my nose is throbbing and i can feel it blocking up aaaggghhh whats the best thing for me to take b4 i go to bed to try and avoid it setting in iv never felt a cold start like this i wanna attack it b4 it gets me lol
CommentAuthorfuture-mrs-watson
Paracetamol, ibuprofen, big glass of water. Steam inhalation with menthol crystals or eucalyptus oil. Phenylephedrine (the decongestant also known as sudafed and found in lemsip etc). And an enormous dose of vitamin C!
God luck!
Oh and eccinacea can be good for you too!
CommentAuthorkateh3
iv got some decongestant tablets can i take one of them with paracetamol and ibruprofen and echinacea im gonna fight this grr lol
CommentAuthortilomilo
:( hope you feel better soon - first defense is good if you have some in, or asda's own night and day flu capsules work for me
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CommentAuthorfuture-mrs-watson
Yup, just make sure you read the ingredients - so long as the only ingredient is the decongestant and it doesn't also contain paracetamol or ibuprofen you'll be fine :) The ones that are advertised as cold and flu remedies on the box tend to have paracetamol in too. :)
Oh and always buy the max strength cold/flu medicines as the ordinary ones never have a full dose of paracetamol in them :)
CommentAuthorkateh3
my decongestants are that Phenylephrine woo so im all dosed up now so lets do battle!!!!
CommentAuthorkateh3
oh and i did read it first they are max strength decongestant tablets thanks for the advice hun x see this forum is useful for everything x
CommentAuthorfuture-mrs-watson
Woop woop! Hope you sleep well :) xx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
To be honest most of the things don't actually work. You just have to let the cold run its course so all you can do is find something that eases some of your symptoms. This can be anything from lemons, honey for a sore throat, paracetamol for the aches, Sudafed (although this contains paracetamol) for snots or do what I do and treat yourself to a big bottle of southern comfort lol. Just rest up and your body will kick into gear to fight it off. x x x
