I'm feeling a little "off"--what is your best cure for a cold that's just starting?

[leftofthedial]

can I head it off?

[Shine]

1. Wellness Formula.

works like a charm for me. :thumbsup:
http://www.wellnessformula.com/

Good luck! :hi:

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. Airborne and ZICAM together

Always works for me! :hi:

[trof]

17. and zinc

[Whoa_Nelly]

21. Both Airborns and ZICAM have zinc in them n/t

[Zookeeper]

3. Zicam works for me.

I buy the Q-tip type that has the zinc gel on the end.

If I use it as soon as I start to feel like I'm getting sick with a cold or flu, it almost always stops or shortens the symptoms.

[MichiganVote]

4. Zicam, extra rest

[Gormy Cuss]

5. Airborne and plenty of rest.

Sleep while you can. It makes a BIG difference for me.

[u4ic]

6. This...

http://www.cold-fx.com/

[TK421]

7. Zinc tablets....and despite what the old wives tales tell you, eat PLENTY

of solid foods...none of that clear liquid and broth shit; you're just babying your immune system

[sce56]

8. I tried the Zicam and instaed of getting a head cold the kids cold went straight to my Chest!

Still have not got rid of the Bronchitis fully! Try coldease zinc lozenges they usually work to shorten the cold!

[nytemare]

9. I second the Zicam for the second time.

The stuff is great. Just don't squirt it in your nose like nose spray, you have to put it in the tip of your nose, otherwise you will be sneezing a long time.

[rurallib]

10. Sauna for as long as you can stand it.

You feel great or terrible. Either way you sleep like a log.

[Briarius]

11. Zicam and Emergen-C

zicam as directed and 2-3 emergen-c per day. Worked for me last time I felt a cold coming on!

[MonkeyFunk]

12. hot toddies

brandy, honey, lemon & hot tea or water.

Probably doesn't have any effect on the cold, but it makes me feel better.

[trof]

19. You betcha!

I believe in hot toddies.
Great restorative powers.
Clear the sinuses and help you sleep.

[Beausoir]

26. I just knew you would chime in on the toddies.

[gemdem]

13. According to my soon-to-be 16-year old daughter

"Starve a cold. Drink a beer." It's worth a shot. :-)

[eppur_se_muova]

14. Grams of vitamin C. I take 4-6 500mg tablets at a time, 2-4 times a day.

Linus Pauling actually recommended 13 grams a day.

[LynneSin]

15. Alka Seltzer Plus Cold meds - I prefer the orange flavored

do NOT get the gelcaps - get the 'Plop Plop Fizz Fizz' variety. The orange or cherry makes it like a soda.

It is the nectar of the gods

[Beaverhausen]

16. Emergen-C

[azmouse]

18. Bourbon, Scotch and rum

Drink liberally. :P

[leftofthedial]

20. at last,

a cure!

[AngryAmish]

22. I ;put on lots of clothes and go to bed

Sweatshirt, sweatpants and wool socks.

I put on lots of covers. I try to "sweat it out". I figure if I artifically raise my tempurature then the bugs die sooner.

Do I have proof that this works? As much proof as the Airborne people have.

[idgiehkt]

23. I take Echinacea capsules

maybe some goldenseal, and garlic capsules wouldn't hurt. But also the echinacea. I also take it if I have a slight toothache and it makes it stop hurting. I take it for everything, it's a miracle drug.

[fla nocount]

24. Orange pekoe tea liberally laced with honey, lemon, and

whiskey, mix this with commiserate conversation with someone who loves you about your achey brachey body. Excuse yourself to go to bed early, take a BIG gulp of NyQuil, lay down, close your eyes, uh ohh, shit, set the alarm, see you in the morning. Stretch BIG before you get out of bed, take a shower, get dressed, there you are good as new.

WARNING: Do not shave, answer e-mail, drive an automobile or attempt to operate farm machinery until later in the afternoon.

Always works, always, follow the warnings.

[BreweryYardRat]

25. Chug a half-gallon of orange juice a day.

It won't cure it, but it'll weaken the symptoms a lot.

[Beausoir]

27. Water, water, water, water, water, and hot sour soup.

Nyquil, a good movie, and a good night's sleep.

Feel better soon!

[BulletTrain1964]

28. Or DayQuil if you have to stay awake

DayQuil doesn't seem to work if the cold is too far progressed, but it does seem to nip colds in the bud for me.

Lots of liquids, too, especially stuff with vitamins.

[SPKrazy]

29. Vitamin C, Airborne, Water, Sleep

sudafed if your head is stuffy

lotion puffs for blowing your nose

hot tea

DU

funny movies

sleep

and more sleep

[quiet.american]

30. Four (dry) garlic tablets every two hours; two cayenne tablets every 12 hours.

This combo usually dries up all my congestion on day one. After day two, for me, the ongoing cold is usually completely gone.

[begin_within]

31. Lots of SLEEP. Supposedly, Cold-Eeze lozenges make the cold shorter and less severe.

[Left Is Write]

32. I know a lot of people are recommending zinc...

and Zicam works like a charm for Mr. LIW, but here's a word of caution: when I tried Zicam, I traded my cold for a very, very upset stomach. I won't touch the stuff now.

At the moment, I am drinking TheraFlu for a cold with sinus pressure, headache, congestion and sore throat (at least, I hope it's only a cold - I'm going to try to see the doctor tomorrow).

Anyway. I recommend water, enough food to keep your strength to fight off the bug, and lots of rest.

[EFerrari]

33. Any kind of chicken soup with lots of chili and lemon.

It can be Hot n Sour or it can be Posole. Looks like lots of different people figured out that those three things together help bugs. :hi:

[LostInAnomie]

34. Don't ask me, I've got two ear infections right now.

I usually try Nyquil and a ton of sleep.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

35. Zinc, vitamin C, and spicy Asian soup

along with plenty of sleep and liquids.

[SoCalDemGrrl]

36. Emergen C - that fizzy VitC my holistic doctor swears by it..

He told me he starts taking one dose an hour at the first sign of a cold.

I tried it and it seems to work.

[allinktup]

37. You need to sweat

eat something really spicy and take a very hot shower. take some nyquil, cover up in a bunch of covers and crash. you feel better in morning.

[grace0418]

38. Emergen-C and Airborne. Zicam has been known to cause people to lose their

sense of smell (permanently), so I stopped using it a while back.

[philosophie_en_rose]

39. Hot liquids and disinfectant.

Drink the liquids. Use the disinfectant to ensure you don't spread your germs. :)

[ForrestGump]

40. Yin Chiao

A Chinese herbal medicine.

It can work, but usually only at the outset, like right now.

Chinese stores sell it -- some health food stores carry it now, too.

[Porcupine]

41. agreed, and neti wash 2x daily.

the neti wash is going to hurt but sino-virus has trouble surviving regular immersion in warm saline.

[emmajane67]

42. A VERY hot curry and a beer.

If you're still sick in the morning you really are sick.

[China_cat]

43. Of all the things that won't cure a cold

whiskey will make having one a lot more pleasant.