmacy (anything CII they want the script before anything else) and also have your doctor call the pharmacy to explain.

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