That’s right kids! It’s that time of the month again! This time we’re off to test two myths in one night. Since our folklore specialist is on vacations, let’s skip that boring part where everyone gives an opinion about something that no one really knows for sure. Here are our myths for today:
Taking acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and drinking coke will give you a high and a big erection.
and
Taking ibuprofen and drinking alcohol will give you a high. Higher than ASA and coke.
I don’t like to use lab rats for my experiments, so what better way to test these myths than trying them myself? Here is the stuff, form left to the right, from the back to the front:
ASA
regular coke
white wine 9%vol
ibuprofen
a very useful corkscrew
and some food to diminish side effects.
Both ASA and ibuprofen are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs and are generally used to reduce pain, fever and inflammation. They act by blocking the formation of prostaglandins which is something that is very unlikely to affect one's state of mind but could locally affect one's blood vessels.
So, unlikely to make me go high, but who knows, some sort of Viagra? Non-selective NSAIDs like these two, are also infamous for causing gastrointestinal ulceration and bleeding.
ASA and ibuprofen should never be used together because one will increase the effect of the other. But we shouldn’t mix alcohol and pills either, right?..
So. Where to start? I’ll start with the ASA + coke because it’s too early in the night to be drunk. Recommended dosage is 500 to 1000mg. I took 2000mg of ASA with 500ml of coke. Now, let’s wait and get high! WOOHOO!
(Hmm.. should have gone with the wine first. This is going to be boring..)
**sigh**
One hour later and I do not feel any difference in my mood. And as you can see, no erection at all. Just the regular limp stuff (see right).
According to my Pharmacological Guide for Nurses, ASA is supposed to start acting within 30 minutes after intake and its peak starts after 1 hour. So far I've got nothing. So, let's give it a little help.
The recommended dosage for ibuprofen is 200 to 400mg. I took 800mg of ibuprofen and 500ml of white wine. Yuuuuuuuuhk!.. there's no doubt that this really is cheap wine!
**tic.. tac.. tic.. tac..**
**sighhhhhh**
Ok. For ibuprofen, the peak starts after 30 minutes. 1 hour and I got nothing but the usual effect of alcohol.
MYTHS BUSTED! And now, the fun part: I have to read all these until friday 1 pm..
soda
+ hopefully they'll entertain you as much as they do me. So here I go.. 