Topic: whats YOUR favorite cold remedy?

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

I'm with Soos except add some (lots) of rum or whiskey. It'll make you forget about whatever it was for the short term. You're gonna feel like #$%* anyway so you may as well enjoy it the best you can. If you're really insistent, treat the symptoms (since you can't kill the bug with medication) until it goes away. 1 week or 7 days whichever occurs first usually.

Antihistamines such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine-most drowsiness) or Zyrtec or Claritin (least drowsiness and perhaps less effective) for runny nose & sneezing. Plus they dry up sinus drainage that makes your throat raw. There are numerous antihistamines in between these also.

Sudafed (pseudoephedrine-still available behind the counter due to the meth/crank heads) or Sudafed PE (phenylephrine-less effective) to open up the stuffy/congested nose and sinus. These may keep you awake at night, increase heart rate and blood pressure however. Read the box warnings on antihistamines and decongestants pertaining to potential problems with diabetes, prostate, blood pressure, thyroid, glaucoma, etc. You can always use a nasal spray for congestion whether oxymetazolone or saline. Either of these are much safer if there are side effect considerations that need to be heeded with saline being the safest.

Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Advil (ibuprofen) for fever and pain. 

Robitussin (guiaifenesin) to thin out the secretions of chest congestion so it can be coughed up or Robitussin DM with the added dextromethorphan for chest congestion with a BAD cough. The DM can stop a mild productive cough that brings up the phlegm so only get that if you just can't live with that damn bad ass (pharmaceutical term) cough any longer.

Whiskey or Rum as stated earlier.

A lot more sleep than you have been getting.

Lots of fluids.

Heed this advice. AND, don't bug your pharmacist at the present time about your whiney ass cold. He is probably sick as a dog from trying to treat everyone else. Plus he is working his ass off trying to deal with this damn flu epidemic. Your cold is sissy anyway compared to the flu.

Thank you.

 

[cb750k7]

Like Uncle Ernie said,

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[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

You'd better update your virus definitions 

[Frankenkit]

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.
Actually anything with either a fat, or alcohol in the recipe can include THC.... 

It's lipid soluble... a + for cooking with it, a - because trace amts are in your fat for awhile.

I wonder if, (in theory) it could be cooked into chicken noodle soup? 

I use zycam, but after a day or two of a rough one, it feels like squirting battery acid into your sinuses.  I like tylenol and jaegermeister chased with soda. pepsi or coke.  I'm currently down with a nasty cold that turned into a sinus infection. 

[fuzzybutt]

tylenol + alcohol can = liver failure i try not to do both at the same time.

[BobbyR]

Sudafed (pseudoephedrine-still available behind the counter due to the meth/crank heads)

This really pizzes me off. I went in to a Walmart and while I was there I wanted some Sudafed to clear up a Sinus headache. I had to show more ID for 30 Tabs than I needed to buy a Pistol. They already know the chemical is bought from offshore Pharma houses by the pound. There is not enough Sudafed in the store to cook up much of anything. The other crap they pawn off on you is Neo Synephrine in a pill and is useless.  Read my quote below.

[merc2dogs]

jalepino juice works wonders. drink as much as you can handle, clears up the sinus cavities, and burns out the cold pretty quickly. anything spicy hot works good, but jalepino juice works best for me.
 
 Also, that and franks red-hot works better as a pick-me-up than coffee, cools you down in the summer, but makes you more sensitive to cold in the winter.

 Only time I get a cold is when I go for a while without eating spicy foods, otherwise I'm cold free.

Ken.