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Old 03-22-2012, 06:43 AM #7
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What made the doctors reach for the Mestinon in the first place? There has to be some kind of underlying medical condition for them to go that route. Do you wish to share?
Hi Annie,

The military uses Mestinon as an anti-nerve gas precaution. It was used extensively to "protect" the soldiers in Iraq (especially where Saddam was known to have and have used nerve gas in the past).

Just a little trivia.

Brian
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