Head cold...I'm dyin' up here!!

[Old TexMex]

This is one of the worst colds I've ever had. Somebody out there must have a cure I haven't heard of.....maybe?

 

[Rintimtin]

I use mucinex, well actually the Walmart brand equivalent. It works well for both chest and head congestion.

 

[Laketime]

Hot tomato soup with lots of crushed red pepper.Then immediately gargle with lots whiskey while the pours in your throat are opened up.

 

[Salty RI]

You can let it run it's course and it will take about two weeks, or you can get plenty of rest, eat soup and drink plenty of liquids and it will last about 14 days.

 

[okiegtrider]

Have you checked the Bourbon thread? Might not cure your cold, but you probably wont care.

 

[vonn]

This is one of the worst colds I've ever had. Somebody out there must have a cure I haven't heard of.....maybe?

Thought I had a head cold ,was the flu and 6 days later I am still alive but it was touch and go at first! good luck ! Hope you don't have the flu!

 

[tops]

Rock and Rye. Larry

 

[jbtrucker]

Alka Seltzer Plus cold Effervescent Tabs or Day/Night Gel Tabs

 

[DeathGrip]

'changes in latitude.

 

[e3mrk]

4-5 shots of either Johnny Walker or Jack Daniels.
It wont cure You but it makes being sick a lot more fun.

 

[sureshotbob]

My Dad used to work with a old Italian guy that swore you boil some red wine with cut up apple's drink it down when still hot. You will sweat out the cold.
My Dad did try it But I can not remember how good it worked. But what I do remember was it stunk up the whole house.

 

[dave holl]

Us old guys have to be careful that a cold doesn't turn into pneumonia. How do you be careful?
Drink plenty of fluids.
Treat the symptoms with OTC stuff.
Take a spoonful of honey nightly. (with whiskey)
If you don't feel any better in 5-6 days, especially if you feel it in your lungs, see a physician and get a chest xray.

 

[Onomea]

Ginger tea. If you have access to fresh ginger, grate some up, fine, and steep in boiling water. Add lemon, and honey to taste. (Probably works better at the front end of a cold when it can still head it off.)

 

[Grip_Maker's_Wife]

Being sick is no fun. If you just got the cold Airborne works wonders, but works best when you first feel the symptoms coming on. It has prevented me from being sick many times. If it has been a few days however, it will not make a difference.

For congestion, I think pseudoephedrine (real stuff from the pharmacist not the fake stuff on the shelf) combined with Guaifenesin (mucus thinner) work best together to get the stuff out. Stay away from orange juice and milk products as those increase mucus production.

Chicken soup, lots of hot liquids, plain water to help flush stuff out, and lots of rest. Hot water with fresh lemon and honey is great. Honey has antiviral properties. If you can stand the zinc lozenges they help shorten the cold but I can't stand the taste and they can upset the stomach too.

Good luck! I hope you feel better soon!

 

[V-35]

Alka Seltzer Plus cold Effervescent Tabs or Day/Night Gel Tabs

Alka Seltzer Plus works well for me along with 'Cold-Eze'. The Cold-Eze does nothing for your symptoms, but it will cut your cold duration in half. However they do taste awful. :-(

Art

 

[joeintexas]

Lots of liquids, soup, broth, whatever goes down good. At night a stiff shot of bourbon with honey,lemon and ginger. {maybe two}. Zinc seems to help also. Lots of rest. Colds are just a royal pain! Good luck my friend.

 

[pharman]

Very good product!

I use mucinex, well actually the Walmart brand equivalent. It works well for both chest and head congestion.

This is a very good product...I especially like the Mucinex D ...it will open your congestion up...you will have to sign for it at the prescription counter due to fact it contains pseudoephedrine...

 

[pharman]

Reminds me of Pharmacy college professor!

You can let it run it's course and it will take about two weeks, or you can get plenty of rest, eat soup and drink plenty of liquids and it will last about 14 days.

This reminds me of one of my professors at Pharmacy college...he used to say: if you have a cold and take medicine you will get better in 7 days...if you have a cold and do NOT take any medicine you will get better in 1 week!

Hey Salty RI...are you by chance an RPh?

 

[chaparrito]

I feel for you. I have it too. Head and chest. It's been a week yesterday. This a.m. for the first time I am waking not feeling like I'd been beat with a stick. Mucinex and Alka Seltzer cold fizzies - the ones with aspirin, not Tylenol. Echinacea and Goldenseal as well and three grams of Vitamin C a day for immune support.

 

[JSR III]

Go to the local Chinese restaurant and buy a bucket of hot and sour soup. Like other pepper loaded remedies, this works best when you first feel the symptoms coming on.

I have done this on numerous occasions and have warded off the long term effects of a cold more than once.