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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / May 2005What actually works for a cold?
Sudafed doesn't work worth a &%#@ for cold! Good 'ol phenylpropanolamine worked terrific until a few idiots abused it and got it banned from the 99.9% of the rest of us who used it properly. So what actually works and dries you up when you have a cold? > Sudafed doesn't work worth a &%#@ for cold! Good 'ol phenylpropanolamine worked > terrific until a few idiots abused it and got it banned from the 99.9% of the rest of us who used > it properly. So what actually works and dries you up when you have a cold? Nasal irrigation with saline solution. Removes all the gunk that is stuffing up your head, with no systemic side effects. See if your pharmacy stocks SinusRinse syringes or one of its competitors. Some doctors prescribe Astelin, a prescription antihistamine nasal spray, for colds; some doctors don't. Ask your doctor what he thinks.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. >> Sudafed doesn't work worth a &%#@ for a cold! Good 'ol phenylpropanolamine worked >> terrific until a few idiots abused it and got it banned from the 99.9% of the rest of us who used [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Some doctors prescribe Astelin, a prescription antihistamine nasal spray, for colds; some doctors don't. Ask your doctor what he > thinks. So I guess there's nothing on the market that will really dry you up when you have a cold like the ol' original Contac did?????????? Alright... I routinely do irrigation with the water pik and I happen to have had some Astelin samples from my last ENT visit a couple of weeks ago. So from my experimentation based on your recommendation, my results: Irrigation does indeed remove gunk from the cold. But, a cold being a cold, it's all back within an hour or so. So irrigation is not really any more helpful than a good nose blow in terms of cold treatment. Astelin didn't seem to help much and I wonder why would. Colds are caused by viruses. Astelin is an antihistamine intended to combat allergies not viruses. I got little relief from Astelin. So I took lots of Vitamin C, Aspirin and 12 hour Sudafed. The Sudafed being less than 50% effective compared to phenylpropanolamine for a cold plus it keeps you awake at night when you really need the sleep because you're sick. Colds suck...so does the FDA. >>>Sudafed doesn't work worth a &%#@ for a cold! Good 'ol phenylpropanolamine worked >>>terrific until a few idiots abused it and got it banned from the 99.9% of the rest of us who used [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > So I guess there's nothing on the market that will really dry you up when you > have a cold like the ol' original Contac did?????????? Contac was a questionable way to fight a cold because the "drying" effect might make you feel better but it thickened secretions and made the cold harder to get rid of. > Alright... I routinely do irrigation with the water pik and I happen to have > had some Astelin samples from my last ENT visit a couple of weeks ago. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > a cold, it's all back within an hour or so. So irrigation is not really any > more helpful than a good nose blow in terms of cold treatment. Actually it is because blowing your nose can force it further into your sinuses. > Astelin didn't seem to help much and I wonder why would. Colds are caused > by viruses. Astelin is an antihistamine intended to combat allergies not viruses. Because it has a drying effect, just like the antihistamine in Contac. But without the systemic side effects. > I got little relief from Astelin. > > So I took lots of Vitamin C, Aspirin and 12 hour Sudafed. The Sudafed > being less than 50% effective compared to phenylpropanolamine for a cold > plus it keeps you awake at night when you really need the sleep because > you're sick. Colds suck...so does the FDA. Look on the bright side. The cold will be gone within a week or two. Unlike my chronic sinusitis, which is like your cold only it's permanent. SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. > Sudafed doesn't work worth a &%#@ for cold! Good 'ol phenylpropanolamine worked > terrific until a few idiots abused it and got it banned from the 99.9% of the rest of us who used > it properly. So what actually works and dries you up when you have a cold? > Sudafed doesn't work worth a &%#@ for cold! Good 'ol phenylpropanolamine worked > terrific until a few idiots abused it and got it banned from the 99.9% of the rest of us who used > it properly. So what actually works and dries you up when you have a cold? Actually phenylpropanolamine was killing people with spontaneous brain hemorrhages > Actually phenylpropanolamine was killing people with spontaneous brain > hemorrhages Yeah, when they abused it by overdosing. Taking way more than they were supposed to for way longer than they were supposed to while trying to get the appetite suppressant effect from it in diet pills. On 5/17/05 11:59 AM, in article 1116356368.666467.215830@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, > Actually phenylpropanolamine was killing people with spontaneous brain > hemorrhages Yes but they were taking it for diet pills and taking 2-3 times the recommended DIET dose. The only complications were from the diet pills when the patients admitted to taking excess amounts in order to lose more weight. |
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