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[He-Man]

What do you guys use to relieve cold symptoms? I've got a cold right now, and I've been using cold pills, but have also been using the Zicam oral mist spray, Nyquil, a daytime cough medicine, and I have also just started using a saline spray mist.

[wisp]

I usually use Dayquil for day and Nyquil for night if I've got sinus symptoms. If it's just a cough, then I use Robitussin or some generic equivalent (Wal-Tussin, lmao). Sometimes if my nose is really congested I'll use a nasal spray like Afrin, or the allergy prescription Astelin, but I hate sprays because it makes me feel like I'm drowning when things go up my nose like that. Plus the spray often drips down my throat and tastes horrible.

[Dizzy]

Time.

That's really kinda it.




Hate medication. Hate it, hate it, hate it.



But if it's that bad...

Tussin + ibuprofen + benedryl + theraflu

Edited by Dizzabouti, 23 January 2011 - 08:15 PM.

[Hana-Nezumi]

Sleeeep.

[Mystic Kitsune]

Above works best for me, too. :3

[Kisseena]

I use Nyquil and Dayquil.
And Vicks.

And sleep.
And orange juice.

[Egann]

There's no really "good" way to get out of a cold besides patience.


I take Zicam, drink lots of liquids to keep the congestion still moving. No hard manual labor and when I go out I dress warmly, obviously, but no big, heavy meals, either. I tend to try to avoid using medications unless I really need it to breathe for sleep; it works by drying up the nasal passages, not actually moving the congestion out.

[Selena]

Time, rest, healthy food.


There's no real alternative. I only take something if symptoms are especially bad, and that's usually at night to keep unwanted fluids from clogging up my breath tubers. Those nighttime meds give me trippy dreams, though, so I avoid them if possible.

[~Celesta~]

Zicam when shit starts going down plus a BUNCH of Cranapple juice.

If it worsens then Mucinex DM, and only if it's really bad do I take Dayquil because I get higher than a kite on that stuff.
Then at night its either some melatonin pills just to make me sleep, or Nyquil when it's really bad.

I have some prescription stuff too, but I avoid using that as its like the equivalent of a big nuke in terms of cold medicines. Wipes the crap out in one dose, but wipes me off my butt for like two days too.

[Sir Deimos]

Orange juice. At least half a gallon. Minimum.

[Steel Samurai]

Vodka.

[BurgundyTears]

Homemade soup. Tea (I find that "Throat Coat" works very well for alleviating a sore throat).
I refrain from milk, cheese and yogurt as dairy will increase mucus production.
If I have a fever, I might take something like Tylenol to treat it, as high fevers are dangerous so I'd rather not risk it.
If I can't sleep at all due to symptoms, I will sometimes take Dayquil, and if it's really bad and I'm getting desperate, Nyquil.

I have a hard time sleeping when I'm sick, so I end up bundled in blankets on the couch reading or playing light games like Picross3D.

[Oberon Storm]

Drugs. Lots of them. Best if they knock me out so I can sleep through it. Otherwise I just turn into a giant baby.

[Showsni]

Nothing, generally. But any excuse to get some Buttercup Syrup is worth it.

[~Celesta~]

Vodka.

Well if we are going that route then Krupnikas!
That stuff is so good! and it's like Everclear and honey so it sterilizes your throat and then soothes it.

[Chiaki]

Tissues, sleep, orange juice, and a decongestant when its necessary. And then just wait it out, which is the tough part.

Get better soon.

[Twinrova]

Mucinex is the shit. Especially when paired with Tylenol.


Also chicken noodle soup + hot sauce. Tastes yummy and clears your nose right up!

[tsume]

Im sick at the moment too. Ive been taking Nyquil, drinking hot tea (I prefer Vanilla or Blueberry Pomegranate), and just lots of rest.

[Doctor Pogo]

There's the mucinex/tylenol combo, which is good for relieving symptoms, but there's nothing really to do except rest and soup and the usual business.

I make Dr. Pogo's Pan-Galactic Sinus Blaster Noodle Soup, which contains ramen made with lots of white and black pepper, wasabi powder, white horseradish, black fungus, straw mushrooms, cayenne pepper, salt and chicken broth. It'll cut right through the crud.

[He-Man]

I have something to tell you guys. My great grandfather ate hot peppers when he had a cold. They burned right through the crap in his throat. I certainly don't do that. Of course, he's been dead since 1981, the year I was born. He lived to be 96.

Edited by He-Man, 26 January 2011 - 02:28 PM.

[Steel Samurai]

Why don't you do that, He-Man? Surely the power of greyskull could protect you from being injured by such.

[He-Man]

Why don't you do that, He-Man? Surely the power of greyskull could protect you from being injured by such.

Very funny, Steel.

Edited by He-Man, 26 January 2011 - 02:31 PM.

[Khuffie]

Tylenol Cold + Mucus

Also, Breathe Right breathing strips.

[wisp]

Khuff, you take mucus? Um... isn't the point generally to get rid of the mucus? XD

[Khuffie]

Khuff, you take mucus? Um... isn't the point generally to get rid of the mucus? XD

Mucus control! Or whatever that is. You know what I mean damnit!

[TJ]

Sheer, undiluted manliness. Works every time.

[tsume]

Sheer, undiluted manliness. Works every time.

Yeah takes freaking forever though ...

[~Celesta~]

...manliness? That's adorable.

[arunma]

Heh, I've got a cold right now too. It's a really mild one which is mostly just giving me the upper respiratory symptoms, but still annoying...

I use pseudoephedrine (sudafed) for the nasal congestion, and ibuprofin for the muscle cramps. I try to avoid nasal sprays like Afrin. They work really well (even for me, and I get really bad congestion). Problem is they also can have a rebound effect. Afrin constricts the blood vessels in your nose and shrinks the tissue so you can breathe. But when it wears off in twelve hours, the blood vessels react by expanding to greater than their normal size, and you get an even worse congestion. My recommendation is that if you're going to use Afrin, don't use it more than one night in a row, or you can actually get addicted to it.

[tsume]

...manliness? That's adorable.

LMAO. "Poor wittle Bunny"