The "I'm sick, poor me!" thread

[AlexMack]

There are these lozenges called Cold-eeze. Don't use them. They'll rip your mouth to shreds.
I got my boyf to get Zicam and it seemed to work really well. Here's my advice from a medical professional-there's no need to lysol everything. When you do, you're making your immune system worse. Do wash your hands constantly. Lots of vitamin C and zinc (the vit C you don't use you'll just pee out anyway). The rhinovirus is airbourne, so you're fine if you share a drink or kiss a sick person but just be aware that if they cough or sneeze around you, you're much more likely to get sick.
Try to get a good amount of fresh air once in awhile, the reason people get so sick in the winter is because they're in enclosed, warm spaces with recirculated air. It's a cold and flu breeding ground.

If you do get sick-glug down the orange juice, use Dayquil and Nyquil and try Zicam. Get lots of sleep and drink lots of water.

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by centaur532

There are these lozenges called Cold-eeze. Don't use them. They'll rip your mouth to shreds.
I got my boyf to get Zicam and it seemed to work really well. Here's my advice from a medical professional-there's no need to lysol everything. When you do, you're making your immune system worse. Do wash your hands constantly. Lots of vitamin C and zinc (the vit C you don't use you'll just pee out anyway). The rhinovirus is airbourne, so you're fine if you share a drink or kiss a sick person but just be aware that if they cough or sneeze around you, you're much more likely to get sick.
Try to get a good amount of fresh air once in awhile, the reason people get so sick in the winter is because they're in enclosed, warm spaces with recirculated air. It's a cold and flu breeding ground.

If you do get sick-glug down the orange juice, use Dayquil and Nyquil and try Zicam. Get lots of sleep and drink lots of water.

Be careful about Zicam. There is suspicion that it can permanently cause loss of smell. There have been several lawsuits:

http://zicam.vanosteen.com/

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by blueangel

Be careful about Zicam. There is suspicion that it can permanently cause loss of smell. There have been several lawsuits:

http://zicam.vanosteen.com/

You can get this powdery stuff that you stir into drinks too. Of course if you snort the powder, you deserve to lose your sense of smell.

[greeklawgirl]

I swear by both Airborne and Cold-Eeze. I prefer the orange flavor of Airborne. The lime flavor is just icky to me!

The Cold-Eeze doesn't stop the cold, but it reduces my cold from my usual 4 days down to 2. I've heard a lot of complaints about Cold-Eeze being uncomfortable in the mouth because the zinc in it can react to the metal used in dental work. I have no idea if that's true or not, but I have no dental work in my mouth and I've never had a problem using Cold-Eeze.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by greeklawgirl

I swear by both Airborne and Cold-Eeze. I prefer the orange flavor of Airborne. The lime flavor is just icky to me!

The Cold-Eeze doesn't stop the cold, but it reduces my cold from my usual 4 days down to 2. I've heard a lot of complaints about Cold-Eeze being uncomfortable in the mouth because the zinc in it can react to the metal used in dental work. I have no idea if that's true or not, but I have no dental work in my mouth and I've never had a problem using Cold-Eeze.

It hurt because it felt like it was ripping my tongue to shreds. I'm sensitive to food dye anyway but it was 10 times worse than a regular candy.

[jwright25]

I've used that Cold MD "preventative" pill. It's a bunch of Vitamin C, Zinc, echinacea, and stuff like that. The week before my husband and I went on vacation he was really sick with a horrible cold - so were my parents and brother and people I was around all the time. I knew for sure I would be raging ill on my vacation. So I got the pills and took them immediately and throughout the vacation - never even sneezed! I took them again last week when I was going to be on airplanes and in NY. Stayed completely healthy! It may all be a coincidence, but since they are mostly vitamins and herbs, I figured it couldn't hurt me....

[MJo19]

I have had a perma-runny nose since the beginning of November. As a teacher, I wash my hands so much they become dry and nasty. I just make sure I get lots of Vitamin C and as much sleep as I can. I also take the time to wipe off my desk and computer keyboard every night before I leave with a Clorox Wipe and the kids wash their desks every Friday afternoon. Sometimes I spray Lysol around the room after the kids leave to just try and do something to lessen the amount of germs!