Paul Saladino· MD
rather than turning your tongue (and brain) blue.
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rather than turning your tongue (and brain) blue.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.
And if you take methylene blue at high doses, 4 to 5 milligrams per kilogram, which is around 3 to 400 milligrams per day, chronically or introvenous use, you very well are turning your brain blue. That's something that kind of doesn't sit right with me. Um, you won't know this of course, until your brain is autopsied, but there are very good examples and photos of blue brains from people who were treated with methylene blue.