FDA warns against using Neptune’s Fix, nicknamed ‘gas station heroin’

The FDA said it’s received reports of people suffering seizures, loss of consciousness and even death after using Neptune’s Fix products.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urgently warning not to purchase or use supplements that contain tianeptine, a substance that’s been nicknamed “gas station heroin.” 

The products, sold under the brand name Neptune’s Fix, can interact with other medications in a potentially lethal way, the federal health agency has repeatedly warned. 

The FDA, which first warned about Neptune’s Fix in November, said this week it continues to receive reports of people suffering seizures, loss of consciousness and even death, after using these products. 

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