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Fucking war on drugs.
As if someone buying a box of pseudoephedrine is going to become Walter White, when organised crime makes meth by the tonne.
It's really hard to buy pseudoephedrine in many countries now, meanwhile organised crime is making more meth than ever.
It's outdated at this point since the era of homemade meth has come and gone, due to the excessive supply of higher quality from Mexican cartels.
Well, yes, that is an important distinction from the headline. The behind the counter vs over the counter distinction is minor but also important as well.
I think that was the point of the question: there is only one real option, pseudoephedrine.
Are there decongestant nasal sprays or something? I've been taking phenylephrine because I believed it worked--even though it was a placebo --and never looked at other options. I don't tolerate pseudoephedrine well.
Phenylephrine somewhat works as a nasal decongestant
There are other comments with some science links and I can confirm through experience that comparing PE PILLS to PE spray the spray actually does something
Not nearly the same effect as pseudoephedrine
There's also Fluticasone (Flonase) but I wouldn't recommend that unless you're desperate or rich (in my area a small bottle of PE spray costs like 5 bucks, the base Flonase that has about half the drugs in it is almost 20)
I swear by nasal sprays that contain xylometazoline. If I get a cold, it's the only thing that lets me actually breathe so I can fall asleep.