It's not quite fair to put your personal experience as the norm for everyone else. I don't take Sudafed regularly, usually three or four days in a row during the springtime and it helps me during those weird periods when I need it.
I don't want to go sign a bunch of papers to get it when I could just toss it in the basket along with the rest of my groceries simply because some cretins in the backwoods are cooking meth with it.