Cold meds???

I have gotten a really bad cold and was wondering what was good to take. I would usually take musinex but they are really large and the say not to break or chew. I am almost 2 weeks out. Thanks!

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I'm sorry you're not feeling well!  When I was about as far PO as you are I got a cold and all I could take was liquid dayquil and nyquil...  If you don't want to take that maybe your doc can give you a perscription for something liquid.  I hope you feel better soon! 

I had a real bad cold about a month ago and called Dr. Newman and his nurse told me I could take about anything but I stuck with Tylenol, and they have some day and night products that are pretty good.  You should try those and I got the one that was multi symptoms.  Good Luck.

Rahsheeda

Well, the muscinex I saw was all time-release, and the pharmacist just stared at me in quiet wonder when I asked if it needed Intrinsic Factor in order to work or not.

So instead, I found a CVS version that worked *very* well on my bronchitis (chronic, don't ask).

Chest Congestion Relief DM
400mg Guaifenesin (expectorant)
20mg Dextromethorphan (suppressant)

Take 1 every 4 hours.  Pill is about the size of a tylenol caplet.  You *can* break it if you need to (as it's not time-release).

Normally my bronchitis takes about 2 weeks of medication to clear -- I was out of it in 4 or 5 days.


Or if you want liquid, get a huge bottle of Robitussin DM.  Take 400mgs of Guiafenesin every 4 hours.