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So many cold 'cures' which works best for you?

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shorty_T
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I woke up sick.... no time to be sick...
I bought the following.....
Emergen-C
Cold-eZe
Airbourne
Zicam

Benadryl
Dayquil
NyQuil
Alka-Seltzer Cold

Chicken noodle soup
orange juice
Ginger/Echinacea Tea

Of all of the shit up there, what works best?
I have to make it through work so sleep is not currently an option.

Come on, I know you guys all know more than webMD so please, hook a girl up. Thanks!
Oct 18 2012 2:02PM
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shane.t
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Well i can feel myself getting a sore throat and i know a cold is coming on so....FML
Oct 18 2012 2:03PM
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dan1080
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dayquil, lots of water.  maybe some of that chicken noodle soup to just for good measure
Oct 18 2012 2:03PM
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theBearJew
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steam room. Or what I do is just turn the shower on high and stand under it for like 10 mins. Then take your shower. I feel like it always helps congestion and sore throat. Obviously take tons of Vitamin C too.
Oct 18 2012 2:05PM
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stupendous-man
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Drink water. Tons of water. Idk if it really works but it sure feels like it does.
Oct 18 2012 2:08PM
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whoa-dere
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my grandma boils pepsi and ginger together in a pot. then she adds a lil honey
Oct 18 2012 2:14PM
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james6345789
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It does, it clears mucus out of your throat and your body always works better when hydrated.
Oct 18 2012 2:16PM
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FuckAllOfYou
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this feels great with a cold, especially super congested. and drink fluids, can't go wrong.
Oct 18 2012 2:27PM
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Dr.Dickless
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the first four all work, but you have to get on them quick, like as soon as you have symptoms
and then keep taking each one every 4-6 hours until your better

the other things make you feel better but they don't actually shorten your illness
Oct 18 2012 2:36PM
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Rachy
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Once you have a cold, nothing you can do will actually get rid of it. That's up to your immune system. But you can make sure your immune system is in tip top shape and you can mask the symptoms.

The first category is stuff that will help your immune system. I prefer the emergency packets. I aim for the ones you use with hot water, but the cold water ones are ok.

Then for masking symptoms, I like Dayquil no cafeen or sleepy stuff added so it doesn't really mess with you too much.

Then for food, I stick to uber simple stuff I know wont hurt my stomach. Dairy and Carbs tend to be the culprits when I'm sick, so the soup will probably be easy to eat. I tend to do ok with rice as well. Then veggies and fruit.


Also, it's been proven that honey works better for sore throats than cough drops. So I recommend tea with honey or burts bees makes honey based cough drops if you can find them.
Oct 18 2012 2:37PM
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theabortionator
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Intense masturbation and prayer.
Oct 18 2012 2:37PM
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shorty_T
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I took 2 benadryl, the airbourne, some soup and have had 3 bottles of water so far today... I might do the steam thing when I get home.
Pepsi and Ginger? That is so nasty, I would rather keep my cold than drink that poison.

Thanks for the tips guys!
+K to all!!!
Oct 18 2012 2:40PM
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Spinoza
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Drip some oil of oregano down your throat, and Max out vitamin C and D
Oct 18 2012 2:41PM
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shorty_T
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I already had you rated a 10/10 so I can't +K but I really really appreciate the advice!
Oct 18 2012 2:42PM
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.AR6rider.
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Fluids, rest, and meds. There is no "magic" cure. Like others have said, drink tea with lemon and honey for a sore throat. Usually a cold will clear up pretty quick, you just have to fight through the shitty symptoms.
Oct 18 2012 2:45PM
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.Apex.
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witchdoctor
Oct 18 2012 2:55PM
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bangarangmules
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Yea besides taking some over the counter stuff to soothe some of the symptoms I basically just try to drink a lot of fluids and rest a ton.
Oct 18 2012 2:56PM
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TallerThanThou
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Weed.
Oct 18 2012 3:00PM
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ChipSki
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Good, you bought all the correct ingredients.

Crush up the tablets, mix all the things together, then drink it through a funnel
Oct 18 2012 3:00PM
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Round-Four
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nasal spray is great when you first feel a cold coming on. helps to flush out your sinuses.
Oct 18 2012 3:02PM
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powderdrunkie
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liquor works for me

and hot soup
Oct 18 2012 3:05PM
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NBCskier
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Smoke a bunch of cigs so you develop bronchitis, go to the doctor and get prescribed hypodan. Chug, feel better.
Oct 18 2012 3:06PM
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Aidan-G
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Vitamin C and sleep
Oct 18 2012 3:34PM
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WillStart
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i think airborne is to prevent getting sick in the first place, but it's pretty useless to start taking it once you're actually sick
Oct 18 2012 3:45PM
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eheath
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Ive taken zinc tablets (same as zicam,just kroger) at the first symtoms and 2 days later i had non, it definitely works but only if you take it at the right time. If i fucked that up, i crush dayquil and nyquil for 2-3 days, drink a ton of liquids, sometimes i just get a whole 1/2 gal of OJ and crush it, emergency, more water, etc. if you're persistant, and its just the common cold, it'll be gone in a few days.
Oct 18 2012 3:48PM
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Petey.
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hahahahha


Drink lots of water is the best advice I think. Also, if you wake up one morning and feel cold symptoms potentially creeping up on you, start swishing water in your mouth 3 times per day for 30 seconds at a time.

Water works fine, but the swishing-motion helps to break up proteins in your mouth that act as a hold for some of that cold-causing bacteria!
Oct 18 2012 3:49PM
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skithesprings
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mix all those in a large pot and simmer, cool and serve chilled, you'll be better in one day.
Oct 18 2012 3:51PM
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FLBP
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When i was in bootcamp I got a really nasty cold. My rack mate suggested lemon juice and honey. At chow we had lemon wedges so I'd grab a handful and squeeze them into a bowl, pour in about 2 spoonfuls of honey and stir until they're the same consistency. That did better for my throat than any tea or cough drops.
Oct 18 2012 3:53PM
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BrewskiJr
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I like Zicam a lot. That and Emergen-c
Oct 18 2012 4:05PM
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Anathema
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sleep
Oct 18 2012 4:09PM
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J.D.
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The nuclear option. 1 part nyquil, 1 pill sudafed, 1 shot whiskey. See you next week, either you're dead or your cold is.

Oct 18 2012 4:09PM
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clive_bixby
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turmeric root cayenne pepper and honey. mix, drink with water.
Oct 18 2012 4:31PM
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RickAstley
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This works absolute wonders for me
Oct 18 2012 4:44PM
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TRASHY.
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Sleep, relax,and drink lots of water. Fruits, veggies and healthy foods help and usually try to get rid of any mucous asap. Cough up as much as possible, using meds to keep all of that in just makes the cold last longer.

Oct 18 2012 4:53PM
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act.resist
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at the first signs of symptoms i take zicam right away, it really works. (that sounded a lot like it was from a commercial)
Oct 18 2012 4:56PM
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TheQuailman
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I have acold also! 

No way to cure it.  If you take vitamin C supplements regularly, it will shorten the duration of a cold when you get one, but if you just start taking them after your first symptoms, it won't help at all.

I'm currently taking these Cold-eeze things and they are actually suppose to shorten the length of your cold after you already have symptoms.  We'll see how it goes.

Then you can just treat the symptoms.  I take a de-congestiant, robotussin, aleve, + some hard core cough drops.

Eat healthy, get sleep, and drink water but doing all that isn't going to cure it any quicker, just make it so it doesn't go on longer imo.

Oct 18 2012 5:06PM
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deepfriedtwinkie
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time
Oct 18 2012 5:11PM
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Tinga
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gargle salt water, drink lots of water and don't be a little bitch.
Oct 18 2012 5:23PM
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whoa-dere
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i heard cum is salty
Oct 18 2012 5:46PM
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Gods_Father
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bravo. my personal fav is a garlic supplement.

stick with mother nature.

i also recommend using colloidal silver if you're sick often.

Oct 18 2012 6:53PM
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shorty_T
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But i am a girl, i have to be a little bitch. Notice pink name. ...... thank you all for your tricks and tips. I hate cold season.
Oct 18 2012 11:21PM
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SickJib_Brit
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I pop this shit like candy! 2 in the morning, 2 at night. Its cold and flu season and viruses wont touch me.

Its high in ginseng, and ginseng boosts the immune system helping you get over it faster.
Oct 19 2012 1:29AM
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Backyard.Skier
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cocaine works wonders with my stuffy nose
Oct 19 2012 1:30AM
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accualyisdolan
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Tussionex
Oct 19 2012 1:35AM
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freestyler540
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Stuffy Nose: nasal spray, they hurt like a bitch, but its 8hrs of clear sinuses

Sore throat: Vodka. If vodka is not possible, water

clogged head feeling: Walk outside in -10C weather, or pot

HALLS does miracles, I live on them during competitions

Oct 19 2012 2:44AM
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dreadyboy
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If I really don't wanna be sick I go HARD on vitamin C, like anywhere from 20-50 grams a day (your usual vitamin c pill is 1000mg so 1g). They have this pure vitamin C powder (ascorbic acid), it's fuckin sour but it's great.

Two years ago I started feelin pretty damn sick on boxing day, said hell no and started downing vitamin c by the fistful. Puked that night, slept in the next day and I was completely better.
Oct 19 2012 3:01AM
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klayer_9
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Emergen-C
Alka-Seltzer Cold (night and day) both good
SHiit loads of Tea, either green tea, or some sort of throat tea
Chicken noodle soup
orange juice
Gargle with salt water helps if your throat is sore too.
Oct 19 2012 3:01AM
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PJS.
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Do them all at once, you goddamn pussy.
Oct 19 2012 3:06AM
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disastertourism
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Hundreds of these. Hundreds.

Oct 19 2012 7:19AM
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250r
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skip as much of that synthetic crap as you can, your body doesnt need drugs to get healthy it needs proper nutrition. Drink some white or green tea with raw manuka honey. Eat things with lots of anti oxidants such as vitamin c. Obviously oragnes are good, but there are better choices like blueberries and kiwis. Avoid inflammatory foods like dairy and wheat products. If you want to eat or drink something involving milk, use coconut milk, the lauric acid in it acts as an antioxidant along with a ton of other good effects, on top of that its not inflammatory like milk. Echinacea is good too. Eat proper full meals, your body needs energy to fight off the cold. And yea lots and lots of water.
Oct 19 2012 8:52AM
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tommyp1ckles
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coke and hookers
Oct 19 2012 9:08AM
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