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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - When you are first coming down with a cold, what's the best thing to do?

Posted: 3/3/2006 7:55:58 PM EDT

Yesterday it sounded like a hospital sick ward at work; people were hacking, coughing and schnorkeling all day. Bastards. Now my nose is running and my throat feels a little sore. It's gonna be hell next monday when I have a swim class and a weight lifting class to go to if this does turn into a cold. Is there something I can do RIGHT NOW to lessen the physical symptoms if/when they develop? I had a cold three months ago dammit

Posted: 3/3/2006 7:58:59 PM EDT

[#1]

A snort of Granny Clampett's moonshine.

eat right, drink plenty of fluids, another snort, get plenty of rest and th cold will go away.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:03:19 PM EDT

[#2]

My home remedy for the cure of the common cold:

Take a fifth of Jack Daniels and then take a pint of Jack Daniels, mix them together and drink that.
The symptoms should start to subside within a few minutes.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:04:02 PM EDT

[#3]

Some people swear by this stuff...
"Airborne"

I've never tried it so I don't know. It's supposed to help the body help itself.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:05:34 PM EDT

[#4]

If you load up on Cold-EEZ in the first few hours it will do wonders. I didn't believe it until I tried it (several times over the last several years).

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:08:01 PM EDT

[#5]

1) Take a couple of shots of bourbon, depending on your tolerance level.
2) Gather together about 4-5 heavy blankets.
3) Wrap yourself in these blankets and go to sleep around 9:00 pm.
4) Do not push the blankets off no matter how hot you feel.
5) Wake up around noon the next day.

Its an old hillbilly remedy.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:14:47 PM EDT

[#6]

we quit eating or drinking things that lower the immune system...at least the sugars. fluids (water ) and rest is something most people don't do...booze isn't liquids in the "flushing out the toxins" sense of the word.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:20:01 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
1) Take a couple of shots of bourbon, depending on your tolerance level.
2) Gather together about 4-5 heavy blankets.
3) Wrap yourself in these blankets and go to sleep around 9:00 pm.
4) Do not push the blankets off no matter how hot you feel.
5) Wake up around noon the next day.

Its an old hillbilly remedy.

Its called a sweat out. Works wonders. I wouuldn't have believed it if I didn't feel the difference.

Also, vitamin C and zinc. Thats my remedy

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:20:42 PM EDT

[#8]

Thanks for the advice. I usually stay up late on friday but tonight I will call it quits earely.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:33:31 PM EDT

[#9]

Take 3 vitamin C pills each day. Mix a tablespoon of honey with 4oz jack daniels every 4 hours, drink plenty of orange juice, get lots of rest. Get some cold-eze and take as directed. Amazingly, In 2 weeks, your cold will be better.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:34:52 PM EDT

[#10]

You gotta feed a cold!

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:38:13 PM EDT

[#11]

Zicam

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:38:44 PM EDT

[#12]

H&B

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:44:24 PM EDT

[#13]

Zinc lozenges like Cold Ez work wonders, in my personal experience they cut the length of a cold in half!

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:46:44 PM EDT

[#14]

May I suggest...

Seriously, I've been fighting a cold that last couple of weeks and I just took some tonight and feel alot better.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:48:29 PM EDT

[#15]

Airbourne.......there is no substitute!

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:51:10 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
1) Take a couple of shots of bourbon, depending on your tolerance level.
2) Gather together about 4-5 heavy blankets.
3) Wrap yourself in these blankets and go to sleep around 9:00 pm.
4) Do not push the blankets off no matter how hot you feel.
5) Wake up around noon the next day.

Its an old hillbilly remedy.

That's what I've always done, works almost every time. Except I don't drink the alcohol because it disturbs the sleep.

Posted: 3/3/2006 9:35:16 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Zinc lozenges like Cold Ez work wonders, in my personal experience they cut the length of a cold in half!

A big +1 to that.

I don't even think that they should work. I'm still suspicious that the zinc thing is just a bunch of hogwash.

But, dang it, every time I feel like I'm getting a cold and take them I don't ever get really sick. Just a mild and short lived head cold that doesn't really slow me down. Give them a try.

Posted: 3/3/2006 10:06:15 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Zinc lozenges like Cold Ez work wonders, in my personal experience they cut the length of a cold in half!

A big +1 to that.

I don't even think that they should work. I'm still suspicious that the zinc thing is just a bunch of hogwash.

But, dang it, every time I feel like I'm getting a cold and take them I don't ever get really sick. Just a mild and short lived head cold that doesn't really slow me down. Give them a try.

Not hogwash, zinc has been shown to inhibit the replication of the cold virus

Posted: 3/3/2006 10:12:08 PM EDT

[#19]

Chair of my department swears by loading up on fruit, and ginger or garlic. By ginger, I mean in tea or just eaten. Garlic eaten.

It's weird as hell, seeing him eat ginger and garlic (he keeps mints around too), but the guy doesn't get sick.

Posted: 3/3/2006 10:13:04 PM EDT

[#20]

Simple as it may seem....drink the water man...lots of it!

Posted: 3/3/2006 10:14:17 PM EDT

[#21]

Zinc is the key. That is the stuff in Zicam and some other cold remedies.

Plus lots of water. Your body needs it to move everything. I usually get all plugged up very fast, so Guaifed/Mucinex helps with that.

Posted: 3/3/2006 10:53:56 PM EDT

[#22]

zinc and vitamin C. Hot shower.

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