Whats the Best thing for a cold

MegamanfanMegamanfan
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Yea I know this is the age old question but would like to hear peoples thoughts. I was just told lots of honey. My roomate offered some dayquil which I turned down but should of taked. I feel my nose is running like the Mississippi with no end in site. I alread went through a box of tissue.
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  • TulpaTulpa
    Suck it up, Buttercup.



    With my recent cold, I found a solid decongestant/cough medicine to be the best thing. Lots of water, soup, keep up the fluids. Antiseptic mouthwash gargle in the morning to clear out the nastiness of sleeping. That's about it.
  • Bort License PlateBort License Plate
    Honey really only helps with a sore throat. I always have lemon tea with loads of honey to help with that. But the most important thing is rest and fluids
  • Uncle MeatUncle Meat
    Time
  • BrachabreBrachabre
    Literally empties out all the shit in your sinuses both during a cold and aftermath to avoid getting a sinus infection. I can't recommend this thing enough. Really simple to use, easy to clean, a lot of uses, and only 10 bucks.

  • AaronEAaronE
    Sleep, Time and Fluids.



    For runny and stuffy nose I like the 24 hr sudaphedrine and antihistamine combo you get from the pharmacy counter. Walmart has it.
  • PowerPlayersPowerPlayers
    I usually mix a shot of Whisky, Cognac, or Scotch with a teaspoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice, a teaspoon of sugar, and a teaspoon of honey. Then I put salt and tobasco sauce on the rest of the lemon and eat it.



    That combo for me usually breaks up any cough, soothe any sore throat, relieve stomach cramps, and alleviate pain. I take at least twice a day or as needed.



    Also, some vaporub on your chest or shirt in the day is good, drink lots of water and gatorade, and eat lots of chicken noodle soup with lemon. Hot tea with honey and sugar helps too.



    Always blow your nose, never suck in. That'll lead to a chest cold if you don't keep up with it. On and lots of sleep...stay off NA, ignore gaming and leisure. Just do what needs be done in the day and that's IT.
  • Mega TankMega Tank
    I could have sworn I had answered this not long ago.



    http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=7&threadid=168983



    You're welcome!  
  • Uncle MeatUncle Meat
    Originally posted by: Mega Tank



    I could have sworn I had answered this not long ago.



    http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...



    You're welcome!  



    DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN

     
  • Mega TankMega Tank
    Originally posted by: ToxieRules

    Originally posted by: Mega Tank



    I could have sworn I had answered this not long ago.



    http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&...



    You're welcome!  



    DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN

     




     
  • AirVillainAirVillain
    Garlic. Neocitron. And electric lettuce.
  • acromite53acromite53
    Chicken noodle soup
  • empireempire
    Lots of sleep, fluids, and toughin it out. I find taking a few hot showers a day helps clear out the snot.
  • Rookie1Rookie1
    Fill your blood with whiskey. It will kill any invading bacteria/viruses. Science.



  • JamesRobotJamesRobot
    Originally posted by: acromite53

    Chicken noodle soup



    Originally posted by: Rookie1

    Fill your blood with whiskey. It will kill any invading bacteria/viruses. Science.





    Originally posted by: JamesRobot

    I'm partial to bourbon and chicken noodle soup. Works every time.



  • rockyyaknowrockyyaknow
    Time.
  • gutsman004gutsman004
    Wild Turkey Lemon and Honey,hot showers,and Emergen-C.



    You'll be good to go.
  • BrontyBronty
    Originally posted by: Brachabre



    Literally empties out all the shit in your sinuses both during a cold and aftermath to avoid getting a sinus infection. I can't recommend this thing enough. Really simple to use, easy to clean, a lot of uses, and only 10 bucks.






    that stuff is good I have to admit
  • theirontoupeetheirontoupee
    Warm salt water for a sore throat and lots of vitamin C and zinc tablets to help speed up the cold
  • CMRCMR
    Originally posted by: Rookie1



    Fill your blood with whiskey. It will kill any invading bacteria/viruses. Science.






    Jack is too syrupy.  I prefer Wild Turkey 101 or George Dickel.

     
  • dukeofhurl99dukeofhurl99
    I used Tylenol Cold and Flu syrup for 5 days plus Mucinex and a humidifier at night. I went from feeling horrible Monday last week, to ok on Tuesday, to mostly better by Wednesday. I'm still using Mucinex (not religiously though) to help clear all the junk out.
  • Andy_BogomilAndy_Bogomil
    I just stick TP up my nose and think about when I wasn't sick until it's over.
  • Nes FreakNes Freak
    Tylenol or day/nyquil also those sinus rinse things really help.



    get well soon!
  • ne$_pimpne$_pimp
    Rest.
  • quest4nesquest4nes
    Dayquil. Allegra D(works great for me, but i take this only when I really need it so I dont build up a resistance to it), sleep, water and just have to get the eff over it. There isnt a miracle cure. Just mask the symptoms and dont let that crap go to your chest like I did last spring. I had pneumonia last year. It was really bad. Almost hospitalized if I waited a day or two longer. That high (103) fever and shit was miserable. Couldnt eat. Couldnt sleep longer than an hour or so at a time. Fever went away for like 30 minutes and just kept coming back for hours on repeat. Drug myself to the doctor.
  • ne$_pimpne$_pimp
    and Time.
  • Rookie1Rookie1
    Originally posted by: CMR

     
    Originally posted by: Rookie1



    Fill your blood with whiskey. It will kill any invading bacteria/viruses. Science.






    Jack is too syrupy.  I prefer Wild Turkey 101 or George Dickel.

     





    The sugar acts as a catalyst to enter your bloodstream quicker.
  • Astor ReinhardtAstor Reinhardt
    For sore throats:



    Get some halls lemon honey cough drops, unwrap one and toss it into a mug, get some near boiling hot water and SLOWLY pour that over the drop (you want to melt that mother) until you fill the mug up. Add honey to your taste (usually I load the honey up because honey soothes it all) and stir it up.



    Basically you made tea out of a cough drop, so it's tea but with the soothing medicine in it. And it's about the only way I can stand cough drops. It's also one of the only things that helps my sore throats and I get them almost constantly. I usually get one every year around this time but fate has spared me this year (just watch I'll get one tomorrow).



    But honestly this works, and I have BAD sore throats...so bad I have to take steroids to help it. My throat swells up so bad I can't eat and can barely drink or breath.



    But for a cold? Theraflu helps me. But that was before they took it off the market and changed it...now idk...hard to find it in stores. I love it because it warms going down. If your really stuffed up (sounds like you aren't) Vick's helps, little dab on your upper lip under your nose (NOT ON THE NOSE OMFG THAT SHIT BURNS) and you'll breath easy. I usually do that at bedtime. Coughing, put some Vick's on your chest. Also heard Vick's put in some hot water in a bowl with a towel over your head is good.



    I usually have stuffed up noses...not runny noses so I have no idea what to tell you for that.
  • JoaquinTheDreamJoaquinTheDream
    The sinus rinse is gold, helps allergies big time as well. Saw some stuff on honey which is great, combo that shit with lemon and ginger and make a tea, drink the shit outta that! Rest and sleep is huge. last but not least cut open an onion and leave it beside your bed while you sleep. You will be shocked what the onion absorbs from you illness! smells a bit but hey buckleys tastes like shit and it works great!
  • MegamanfanMegamanfan
    Thanks for all the advice. The sore throat is gone but I'm sure I have a sinus infection. Other day I sneezed and A crap load if green stuff shot out. Messed up my shirt
  • AirVillainAirVillain
    Too bad about your shirt, but thanks for the update.



    Get yourself some neocitron and a blanky man!! And play some damn NES!
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