Posted by blueberry on August 14, 2005, at 15:43:06
In reply to Pretty easy question, posted by willyee on August 14, 2005, at 14:50:22
I have a bad habit of hanging onto unused medications that I didn't like or gave me side effects I couldn't handle, and then years later I dust them off and give them a second try. The problem is that by that time, they have long ago expired.
I have taken paxil expired over a year, zoloft expired over 2 years, adrafinil expired over 5 years, and picamilon expired over 5 years, amisulpride over 3 years, desipramine after 5 years, lithium after 7 years. They all felt fully potent to me. And the second time around was no different than the first. I think over time they supposedly lose some potency, but if so, I never felt that. I asked a doctor about this once and he said that meds are good a long time after expiration.
I'm not sure what the official scientific or economic reason is for the expiration dates, but I can say from experience that meds I've tried long after expiration felt fully potent to me, with no different side effects or adverse effects than I got when they weren't expired.
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