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whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?
« on: February 13, 2008, 01:26:52 PM »
as i sit here with a king hell cold i thought i'd get some of your favorite cold remedies. i'll start with mine. big doses of vitamin c, several cloves of fresh garlic a day, wild turkey 101 and copious amounts of budweiser. dont know if it helps the cold or makes me not give a damn but it works for me.
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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2008, 01:32:56 PM »
Garlic soup, beef broth and enough "SEVERE COLD FORMULA" (any brand) to zonk me out for 10-12 hrs at a time.
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Re: whats your favorite cold remedy
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2008, 01:36:39 PM »
Lots of rum. 'Capitain Morgan' is my favorite. It does nothing with the cold but after half a bottle I no longer care.

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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2008, 02:20:59 PM »
almost forgot.............lots of tim hortons coffee. i have a friend in orilla ontario that sends the stuff to me monthly

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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2008, 02:26:37 PM »
I like Hot Toddies.  But, because of the dehydration effect of alcohol, drink plenty of other fluids, too.  Water is quite good for you on its own.

rum (or Brandy Or...), dash of lemon juice, honey (or sugar), some cinnamon or nutmeg, and water in a 12 oz cup.  Hot seems best.
Lemon juice and honey are preferred for a sore throat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_toddy

I always take a gram of Vit C per day.  None of my immediate family are heavy drinkers.  So, our alcohol tolerance is quite low.  One or two toddies put us away for several hours.  Sudafed or it's generic helps keep the sinuses open, as does Otrivin which you can get in combo with saline so that you don't overly dry out while sleeping.

Asprin or tylenol takes the ache away.  And, if I can breathe through my nose I can function ok.  The Toddies are for when I'm done for the day.

Caffeine enhances mucus production.  So, avoid caffiene drinks while dealing with a cold.

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Re: whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2008, 02:47:58 PM »
Zicam nose gel spray. Once I feel that I have one starting I will spray once ro maybe another time in 12 hours. I haven't had a cold in over 3 years!

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« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2008, 03:03:40 PM »
Pre-transplant;
Uncle Ernie's Home Made Chicken soup
Hot buttered rum
plenty of cigarettes
Nyquill before bed

Post transplant;
For some strange reason, I never get sick anymore.
It's the damnedest thing!
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« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2008, 03:05:39 PM »
Pre-transplant;
Uncle Ernie's Home Made Chicken soup
Hot buttered rum
plenty of cigarettes
Nyquill before bed

Post transplant;
For some strange reason, I never get sick anymore.
It's the damnedest thing!

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Re: whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2008, 03:21:42 PM »
Full dose of Ny-quil at night to let me sleep, and 1/2 doses throughout the day to keep my nose, throat and head clear.  Sure, it makes me a little bit groggy at work, but much better than without, and I can't take any of the "daytime" cold remedies because they all tend to have some form of ephedrine which increases my heart rate and makes me all jittery and sweaty. 

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« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2008, 04:34:22 PM »
I'm with Lloyd on this one, hot toddy and bed. I don't want to tempt fate but I only have a cold once a year, usually 3 weeks before Christmas >:( >:( >:(  but there is nothing to say you can't  have a hot toddy anytime. ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2008, 05:29:05 PM »
My favorite remedy is the following drink.  I make it in 1 Quart Nalgene jars.

1 Qt boiling H20
1 Squeezed lemon
1 equal part maple syrup to lemon
1/8 tsp cayenne (easy on the cayenne)


It's a little spicy but not too bad, it clears you sinuses and helps the throat, and helps with the positive mood.

You can't make too much popcorn, but you can definately eat too much popcorn.

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« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2008, 05:38:26 PM »
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Re: whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2008, 06:19:48 PM »
Cold MD is a relatively new product that works pretty good.  If it's a sinus thing, Tylenol Sinus.  And Thai mushroom soup does good.  Plenty of water and rest.
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« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2008, 06:35:50 PM »
Pre-transplant;
Uncle Ernie's Home Made Chicken soup
Hot buttered rum
plenty of cigarettes
Nyquill before bed

Post transplant;
For some strange reason, I never get sick anymore.
It's the damnedest thing!

transplant?

Yeah.  I donated my brain to someone who could use it.







OK- that wasn't nice.  I had about 6 anesthesias over the course of a couple of years and it shoots big holes in your brain pan.  Like a rusty colander- only tthe really big pieces stay in there.  Fortuneately, my friends don't get upset when I don't remember who they are.
Anyway- I had a semi-experimental kidney and pancreas transplant.  A lot of doctors are surprised when they hear that.  Had diabetes for 37 years, which is a big cause of kidney failure. 
The other thngs- well, I have a medical history.





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Re: whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2008, 06:44:48 PM »
I hiss and spit at sick people whenever they come around with there sniffling, coughing and wheezing. Nose picking is a good way to catch a cold, most folks don't think to wash hands before dredging for skull emeralds.
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« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2008, 06:53:22 PM »
Depends on whose nose.
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« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2008, 06:59:54 PM »
I usually use REALLY hot showers for sinuses.  the steam has a really helpful feeling that breaks up the congestion and actually lets your sinuses work as they should.   99% of my problems are related to such as well so yeah.

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« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2008, 07:53:12 PM »
You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends's nose.

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« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2008, 11:49:14 PM »
I just turn on the heater when I am cold, much easier than making soup or taking showers or aerobic nose picking.

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« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2008, 05:35:21 AM »
I've been on and off sick for about 3 weeks now with some sinus/head cold.  Not enough to keep me home, but enough to make me miserable.  It had just started clearing up (with the help of my wife, my first ever Tottie, and tons of clear, non-carbonated, non-caffinated) and the wife went down hard with a chest cold, complete with head congestion, coughy, achy, don't let me sleep throught the night medicine.  Today is her first day back to work this week and the only thing that worked at all for her was sleep, sleep, some Advil cold/Sinus, Zicam, and more sleep. 

Good luck.  The difference between a rough cold and the Flu seems to be getting less clear lately.

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Re: whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2008, 06:17:02 AM »
My favorite remedy is tincture of ganja, chicken noodle soup, and lots of rest.
But it's been years since i had any really good THC tincture.

Although in a pinch, hash brownies suffice.
Or even hash ice cream.
Actually anything with either a fat, or alcohol in the recipe can include THC....  ;D ;D ;D
If you know how. :o


Since i have sobered up....... i just suffer with just chicken noodle soup, mabey some robitussin if I cannot sleep.


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« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2008, 08:05:50 AM »
now i like hash brownies,havent had any for damn near 30 years.
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« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2008, 06:07:06 PM »
Ginger Brandy, good stuff.

I use to have Ginger in the morning and Brandy in the evening ;D  You are so tired from all the shagging that you sleep like a baby.  Then you wake up and feel like new.  Boy I miss my college days.

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« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2008, 08:18:00 PM »
Zinc, taken 2-3 times a day, for 3-4 days, right at the start of the cold.
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