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bjf
11-04-2003, 05:38 PM
Does anyone know what i

can do to help me get rid of this bad cold, sore throat cough?

What products out there do you guys recommend that

WON\'T make you drowsy. I am extremely sensitive to that stuff, and have to work, not sleep.

Right now I am

taking a goldenseal/echinecea herb, selenium, and wellness tea from celestial seasonings. It has not helped

much.

What products have you guys tried that you would recommend (no herbs please).

thanks

BJF

Phantom
11-04-2003, 05:47 PM
A bus load of

vitamin C and lots of liquids... Day-Quil is pretty good if you just want to get rid of the symptoms.

bjf
11-04-2003, 05:52 PM
Oh, yea, I been

drinking OJ and taking vitamins. Thanks. I heard about Dayquil, but even though the name is different then night

quil, can\'t it still make you drowsy?

belgareth
11-04-2003, 06:38 PM
Try one of the

sports drinks instead of OJ to replenish your electrolytes. It helps a lot.

bjf
11-04-2003, 06:52 PM
wow, that sounds like

a great idea!

Pancho1188
11-04-2003, 07:14 PM
Dayquil

won\'t make you drowsy. I think it lacks the alcohol that knocks you out, plus I\'m sure it has other stuff in

it, too, to prevent drowsiness.

bjf
11-04-2003, 07:52 PM
thanks for the tip

pancho and phantom

belgareth
11-05-2003, 03:25 AM
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Dayquil won\'t make you drowsy. I think it lacks

the alcohol that knocks you out, plus I\'m sure it has other stuff in it, too, to prevent drowsiness.

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Dayquil has a mild stimulant in it to offset the drowsyness of the

medications. I\'m a little sensitive to it myself and can only take half doses. Otherwise I get real edgy.

Kari
11-05-2003, 06:45 AM
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wow, that sounds like a great idea!

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He\'s right! I was ill, once, and a 1,000 calorie, 50 g. protein drink

gave me a MAJOR boost.

Kari
11-05-2003, 06:46 AM
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Dayquil won\'t make you drowsy. I think it lacks the alcohol that knocks

you out, plus I\'m sure it has other stuff in it, too, to prevent drowsiness.

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Dayquil has a mild stimulant in it to offset the drowsyness of the medications. I\'m a little

sensitive to it myself and can only take half doses. Otherwise I get real edgy.

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Dayquil contains ephedrine... which breaks down into adrenaline.

bjf
11-05-2003, 08:09 AM
cool. the gatorade

seems to be helping some

oscar
11-05-2003, 08:15 AM
bjf,

There\'s

something that I pick up at my local convenience store that I find does WONDERS for relieving the symptoms of colds.


It\'s SOBE brand \"LIZZ BLIZZ\". (It used to be called Lizzard Blizzard.*) It\'s usually in the refrigerated

section with the fancy iced teas and herbally infused fruit drinks.

It looks like skim milk, but tastes like a

pina colada. It contains Zinc, Echinacea, and Vitamin C, (same ingredients as COLD-EEZ, I believe) and it\'s about

the best buck and a quarter you\'ll ever spend in terms of its ability to make you feel better when you have a

cold.
I always keep a couple of bottles in the fridge just in case I need it.

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*To the best of my knowledge, LIZZ BLIZZ contains no actual

lizard or lizard by-products.

Oscar /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Sexyredhead
11-05-2003, 08:20 AM
Ahh, I\'ve

seen that stuff. We\'ve always referred to it as \"lizard jizz\" because the cans are turned just enough that

you can\'t see the whole label, and that\'s what it looks like it says at a glance.

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Good stuff though. I have a cold myself, so I might go get

some. Thanks! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Pancho1188
11-05-2003, 08:32 AM
Dammit! You

stole my joke! I was going to write:

\"Well, good thing it\'s not \'Lizz-jizz\' because then it probably

does contain lizard by-product...\"

You beat me to the punch! Oh, well.

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bjf
11-05-2003, 09:37 AM
Honestly, this is not

the direction I wanted to take this thread .... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Thanks Oscar!

Mtnjim
11-05-2003, 10:15 AM
The Vit. C is good,

but get some Zinc lozenges and suck on them. (legitimate) Research has shown that they shorten the cold\'s

duration and reduce symptoms.

bjf
11-05-2003, 10:26 AM
Great. Will get the

zinc lozenges.

I went aroudn to four or five stores looking for the SOBE drink. They didn\'t have them. I

know of one health food store I can go to, but it is a little chilly out, and I don\'t want to be outside, so I am

gong to try and go thurs/fri and stock up if they have them.

Sexyredhead
11-05-2003, 10:31 AM
You can

usually find them in the drink section of convenience stores.

bjf
11-05-2003, 10:47 AM
Yea I know, that\'s

where I was checking out. I saw a lot of the crazy drinks, but no SOBE

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif, even though one place had a SOBE refrigerator.

Holmes
11-05-2003, 11:39 AM
The Lizard

Blizzard seems more difficult to find than other Sobes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif But

it\'s great stuff.

On another note, X Clear and Zicam are two nasal spray items that work. X Clear gets rid of

viruses like nobody\'s business and Zicam seems to speed up recovery time as well.


Holmes

bjf
11-05-2003, 12:31 PM
Thanks homes. I am

getting great info on this stuff!

And since winter is coming up, and everyone gets colds, hopefully others will

be able to take advantage of this information.

Numanoid
11-10-2003, 07:13 AM
Along with

vitamins, I highly recommend Reishi tea for boosting the immune system. I\'ve been drinking it for a couple of

years and have only had one cold since and it was a mild one.
Good stuff.



http://www.chinesenaturalherbs.com/herbsite/Tea

s2.htm (\"http://www.chinesenaturalherbs.com/herbsite/Teas2.htm\")

phersurf
11-10-2003, 02:41 PM
Zycam is the

best stuff by far! Start tiking it as soon as you feel the cold comming on, 2 days later no cold.

bjf
11-10-2003, 02:49 PM
Numanoid and

phersurf, this is all great stuff to know.

I emailed the chinese herbal tea place to see if it is in stores, but

they don\'t really know. It is some expensive stuff though for tea, but I want to try it.

I\'ve never heard

or seen zycam in drugstores. It doens\'t require a perscription, does it?

Sexyredhead
11-10-2003, 03:01 PM
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Numanoid and phersurf, this is all great stuff to

know.

I emailed the chinese herbal tea place to see if it is in stores, but they don\'t really know. It is

some expensive stuff though for tea, but I want to try it.

I\'ve never heard or seen zycam in drugstores. It

doens\'t require a perscription, does it?

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Yes, Reishi tea is

usually found in the ethnic/vegetarian section of even small-town grocery stores in the South, so you should be able

to find it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Look over by the rice milk and couscous and see if

it\'s not there.

The Zycam is about $10 a box, and it\'s a swab you rub on the inside of your nose about

every 4 hours, if memory serves. It does cut down the time you\'re sick, but I\'ve never seen something gone in

2 days. Maybe we\'re only afflicted by the heavy-duty bugs down here.

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bjf
11-10-2003, 03:08 PM
thanks for being so

helpful SHR

Sexyredhead
02-17-2004, 12:54 PM
Update on

the Liz-jizz, if anybody still can\'t find it.


I\'ve seen it in every Walgreen\'s I\'ve been in in the

last few months.

bjf
02-17-2004, 01:17 PM
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Update on the Liz-jizz, if anybody still can\'t

find it.


I\'ve seen it in every Walgreen\'s I\'ve been in in the last few months.

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I never could find it that day when I needed it but I even checked a store

the other day on a whim.

nonscents
02-19-2004, 02:06 PM
Something I

use that\'s been fantastic for me is called Kold Kare. It used to be called Kan Jang.

Check out

www.kare-n-herbs.com (\"http://www.kare-n-herbs.com\")

If you cannot find this brand, the sole active

ingredient is the herb Andropgraphis paniculata (leaf) extract with 4% Andrographolides. I buy mine from my friendly

neighborhood Vitamin Shoppe.

Full disclosure: I have no financial interest in any of the companies I mentioned

above. But that Kold Kare works great for me for flu, sinusitis and colds. Like any other treatment, you have to

find what works for you.

I\'ve also tried putting hydrogren peroxide in my ear. I got this from mercola.com. I

haven\'t had enough experience doing that so I can\'t really say if it works or not. I got better all the times

I did it but who knows? I use an eyedropper. I try to lie there until the fizzling stops. Usually about 15 minutes.

Then I roll over and do the other ear. I agree, it sounds like voodoo and witchcraft. But medical science has made

its share of bloopers too. I just threw out my bottle of Ipecac because they now say you shouldn\'t give it to

kids who\'ve ingested poisons. So let\'s give the witches and shamans a chance. Hydrogen peroxide is cheap and,

as long as you don\'t irritate your ear by using it frequently, it can\'t hurt you.

OCP
02-19-2004, 02:41 PM
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Zycam is the best stuff by far! Start tiking it as

soon as you feel the cold comming on, 2 days later no cold.

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Also,

before taking and airline flight swab the inside of your nose with it and it will help you not get sick from the

flight.

burgerama1960
02-19-2004, 07:25 PM
I use

peroxide periodically to remove the potatoe fields from my ears. Its a great way to clean the ears without poking q

tips in there. The fizz loosens the wax so its easier to clean.