Best Cold Medicine

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By liljen23

Cold Medicine

When the cold season hits, most people get the sniffles and they are looking for the best cold medicine. Finding the best cold medicine would mean a cold medicine that can get rid of the runny nose, sniffles, cough, sore throat, headache, and other symptoms. When you first get a cold, your body starts to act a little weird and you just know you are coming down with something. Most people can tell within a few days if they have cold because there are symptoms like loss of an appetite, sweating, sniffling, and a fever. Most people take an over the counter medicine for a cold like Tylenol, Robotussin and Nyquil. While these medicines may work, it may not solve all of your symptoms. Finding the best cold medicine that eases all of your symptoms is the best kind of medicine. Different medicines are good for certain symptoms.

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Which Cold Medicines Are The Best?

 Depending on the symptoms you have will be based on what you will need to get better. The ones that work best for me is Theraflu and Alka Setzer. If I get a cold, I take one of those medicines and I get rid of the cold within two days. The symptoms of a runny nose, headache, fever, aching, coughing, sore throat, and sneezing are wiped away once I take one of those medicines. You will want something that will start working fast in a steady pace to get rid of all the sickness. Most meds just make you drowsy and that's it but to actually start feeling better within a few hours or the next morning is the way a med should work.

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Things To Do When You Have A Cold

 There are some things that you should do when you have a cold or flu because making sure you feel better and to not spread germs is the best way to go. You don't want to spread the cold around to other people so the best approach is to make sure you are protected and others are protected from germs. Here are some things you should do to get rid of germs and to get rid of your cold or flu:

While having a cold, you may feel like you are cold but you are really warm or even sweating. So make sure you are in between hot and cold and comfortable enough to maintain a good body temperature.

Keep some kind of disinfectant spray around you, so if you cough or sneeze. You can get rid of those germs from yourself and others.

Drink some lemon tea or some kind of warm liquid to keep your throat moisturized. When you have a cold, most of the time your throat gets dry or soar. Regular tea or lemon tea will help your throat and to keep it free from bacteria and cold.

Use a medicated vapor medicine to open up your passage ways up, so if you are stopped up you can breathe better and to help with cough and sneezing.

Make sure to blow your nose at every chance you get to get the bacteria and cold from your body. The more you blow your nose, the better you will feel.

Drink plenty of fluids including water and juice to keep yourself hydrated, so that your body can recuperate.

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M. Engebawy, PhD 20 months ago

Perfect timing for this hub, Liljen23! Theraflu works best for me but Sudafed PE and Contac work better for my 18 years son.

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liljen23 Hub Author 20 months ago

Yeah, Theraflu works best for me too and I feel that is the best medicine for me. Thanks..

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bayoulady Level 1 Commenter 20 months ago

In addition to the right meds.I always gave my kds pretzels and sprite, which was recommended to me by my doc.I don't know why, but it works.(soda and salt???)

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liljen23 Hub Author 20 months ago

Hmm Jackie, I don't know about the pretzels, but I know the Sprite will help calm the stomach if it is upset.

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Shona Venter 19 months ago

What also works to actually prevent getting colds or flu, is a good daily dose of vitamin D3 and zinc, as these 2 vitamins boost the immune system. Vitamin D3 should be taken in doses of around 2000iu per day, and zinc around 15mg per day. Works well on me. I haven't had a cold or the flu in over 3 years since implementing the use of the supplements.

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liljen23 Hub Author 19 months ago

Wow Shona, great tips on these two vitamins.. Thanks

Best Cold Medicine 12 months ago

Nice work liljen23, normally when i get sick i use theraflu and sometimes even codine.

Gets me every single time.

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liljen23 Hub Author 11 months ago

Thanks BCM..lol. Theraflu is the best to use for me.

unknown23 6 weeks ago

hm, hello ..i have a cold now , bioflu is the medicine that i take ..hm, is the theraflu really effective ? I want to buy one. In mercury drug store available that theraflu? I need a quick responce pls. Im, sorry if i dont known, i am only 10 y/o ..

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