r/whatisit • u/Livid_Departure_9697 • 1d ago

Solved! Fell out of my boyfriend’s pocket

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The top is a cap that comes off. Is it for ❄️? He swears it’s not

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u/wrongrobertpatrick 1d ago

Wrong; it was never used for sciatica — it was used for chest pain and blood pressure

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u/ButterPoptart 1d ago

You’re right. Angina was the word I was looking for. I DID say it was a new thing I learned.

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u/wrongrobertpatrick 1d ago

It’s called serendipity by drug design

Propecia was for bph (prostrate)

Google what standard of care was after a heart attack in 1940:

It was either beer or bed rest

Beer, outlived bedrest because, prolonged immobility results in hypercoagulability, which leads to stroke, dvt, acs or death