What method of defense do you use when you feel a cold coming on?

[crownjules]

Drink water and take Nyquil to get to sleep and get plenty of it. Boosts the immune system.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Lots of rest, vitamin c (orange juice or grapefruit juice), and drink lots of water. No booze.

 

[AMDZen]

Drink water and take Nyquil to get to sleep and get plenty of it. Boosts the immune system.

Tried this BS for years, never works.

One night of whiskey always works

 

[BurnItDwn]

lots of water, lots of sleep, lots of vitamin c.

saltwater gargle helps with sore/scratchy throat
antihistamines to make drowsy and allow to sleep more

expectorant to loosen up flem
cough suppressant to help with coughing
ibuprofen to reduce fever

there is no cure for a cold, but, the above usually gets me back to normal again within a few days rather than having a lingering cold that lasts for a month...

 

[IcePickFreak]

I've been using Zicam at the first signs of a cold the last few times I felt a cold coming on and haven't actually had a cold in a few years - not exactly an easy task in WI winters. I was working right between Milwaukee and Chicago for a few years and with people coming from both cities, there was a cold going around the place almost all the time.

 

[RPD]

2-3 shots of nyghtquil before bed works for me

 

[Jeff7]

Say "goddammit," and make sure to go register myself at the pharmacy counter as a meth-addict so I can buy sudafed. :awe:
(And ensure that I've got ibuprofen around as well.)

 

[Nintendesert]

Circumcision, and long lengths of it. It boosts the immune system.

 

[Saint Nick]

I just let it happen and end up taking a day or two off of work and sleeping. That usually does the trick.

 

[Modular]

So, I'm not sure if this is a cold or some other virus. I feel like shite, but am not really coughing all that bad, don't have a ton of congestion (probably no more than usual) and don't have a fever or anything like that. It's mostly a slight headache and a sore throat mixed with that generally "out of it" feeling.

This sucks. I hate virii when they aren't working for me. I've been drinking tons of water and tea with lemon and honey and basically bumming on the couch watching 24 with the wife.

Oh, she didn't even make me soup yesterday! Time to trade her in for a younger model?

/blog.atot.modularssick.fu

 

[JS80]

But does that placebo tastes like oranges and grapefruit? I didn't think so.

But do placebos work? ...Yup. I take Zicam + airborne/equivalent.

 

[stargazr]

Salt-water gargle, sudafed for decongestant. Plenty of rest, and of course chicken soup.

 

[IronWing]

Turn on my computer. Boots the immune system.

I award one cookie for this.


The best defense is a good offense. Stay away from crowds and particularly from little germ bags. Scowl, growl, cross the street but just stay away from people. They carry germs and are trying to kill you.

 

[Turin39789]

fire. kill it with fire

 

[Spacehead]

Seems like anymore i can't find 1 type of medicine that works. I used to be able to take Contact & it worked really well for me for years. Now it's hit-or-miss on what works for me nowadays.
The last cold i had it seemed like the Nyquil Liquicaps helped out some.

 

[yh125d]

If it might be allergies, neti pot