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siligut

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5. Hot tea with honey and lemon, Zinc with Vit C tabs, Nyquil and Dayquil when needed.

Reply to Bake (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:13 AM

Jan 2012

SO also uses Ricola cough drops. Plus, blow your nose in the shower, or just after, when the snot is soft and more fluid, clear that mucus out. Wash your pillow case or all the sheets if you have the energy. This stuff is miserable. I am in the NW and it seems to be fairly prevalent in my area.

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I'm really, really, really sick of the taste of Robitussin! [View all] Bake Jan 2012 OP

Yup, nasty stuff. Denninmi Jan 2012 #1

Take two nurses and go to bed for 24 hours. Scuba Jan 2012 #2

Yeah, I think I am finally getting rid HappyMe Jan 2012 #3

That's what I thought. Lasher Jan 2012 #16

Use the pills. They're cheaper anyway. Liquid medicine is MEANT to taste like warmed over dog shit HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4

Yeah, those gel cap things are great - all the drugs with none of the nasty taste csziggy Jan 2012 #12

Hot tea with honey and lemon, Zinc with Vit C tabs, Nyquil and Dayquil when needed. siligut Jan 2012 #5

Oh, and hot/spicey noodle soup siligut Jan 2012 #6

The whole denbot household has it denbot Jan 2012 #7

remember that a productive cough is okay grasswire Jan 2012 #10

Gin and Tonic. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #8

... geardaddy Jan 2012 #9

warm salt water gargle? grasswire Jan 2012 #11

You and me both, Baby. nolabear Jan 2012 #13

Over a month here!! Bake Jan 2012 #14

Most or all of the ingredients in Robitussin have no proven benefit Major Nikon Jan 2012 #15

Coricidin D UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #17

And the bottle makes a great guitar slide. Bake Jan 2012 #18

That it does. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #19