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MSD · 02-19-2009, 07:43 AM

Advil for aches and pains
Gargling a few times daily with salt and hot water tends to stop a sore throat if I do it before it gets bad
Neti pot in the shower in the morning if I'm particularly congested, otherwise just blowing my nose in the shower to keep everything clear
Ginger ale with fresh ginger slices for nausea
Half a gallon of Gatorade before I go to bed to prevent a hangover.

Rhinocort to keep my sinuses open and Zyrtec on bad allergy days
When it comes to my lungs, I'm at the doctor in a flash. In the best case, I end up with one course of antibiotics and fluid in my lungs for a few weeks after that, but I'm not risking ending up in the hospital with a 106° fever on IV fluids again. Plus I get Tussionex for the inevitable cough because, as the doctor put it, "I don't necessarily want to say OTC cough medicines are bad, but they all suck." DXM doesn't do shit for my coughing at non-psychoactive doses. Too bad they give me the same dose as they'd give a 12-year-old and won't give me more than three weeks of it because of risk of dependence.

02-19-2009, 07:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Advil for aches and pains Gargling a few times daily with salt and hot water tends to stop a sore throat if I do it before it gets bad Neti pot in the shower in the morning if I'm particularly congested, otherwise just blowing my nose in the shower to keep everything clear Ginger ale with fresh ginger slices for nausea Half a gallon of Gatorade before I go to bed to prevent a hangover. Rhinocort to keep my sinuses open and Zyrtec on bad allergy days When it comes to my lungs, I'm at the doctor in a flash. In the best case, I end up with one course of antibiotics and fluid in my lungs for a few weeks after that, but I'm not risking ending up in the hospital with a 106° fever on IV fluids again. Plus I get Tussionex for the inevitable cough because, as the doctor put it, "I don't necessarily want to say OTC cough medicines are bad, but they all suck." DXM doesn't do shit for my coughing at non-psychoactive doses. Too bad they give me the same dose as they'd give a 12-year-old and won't give me more than three weeks of it because of risk of dependence.