I'm getting an effing cold

[GoddessOfGuinness]

My throat is sore and I have to sit around in the MVA tomorrow morning. Poor me. :cry:

[TwentyFive]

1. Try some encinacea or Dr Chens pills - from the health food store n/t

[Maiden England]

2. zinc gluconate and vit C to shorten it

nyquil and dayquil to stay on top of it.

and I hope you get better soon!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. Thanks...

I forgot about the zinc...I've got some in the other room! :)

[VOX]

10. Yes! Do zinc, and get some zinc lozenges if you don't have any!

I swear by the zinc lozenges -- I have turned back many colds with them. but you gotta start popping them at the first signs, so don't hesitate!

Feel better -- :toast:

[vajraroshana]

12. don't take zinc on an empty stomach though....

At least not the pills, the losenges may be alright, but zinc on an empty stomach can cause horrible cramps.

But it really does work if you catch it in time, at least for me. And I still swear by it even after the time I took it on an empty stomach and had cramps for close to 6 hours.

[chookie]

3. Got any whiskey?

Kept me alive in Ireland. Best to have some in hot water, with a little sugar, a bit of lemon, and 3 cloves. Have at least 2, or 3 if you think so.

[FreedomFry]

4. I recommend Airborne.

A tablet in water, like Alka-Seltzer. Has a little bit of everything in it to make your cold shorter and less difficult.

Hope you feel better soon.

[Tsiyu]

5. Hey my mom gave me a tip

She poopoos the flu shot thing. She said she heard on a program that you should put Neosporin ( trademarked antibiotic goo) inside your nostrils and it will keep airborne bacteria out.

So two in this household are getting over bad colds and tonight my throat felt sore. I did the Neosporin thing anyway. Kind of too late but my throat feels better.

Goddess are you having the dizzies, too? I hate this as we were planning a small Halloween gathering and if what everyone else looked like is what I'M gonna look like, forget partyin.' I'll be spendin the weekend under the covers... :boring:

Hope you feel better! :beer: (Some Guinness to cheer you up)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. That sounds interesting...

It can't hurt to try it. Yeah, I've been getting kind of dizzy, especially when I stand up. I can tell it's head congestion from that plugged pulse I get in my ears.

Thanks for the tip!

[Tsiyu]

9. Anytime Goddess

Hope you feel better!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. Thanks for the tips, y'all...

I'm going to bed now. Sweet dreams! :beer:

[captainjack]

11. i got the best remedy for the cold. EVER!

take 2 chicken feet, put a dash of salt and pepper, throw in a pot with some liver broth, add some bile from slugs, mix until runny, then bathe in it. seriously, it works!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. What color is slug bile?

And how do I extract it? I don't have to make them puke til they get the dry heaves, do I? I hope not, 'cuz that's gross! :D

[sbj405]

14. I'm not really a medicine person

but if I take Alka Seltzer Cold and COugh (or whatever it's called) when I first feel soemthing coming on, it works like a charm. Hope you feel better. Oh and I hope the DMV line is short. Iw aited 4.5 hours for my license when I moved to MD.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. I had to go twice...

:grr: I got there the first thing in the morning, and the line was huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge! I had to be there in person to show proof of paying a parking ticket, and received no paperwork through the mail. Unfortunately, I forgot that they needed my husband's signature to process it, because the title's in his name. Luckily, I realized this after waiting only about 10 minutes.

Fortunately, when I returned, the line was much shorter, and it didn't take more than about 15 minutes to get everything done.

Thanks for the advice! :hi:

[Merrick]

15. Plan B:

Here's an old cold remedy I learned from my grandma: Neatly slice your head off from your neck, leave it for a couple days, then reattach it. No fuss, no muss.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. Except,

I'd accidentally attach Abby Normal's head instead of my own. :D

[shawmut]

18. cold-eeze, echinacea, vitamin c and tons of water

that combination seems to knock out every cold that tries to get me.

[fortyfeetunder]

19. Get some Zicam Nasal Gel

Either I had a zinc deficiency or I was defintely feeling punkish, but this stuff really works. Your cold will subside in days.

[Johnny 99]

20. Drink Guinness

It won't cure the cold, but who cares?