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Nov. 30, 2023 – The Nov. 21 warning tells consumers not to buy or ingest Neptune’s Fix, a brand of tiapentine that sells 10-milliliter bottles and pills and is sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and convenience stores across the country. Although online dosing instructions say to use a few drops of the liquid, some users take the entire bottle in one shot. FDA has received severe adverse event reports after use of Neptune‘s Fix products, including seizures and loss of consciousness leading to hospitalization. Consumers who experience a bad reaction to any tianeptine product should seek immediate medical help,” the warning says.
Tianeptine is used as an antidepressant in dozens of countries, but is unregulated in the U.S. It is not a federally-scheduled drug and is illegally marketed as a treatment for depression and anxiety and a cognitive booster. Tianeptine hits a person’s opioid receptors in the brain, and many users have told VICE News it causes intense withdrawals, including nausea, chills, restless legs, and extreme anxiety.
