[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

Lmao that full uncut video is hilarious. Some contagious laughter going on.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago

If they got that big of a discount, it may have been a manufacturer’s savings card.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not the pharmacies that set the prices. At least, not really. The pharmacy pays near the listed “cash-price” for the drug from the wholesaler, who buys from the manufacturer, so the pharmacy can’t really afford to charge much less than they do for many drugs.

And the price the patient sees after insurance is decided based on the insurance or pharmacy benefit manager who deals with prescription benefits for the insurance.

Pharmacies are also contractually prevented from charging less to a cash-paying patient than what they charge to the insurance companies, so you start getting weirdness with coupon cards to work around that.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 month ago

Germany had 17 active nuclear plants in 2011 and decommissioned them all by 2023.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago

More like Hep C

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

Technically a something being a conspiracy doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Even if colloquially people often call ideas conspiracies in a derogatory manner to dismiss their validity, a plot by the government or whatever to replace or invent birds as a form of surveillance would be a conspiracy by definition: “A plan by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful”.

/rant

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

What kind of randomly generated password did you have that was crackable? I usually use 30 characters completely random string. If that’s crackable, maybe I need to rethink things.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 months ago

blowme@company.com would be even better than this.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months ago

Seconded. A very chill and entertaining informational podcast that benefits greatly from its conversational style.

And episodes can be about nearly anything. Forgiveness, the Cannonball Run, the Loch Ness monster, the sun, beavers, the Equal Rights Act. They’re all great. I’ve been listening since 2012.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 months ago

Alpha Pheonix is a great channel with some really good electricity videos recently.

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I’ve been having a weird problem recently where when I sort by Top in a comments section, often times a few top-level comments don’t show up, and the replies to that comment are shown as top-level instead. It seems to happen more with comments that have a negative score.

It’s fixed when I sort by Old. I’m not sure if it’s some weird setting I have or a bug. I’d be appreciative for any help!

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago

SSRIs and SNRIs aren’t necessarily alpha blockers (although some similar drugs like mirtazipine (Remeron) have some action there).

SSRIs get their name because they are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, meaning the prevent reuptake of serotonin at the neuron junction, and that increases action of serotonin in that junction. And that is what causes the anti-anxiety or anti-depressive effects. SNRIs do the same thing, but with both serotonin and norepinephrine.

Many drugs have effects at other receptors (like histamine) that may cause adverse effects like sleepiness.

Beta blockers block the action of adrenaline/epinephrine at beta-adrenergic receptors, primarily found on the heart (beta-1) or lungs (beta-2). Beta blockers are primarily used in heart failure, heart arrhythmias, hypertension, and performance anxiety.

Alpha blocker also block adrenaline, but primarily in the vascular system (alpha-1). Alpha blockers are often used for enlarged prostate, hypertension, and some uses related to anxiety or PTSD.

Certain alpha and beta blockers can get into the brain and may have effects in anxiety have other effects like fatigue or weight gain.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 9 points 8 months ago

Beta blockers work on the adrenergic system, not the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is used to transport immune cells as well as fluid that has absorbed into the intercellular space from the circulatory system.

But yeah, they essentially block the function of adrenaline/epinephrine on the heart primarily, slowing heart rate and potentially helping with anxiety through action in the central nervous system.

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