I have a cold

Brad22 · #1 10-11-2005, 10:01 AM

Yeah...always did the Dayquil and Nyquil thing, but looking for a better remedy.

What do you all do to feel good and get rid of colds quickly?

phil_ivey_fan · #2 10-11-2005, 10:04 AM

start supplementing with Vitamin C.

Some ppl take vitamin C year round, but that's a waste of time. It won't prevent colds, but it will help you get better faster.

oh and I think Zinc helps as well.

- pHIl

STLantny · #3 10-11-2005, 10:04 AM

sweat/working out, a nice steam room, then a ton of nyquil and sleep.

mslif · #4 10-11-2005, 10:06 AM

You can minimize the symptoms with Alka Seltzer cold medicine (always works great for me), Tylenol cold... But you really cannot get better faster. It has to run its course.
I hope you feel better.

SeaSiren · #5 10-11-2005, 10:17 AM

Me too!
But... the best way to shorten and reduce the symptoms is by using some natural immune boosters.
Echinacea/Goldenseal & Zinc lozengers or Zicam - all available from drug store - take a bunch... in 3 days all better :-) (colds usually last up to 9 days!!!)
Nyquil etc.. good as a 'bandaid' for symptoms - but won't help heal faster like the herbals.
be well... sniff.

Cancer Merchant · #6 10-11-2005, 12:37 PM

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Me too!
But... the best way to shorten and reduce the symptoms is by using some natural immune boosters.
Echinacea/Goldenseal & Zinc lozengers or Zicam - all available from drug store - take a bunch... in 3 days all better :-) (colds usually last up to 9 days!!!)
Nyquil etc.. good as a 'bandaid' for symptoms - but won't help heal faster like the herbals.
be well... sniff.

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Even if the echinacea is real, which it sometimes isn't , it won't help with a cold.

AllinDan · #7 10-11-2005, 10:30 AM

Jack Daniel's works great.

oh, and be careful with zinc, that stuff has made me throw up like nothing else

SeaSiren · #8 10-11-2005, 10:36 AM

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Jack Daniel's works great.

oh, and be careful with zinc, that stuff has made me throw up like nothing else

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Oh yeah... be sure to have a full tummy before sucking on the zinc tabs... but they really work.

Brad22 · #9 10-11-2005, 02:47 PM

How often do you take Zicam (zinc)?

Where can you find the stuff - drug store, supermarket?

SeaSiren · #10 10-11-2005, 03:07 PM

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How often do you take Zicam (zinc)?

Where can you find the stuff - drug store, supermarket?

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Yeah... supermarket, pharmacy etc... little pricey $10ish.
they have it in different forms: swabs, nose spray etc... use it like every 4hrs... but get going! Best if used on earliest signs of symptoms. Lots of proven results showing dramatic lessening of time w/cold.
I know - colds just plain suck.
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