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apparently 7up contained lithium when they made it back in the day,the more you know?

submitted by dosvydanya_freedomz to whatever 9 hoursJun 8, 2025 20:05:08 ago (+14/-0)     (www.yahoo.com)

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/7ups-original-formula-contained-substance-182500641.html

Back at the turn of the 19th and early 20th century, when soft drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi were first created, it was mainly pharmacists who came up with these beloved (and demonized) drinks with the idea of creating health tonics. As an example, Pepsi was named after the medical term for indigestion, that is, dyspepsia. But back then, what was considered healthy was a bit different from today. While Coke actually contained small amounts of cocaine, 7Up contained lithium, a mood-stabilizer that today is used to treat bipolar disorder and some forms of depression.


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[ - ] Leveraction 0 points 6 hoursJun 8, 2025 23:41:09 ago (+0/-0)

I rarely drink any soda,ever, i just happened to pick up a 7-up yesterday because there was literally nothing else to choose from

[ - ] letsgetit 0 points 3 hoursJun 9, 2025 02:41:46 ago (+0/-0)

With a side of diabetes

[ - ] DukeofRaul 1 point 9 hoursJun 8, 2025 20:06:53 ago (+1/-0)

Thats not as good as coke

[ - ] dosvydanya_freedomz [op] 1 point 9 hoursJun 8, 2025 20:14:14 ago (+1/-0)

i see what you did it there but man these ppl were hard in to drugs even the 20's when they started to create these soft drinks.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 3 points 8 hoursJun 8, 2025 20:58:30 ago (+3/-0)

You couldn't get a bottle of whiskey legally, but you could go the the general store and get served laudanum. That's the only thing I'm interested in trying. Keep the coke cola, but a drink with cannabis, morphine and heroin sounds like it would really take the edge off.

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 1 point 8 hoursJun 8, 2025 21:03:41 ago (+1/-0)

Old timey people here would grow some poppy in their flower gardens and a few scattered on the farms and make some exquisite tea during season.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 2 points 8 hoursJun 8, 2025 21:20:17 ago (+2/-0)

Poppys are easy to grow, they're basically a weed. I've had poppy seed tea before and I've also smoked opium. Never made a habit of either one, but I had to satisfy my curiosity.

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 0 points 7 hoursJun 8, 2025 22:43:06 ago (+0/-0)

Its not something you wanna do very often. That is fo sho. They are very beautiful, though.

[ - ] Clubberlang 1 point 8 hoursJun 8, 2025 21:31:40 ago (+1/-0)

Interesting shit

[ - ] Sleazy 2 points 9 hoursJun 8, 2025 20:33:21 ago (+2/-0)

Didn't Bayer sell heroin?

[ - ] Clubberlang 2 points 8 hoursJun 8, 2025 21:32:29 ago (+2/-0)

Don't know if they sold it be think read something about them creating it.

[ - ] Sleazy 1 point 7 hoursJun 8, 2025 22:15:42 ago (+1/-0)

I think I seen a meme before that showed a picture of an old bottle of bayer heroin. let me look.

Yeah, here it is

[ - ] KangzNSheeit 2 points 5 hoursJun 9, 2025 00:00:07 ago (+2/-0)

Heroin was their brand name like Aspirin

[ - ] Sleazy 0 points 5 hoursJun 9, 2025 00:30:17 ago (+0/-0)

So it wasn't heroin as I think it is?

[ - ] UncleDoug 2 points 8 hoursJun 8, 2025 21:32:40 ago (+2/-0)

Lithium is schizo medication.