Sick...and tipsy?

I am coming down with something and have two bad asthma attacks in the past couple of days. I can't seem to stop coughing. My inhaler is empty and I have no cough medicine in the house. So I decided to take matters into my own hands. I have some vanilla that a friend brought me as a gift from Honduras...where they are known for their vanilla. I can't read the label because its in Spanish (except I saw the word "alcohol") so I took a teaspoon (or maybe it was a tablespoon) of it. It calmed my cough for a few hours and I felt pretty good. Then I started coughing all over again. So I decided to mix some up more (about 1/4 of a cup) with sugar and drink that. It was so awful (the sugar made it nasty) that I couldn't finish it all. Soon, I started to notice that I felt kind of funny. I am a complete nondrinker; I use alcohol for cooking purposes only. I watched Ice Road Truckers in a daze. Now I feel sick and dizzy, but my cough is still gone. Surely, that little bit of alcohol couldn't have made me tipsy, could it? I just want to go to bed.

Oh no, I'm sorry you're feeling so sick and have a bad cough! I hope you can get real medicine and get better soon!!

That said, yeah, if you don't drink alcohol, 1/4 cup of vanilla extract would probably get you buzzed. That's 2 oz, a bit more than a shot which is 1.5 oz, and typical vanilla extract is about as stong as any hard liquor- 70-80 proof.

Try to drink some water if you can, so you don't get too ill or dehydrated.

And again- feel better soon!!

To help soothe your cough, suck on hard candy or try this icky tasting concoction that won't give you a buzz. To one mug of water, add 1 T lemon juice, 1 T honey, and 1 T apple cider vinegar. Warm in the microwave and sip on it periodically.

Originally Posted by stephanietx

To help soothe your cough, suck on hard candy or try this icky tasting concoction that won't give you a buzz. To one mug of water, add 1 T lemon juice, 1 T honey, and 1 T apple cider vinegar. Warm in the microwave and sip on it periodically.

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Wonder what that would be like with 1/4 cup brandy, bourbon or rum??? Might work better!

Originally Posted by Dusty's Mom

Wonder what that would be like with 1/4 cup brandy, bourbon or rum??? Might work better!

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But then she'd be even more tipsy!!

Once when I was sick with a horrible cold at my old job (the office was kind of a home office type thing, attached to my boss's house), we quit work early and went downstairs, and he made me a hot toddy, with lemon, honey, and whisky. It made me feel better, at least for a little while.

Thanks all. I ended up getting very sick on my stomach about 5 minutes after I posted the thread. Brushed my teeth immediately, got sick again, brushed my teeth again. I wouldn't recommend my desperate remedy to anyone, but the amazing thing is, my cough hasn't returned. I still feel like I am coming down with something rough (just in the time for vacation), but at least I've stopped coughing.

Hope you feel better soon doll!

I hope you're not getting what I had--the flu!!! Please feel better soon!!! Drink plenty of fluids, rest etc., hun, ok? And if needed I can let you borrow Emmy to give you some TLC--PRN

Originally Posted by Bellaandme

I hope you're not getting what I had--the flu!!! Please feel better soon!!! Drink plenty of fluids, rest etc., hun, ok? And if needed I can let you borrow Emmy to give you some TLC--PRN

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Thank you, I would love to borrow Emmy! My cats aren't doing to much in the nursing department at this time; I think perhaps their little union is on strike! I got sick again today and now I'm worried about Thanksgiving...and my trip to see the Rockettes.

I'm pretty sure I'd rather cough than puke, but to each their own I hope you feel better! I can't imagine drinking all that vanilla extract. Maybe try some nice Navan vanilla liqueur instead! I don't know if it will help with your cough or not, but you might not care at that point.

Originally Posted by esrgirl

I'm pretty sure I'd rather cough than puke, but to each their own

I hope you feel better! I can't imagine drinking all that vanilla extract. Maybe try some nice Navan vanilla liqueur instead! I don't know if it will help with your cough or not, but you might not care at that point.

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And I spoke too soon about my cats not giving me good nursing care. Last night, Daisy slept right up next to me, something she rarely does. I put my arm around her and kept waking up thinking what the heck is this?