That's kind of a bummer but since I see you can take other stuff then it's not too bad. It's just that it's so much easier when you can take over the counter stuff. When I have a cold/cough/flu I use a combination of Theraflu, hot tea, and SLEEPING; if I can't sleep that's when I go to the doctor and get the cough syrup with codeine in it. I used to be addicted to codeine so the first time I got a scrip I was really anxious about it but I haven't ever wanted to abuse it and most of the time end up throwing out the bottle half full because it's expired so, y'know, that's good.