HI all,
Yep, tis cold season again. Ain't it grand?!?!
We talked about this a bit before:
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LisaH wrote on Feb 15th, 2004 at 9:02pm:OTC cold/sinus meds----I found the info about what to avoid in a sinus/cold medicine. It is Pseudoephedrine which, according to the FDA, acts as a vaso-constrictor and contra-indications include hypertension (meaning it raises your blood pressure) and vascular disease. The only OTC cold/sinus med I could find without pseudoephedrine is Coricidin but it doesn't help me at all. Does anybody else know of any other OTC meds to try for my sinuses without the Pseudoephedrine? Maybe something herbal?
I have a terrible cold right now and have to admit
that on occassion I gave in and took Tylenol Cold medicine because I just couldn't stand the misery anymore. I was coughing so hard that I thought my brains were going to fall out of my head!
It helped but did make me really woozy and I definitely felt the pressure in my head from the higher blood pressure and constriction of blood vessels.
What also helped me this time though was Vicks NyQuil LiquiCaps (no pseudoephedrine) and putting Vicks VapoRub into a pot of steaming water and breathing over that (if you do that, don't put the stuff into the water while boiling, put it in after the water is boiled) . Or, you can use the VapoRub machine they sell at drugstores. Tried the Coricidin
HPB
again in desperation and it still didn't do much to help me but it's worth a try. I also drank so much water that I'm starting to grow fins!
Oh, and Halls Plus cough drops are my new best friend!
It's when I have a bad cold that I most hate having MM!
Here's hoping we all stay cold/flu-free this winter!
Lisa