The other day, I was have a horrible allergy attack, and I couldn’t focus on work at all. So I headed over to Duane Reade (it’s like Wallgreens for NYC), to pick up some allergy meds. My friend Mike told me about Zyrtec and how awesome it was. So I picked up a bottle. Why such a huge bottle for 15 tiny pills (about the size of a grain of rice), i dunno. Anyway, I took one. Didn’t work. About 2 hours later I took another. Yes I know it says 1 per 24 hour period, but I’m a bigger guy =). Still nothing. I tried to buy some Benadryl-D, but you can’t buy it without ID. WTF is that all about?! Lame. So I chose to suffer for the rest of the day.
On my way home, I picked up a six-pack of smirnoff ice (the Strawberry ones). I had about two and a half before I felt it. It was nice, but weird. I felt intensely drunk / loopy. My girlfriend and roommate both said I was acting like I was drunk / high. FYI: My alcohol tolerance is really high. Like, 5 shots of Jegermeister before I get a buzz.
So there was something in the mixture of Zyrtec and alcohol. Not sure if I should be recommending it. But if you happen to take more pills that you’re supposed to, and then consume some drinks a few hours later, prepare for weirdness!
PS. I have no clue what this does to your body / brain. Probably nothing good.
.: Adam