Chad’s Guide to the Common Cold

in the early afternoon on Tuesday, the 22nd of July 2008 by Chad

So since it is July, it’s the perfect time for me to catch a nasty cold. Here’s what I’ve learned:

ALWAYS buy the stuff they now have behind the counter, that has pseudoephedrine in it. Phenylephrine containing meds, which are still out on the shelves, is apparently no better than a placebo. The behind the counter stuff, sure its inconvenient, but it is so much better!
Cough syrup: the base level Vicks 44 stuff has 30 mg of the dextromethorphan. Nothing else has that much in a single dose. But as soon as you start mixing in the other ingredients for decongestants, pain, etc., the dose drops down to 10 mg. I’d go for the straight cough syrup with nothing else in it, and take the cold pill for congestion, etc.
… but you might want to just have a chocolate bar. It seems that the amount of theobromine in 50 grams of dark chocolate works better than cough syrup. And tastes better too!