PILOT SPIN

Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: InTheSoup on September 28, 2016, 09:27:36 PM

Title: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: InTheSoup on September 28, 2016, 09:27:36 PM

Never heard of this stuff, but I want it. http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/12/04/new-pill-described-as-viagra-for-the-brain/

Title: Re: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: bflynn on September 29, 2016, 04:21:13 AM

Since it is a generic of a drug for treating narcolepsy, I am going to skip looking it up and just go straight to guessing NO!

Title: Re: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: Steingar on September 29, 2016, 04:52:59 AM

So far my favorite bit of quackery are the pills to make your telomeres longer.  In addition to being impossible such a biological action could give you cancer.

Title: Re: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on September 29, 2016, 05:06:56 AM

Quote from: Steingar on September 29, 2016, 04:52:59 AM

So far my favorite bit of quackery are the pills to make your telomeres longer.  In addition to being impossible such a biological action could give you cancer.

Heck, according to California, EVERYTHING can cause cancer.

Title: Re: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: bflynn on September 29, 2016, 05:56:48 AM

Quote from: Steingar on September 29, 2016, 04:52:59 AM

So far my favorite bit of quackery are the pills to make your telomeres longer.  In addition to being impossible such a biological action could give you cancer.

The drug he referenced isn't quackery.  Provigil is a real drug, used to stimulate the brain and is legitimately used to prevent people from falling asleep.  That is exactly why the FAA doesn't allow it, it's a treatment for OSA, Shift Work disorder and narcolepsy.

I did look it up later.  Side effects include insomnia, nervousness, anxiety, hallucinations, depression and uneven heart rhythms.  Serious stuff.

Title: Re: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on September 29, 2016, 06:13:50 AM

Quote from: bflynn on September 29, 2016, 05:56:48 AM

The drug he referenced isn't quackery.  Provigil is a real drug, used to stimulate the brain and is legitimately used to prevent people from falling asleep.  That is exactly why the FAA doesn't allow it, it's a treatment for OSA, Shift Work disorder and narcolepsy.

I did look it up later.  Side effects include insomnia, nervousness, anxiety, hallucinations, depression and uneven heart rhythms.  Serious stuff.

sidejack:  Insomnia is a possible side effect of a drug that is intended to prevent people from falling asleep?  Well, that is shocking.

Kind of like the warning label on a sleep aid:  "may cause drowiness"

Title: Re: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: bflynn on September 29, 2016, 07:48:20 AM

Yup, I thought that was kind of ironic too.

Title: Re: Think this stuff is FAA approved? Viagra for the brain.
Post by: InTheSoup on September 29, 2016, 09:24:28 PM

Guess I'll just stick to coffee then..