Quick! I feel a cold coming on!

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Distract yourselves from the Sloan drama and tell me your best early interventions for the common cold.

Symptoms just started about 2 hrs. ago: sore, swollen throat, dry cough, runny nose, watery eyes.

[Kit]

Zicam.

[rex]

Vitamin C, Water, Oscillococcinum.

[katiescarlett]

Zicam lozenges and rest

[flex]

Mucinex! I swear by it. Do EET!

[eav2c]

Echinacea and airborne. Works like a charm if I use it at my first symptoms.

[Bonita]

Like Flex said....I immediately start taking Mucinex, it seems to be the best thing to keep me from feeling like crap

[wrathofkuus]

This actually works: beer and sleep

The beer will soothe your sore throat enough that you can sleep peacefully, and the high-quality rest will take care of the rest.

[snickers]

Vitamin C

[laddie]

Garlic oil, vitamin c, and zinc!

[justmeandmydog]

Odwalla's C Monster. It lists to have 1500% vitamin C and tastes so good. Only downside is I have only seen it in the 12oz bottles.