Originally Posted By Inspector 57 WARNING!!! Graphic descriptions of symptoms ahead!!! I spent most of yesterday in a car, driving back from a wedding week-end. Felt fine, if a little tired and sun-drained, when I went to bed last night. Woke up today feeling slow and stupid -- as usual. Showered, dressed, and headed out to work. Arrived at 8:00 feeling... the usual. At 8:05, while I was sitting alone in the cash vault, my nose opened up completely unexpectedly. Snot dripped out of me faster than I could catch it. Then the sneezing started. And then... the nasal waterworks continued for the entire rest of today. I recognize the other symptoms of an on-coming cold. My eyes itch. I've lost my appetite. It kind of burns when I pee. My thinking is admittedly old-school about treating a cold. I tend to think that you can only increase your intake of Vitamin C and treat your symptoms (aspirin and pseudoephedrine) and wait for it to go away. But has anyone here discovered anything more effective at reducing the symptoms of a cold, or effective at making it end earlier? I know there's AirBorne [or whatever] and other newer remedies on the market. Do any of them work for you?
Originally Posted By Kala UGH summer colds are just the worst especially if it is nice out and I want to play. I'm so sorry you aren't feeling well and hope the yuckies go away fast! I use comfort a vicks rub down and some hot chicken soup. I have DH get the rotisserie chicken from the store. He cuts up a bit of onion, a carrot, a stalk of celery boils it up in chicken stock, adds noodles or whatever pasta we have on hand, orzo is awesome when it is all cooked he chops up the chicken and warms it up. I will sometimes just add rice instead of the noodles. If it gets to dry he just adds more chicken stock. ORRR you can just open a can of campbells . The soup and vicks just makes me feel better add a nice warm quilt, pillows, and park me on the couch with the cat critters with some honey tea, soup and toast, lots of rest and I'm on my way to recovery! I also drink airborne, this is what works for me. I tend to feel better faster. Get well soon!
Originally Posted By tinkerbell1962 Yes, good old chicken noodle soup. I don't have a Dspouse so I'll drag myself through the drive through at Boston Market and get the soup there. It works miracles for me. I also use the extra strength Theraflu ... I swear by that.
Originally Posted By Mr X I'm all about Nyquil. But that's just so I can sleep. Daytime I just suffer (Dayquil TOTALLY doesn't work for me and actually makes me nauseous for some reason). Hope you feel better! p.s. Mrs X says to gargle with green tea and wrap a long Japanese green onion around your neck. And go see a doctor. Er...thanks Mrs X?
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I agree with X. My cold buster is Nyquil and sleep. Its the best feeling in the world when you have a cold.... that deep Nyquil-induces coma. Mmmmm... When I ate meat I used to love tom yum gai soup when I had a cold. Its a spicy Thai soup. It warmed me up AND cleared my sinuses. Feel better Inspector! Rent some movies, snuggle under a comforter and rest up! ~Beth
Originally Posted By chickapin Another airborne user here. I don't think it gets rid of a cold, but if I start taking it when I first feel symtoms I feel my cold never fully develops and it goes away faster. (The pink grapefruit one is really good!) If the cold is already here (and it sounds like yours is) I love Nyquil induced sleep and lots of orange juice and chicken soup during the day. Feel better....
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Airborne... Yep. Though it helps a lot during a cold, I also make a point of taking it before and during vacations where I'll be around crowds or flying, etc., to avoid catching a cold. I'm a vitamin C freak. Can't do Nyquil... Gives me hallucinations. And yep... Any nice, hot broth-style soup feels wonderful on the throat - clears out all the gunk. And warm lemonade with a little shot of honey in it helps, too. Just pop a cup of the mix into the microwave and sip. Feel better soon, I57... *HUGS*
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Along with what everyone else has already suggested, I'd recommend humidifier to help you sleep. The humming of the machine kind of drowns out the snoring that comes with a cold too If you can stand it, sleep with a couple of pillows instead of one, the angle seems to help. Neither of these will make it go away faster, just makes it a bit easier to sleep. I'm big on airborne or like products and like wonderingalice I take it when we are on vacation. I figure it can't hurt and it might help I hope your cold passes quickly!
Originally Posted By beamerdog Chicken soup (I do the store-bought roast chicken thing, too!) and Cold-eez. I also use a saline spray in my nose to keep it from getting sore. Vicks rub is great, too. Poor thing. I hope you get better soon.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Another Airborne user here....at the start of a cold and while traveling. Once you have the cold....I use the Tylenol Severe Cold...something like that it's called. Also the chicken soup. And at night I use Afrin or something similar for congestion so I can sleep better. Oh....and a good dunk in the sea works wonders! Feel better soon Inspector!!
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom A wash cloth dipped in hot water (& wrung out) placed over the nose and sinus area helps helps us. It eases some of the sinus pain. I hope you feel better really soon.
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom LOL, it looks like I really NEED help. That should read "really helps us"
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <<Woke up today feeling slow and stupid -- as usual.>> That's just darling. And, I can relate. Anyway, for moi....it's super-de-duper old school, plus there are "warnings" out on the Internet against it...LOL! Alka-Seltzer Plus has worked for me since I was a teenager (back in the olden days). And, nothing beats the comfort of Vicks Vapo-Rub (I think it's more psychological than anything, for me; it certainly evokes good childhood memories) and, of course, chicken soup. I actually make killer chicken noodle soup, but when I'm sick.....too bad for me. Snuggle in the covers...drink your juice and take your C...use the "gentle" Kleenex on your poor little nose...and be patient. Stay hydrated. Get some sleep. xoxo
Originally Posted By mater4 I use either Tylenol cold or Nyquil to sleep at night. Zicam works really well too. It seems to shorten the length of my cold. I had a cold last week and it was only 3 days until my symptoms were gone.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 I, too, am recovering from a nasty head cold. I was taking my usual Actifed and it just wasn't working so I went to Longs and the pharmacist there recommended Advil Allergy Sinus (with Pseudoephedrine), which is behind the counter. Really helped with all the symptoms. Have po have my Mentholatum so my nose won't get sore and the Kleenex with Aloe. Also a fan of Airborne when making trips. Hope you feel better soon! ♥♥♥
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 ^^ Have po?? Should be Have to have... Like I said, I'm still recovering... LOL
Originally Posted By Ursula Well, I found the perfect cure. Having just gotten over a bad cold myself, here's what I did: Took a taxi home from work (I carpool and our company pays for it for emergencies). Snuggle on the couch with my best blanket and wear my soft cotton sweats. Watch the Olympics. Drink Nyquil every juice you love and sleep and sleep only on the couch so when you wake up, you can watch more Olympics on your big TV without having to move. Have plenty of tissues and don't run out like I did, then you have to whine to make your husband go with you to Costco for more. When you go to work, be the martyr. "OH, I know I could stay home but I needed to mind x, y, and Z. When I'm done, I'll leave early." It is like taking a free vacation. Oh, and Airborne works too. I have yet to try Zycam or whatever that stuff is that you put up your nose but someone here at work swears by it.
Originally Posted By mawnck I second Zicam, but not the up your nose kind - that's been known to mess up people's sense of smell, permanently. Get the "rapid melts" and follow the instructions carefully. The vitamin C ones aren't quite as nasty tasting as the regular. Besides shortening the duration of colds, they're great at warding them off in the first place when you're going to be in a germy place, like an airplane, or Disneyland. If you're experiencing, er, gastric distress, Gatorade is good for restoring your energy level somewhat. And never underestimate the restorative power of a good Disney movie double feature.
Originally Posted By mater4 I have cinnamon flavor melt tabs (Zicam). I also do not like the nose version.
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM NyQuill and Bailey's Irish Cream. No, I am not kidding. Lipton chicken noodle soup when I get hungry. Sitting outside and breathing fresh air...especially in the fall and winter. Hot tea. DD paints my toes and colors in coloring books with me...that's probably the best medicine.
