“Dr. Miles’ Nervine was said to treat “nervous” conditions, including nervous exhaustion, sleeplessness, hysteria, headache, neuralgia, backache, pain, epilepsy, spasms, fits, and St. Vitus dance.
The active ingredient in Nervine was bromide. Bromide was once used as a sedative and an effective anticonvulsant, and until 1975 it was a major ingredient in over-the-counter products such as Bromo-Seltzer.
But the drug had its bad effects on the human body. Bromism (chronic bromide intoxication) was once very common, accounting for as many as 10% of admissions to psychiatric hospitals. Bromide, as a drug, is now rare, although it is occasionally used to treat epilepsy. One source said that a touch of chloroform (an extract of opium) was also used in the tonic. It is no wonder that the authorities clamped down on it.”
‘One or two teaspoonfuls’ but the illustration has a huge glass of the stuff.
JoePNW2 on
Takes the edge off the “Mother’s Little Helper” jag.
BigShotBadRabbit on
I’ve got an unopened bottle of this, in the box
jxj24 on
And it could probably go right back on today 🙁
Cath1965 on
Ah , Hyacinth Bucket in her younger years. “Mind the pedestrian, Richard!”
Im_100percent_human on
Reading the ad, I am a little confused…. Is only the wife supposed to take it or both the husband and wife? How am I supposed to convince my wife to take this? “Babe, your a pain in the ass on car trips, take some Nervine before we leave,” is NOT going to work.
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Dude is plowing down mailboxes after a 3 martini lunch and his wife is being a real buzzkill.
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Made with real simulated opium.
“Dr. Miles’ Nervine was said to treat “nervous” conditions, including nervous exhaustion, sleeplessness, hysteria, headache, neuralgia, backache, pain, epilepsy, spasms, fits, and St. Vitus dance.
The active ingredient in Nervine was bromide. Bromide was once used as a sedative and an effective anticonvulsant, and until 1975 it was a major ingredient in over-the-counter products such as Bromo-Seltzer.
But the drug had its bad effects on the human body. Bromism (chronic bromide intoxication) was once very common, accounting for as many as 10% of admissions to psychiatric hospitals. Bromide, as a drug, is now rare, although it is occasionally used to treat epilepsy. One source said that a touch of chloroform (an extract of opium) was also used in the tonic. It is no wonder that the authorities clamped down on it.”
[https://cbc-radio.com/local-news-blog/277797](https://cbc-radio.com/local-news-blog/277797)
The original form of Nervine was in a liquid form containing [bromide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromide), sold in a glass bottle with the label “Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine”. Later versions of Nervine replaced the bromide, which is dangerous if consumed in high quantities, with an [antihistamine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihistamine).[^([3])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervine#cite_note-:0-3) This was because in 1976, the FDA had removed bromides from over-the-counter medications.[^([4])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervine#cite_note-:1-4)
One form of Nervine was formulated with the primary active ingredients [sodium bromide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bromide), [ammonium bromide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_bromide), and [potassium bromide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_bromide), combined with [sodium bicarbonate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate) and [citric acid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid) in an effervescent tablet.[^([4])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervine#cite_note-:1-4)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervine)
‘One or two teaspoonfuls’ but the illustration has a huge glass of the stuff.
Takes the edge off the “Mother’s Little Helper” jag.
I’ve got an unopened bottle of this, in the box
And it could probably go right back on today 🙁
Ah , Hyacinth Bucket in her younger years. “Mind the pedestrian, Richard!”
Reading the ad, I am a little confused…. Is only the wife supposed to take it or both the husband and wife? How am I supposed to convince my wife to take this? “Babe, your a pain in the ass on car trips, take some Nervine before we leave,” is NOT going to work.
Dude is plowing down mailboxes after a 3 martini lunch and his wife is being a real buzzkill.
More info on this than you ever wanted…
[https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/publicevents/resale_price_maintenance_under_sherman_act_and_federal_trade_commission_act/rperitz_drmiles.pdf](https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/publicevents/resale_price_maintenance_under_sherman_act_and_federal_trade_commission_act/rperitz_drmiles.pdf)
Let her drive