Well I just came down with a juicy cold today... and wondered what you have done & tried that actually WORKS to help you get over your colds the fastest?
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Thanks for the advice Gem! I couldn't find Echinecea tablets but did get Ricola green tea with Echinacea lozenges & they are very soothing... Also just took Vicks Sinex daytime sinus relief capsules & will see if that does anything to shrink my poor swollen dripping nose... uggghHi ChristineMarie, I really hope you feel better soon. I hate having colds, when I got one it use to take me weeks to get rid of it. That was until I discovered.............. Echinacea tablets !!!
I swear by them, they really do work for me. I start taking them as soon as I feel a cold coming on. The cold doesn't turn into a full blown cold I just get a few symptoms and within 2-3 days its gone. They really are amazing and I highly recommend them.
It's not for the faint at heart but....try a cup of tea with honey, lemon and a shot of brandy. It's nasty going down I only do it if I'm truley miserable.
I seem to remember that ol folk cure around when I was a kid... my mom used it. Well I tried the Vicks Sinex & after 2 1/2 hours the stuff hasn't dried me up a bit! So I'm thinking of running back to the store tomorrow & trying your vinegar & honey- but eegad, I remember also finding its taste absolutely nauseating to get down the hatch!This works for me all the time. I keep it mixed up in a pint jar by the kitchen sink.
Mix equal proportions of honey and apple cider vinegar. At the very first sign of a cold, start taking it by the tablespoon. Take it all day several times and again the next day. By then I am well, no cold, no sore throat, all better.
I seem to remember that ol folk cure around when I was a kid... my mom used it. Well I tried the Vicks Sinex & after 2 1/2 hours the stuff hasn't dried me up a bit! So I'm thinking of running back to the store tomorrow & trying your vinegar & honey- but eegad, I remember also finding its taste absolutely nauseating to get down the hatch!
I bet if you added enough honey it wouldn't!!! Or add some flavored vodka and you won't care!!! (just kidding!)I seem to remember that ol folk cure around when I was a kid... my mom used it. Well I tried the Vicks Sinex & after 2 1/2 hours the stuff hasn't dried me up a bit!So I'm thinking of running back to the store tomorrow & trying your vinegar & honey- but eegad, I remember also finding its taste absolutely nauseating to get down the hatch!
Precisely why I will not take one! May look for your suggestion of the AlkaSelzer capsules... sure not happy with the Vicks Sinex just tried!I swear by Alkaseltzer cold and flu, the capsules, not the drink. I finally got some into week TWO of my flu and it helped with a lot of the symptoms. I've never been so miserable for so long, over two weeks of absolutely no ambition, extreme weakness and tiredness, and for 4 days feeling like someone beat me up with a baseball bat. Even my hair hurt! Now the only thing I've got left is the cough. And then to top it all off I had to work on one of my days off! Oh, and by the way, I HAD A FLU SHOT!