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[zdashamber]

Head cold today. I broke down and gave DayQuil another shot and it doesn't enormously suck, but man. Well... It might not be a fair shot, since this is the same DayQuil that I tried more than 7 years ago (and decided at the time, "meh"). See, I checked the expiration date, which is in 2003. And then I thought about it for a bit, and decided

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[kashma]

Advil, occasionally, for bruises and aches and pains.

I can't take the "pseudo", since it makes me feel GREAT, and then after it wears off I get really, really depressed. That didn't use to happen, but it does now, so I avoid it. I still purchase it, occasionally, driving up to Washington to get it, for my wife. It works for her. You can't actually get it without a prescription in Oregon. If I'm fair, it did reduce the amount of meth problems here.

Bufferin seems to work well for my migraines.

Claretin has become part of my stockpile of late, as allergies have become more of an issue for me.

That's about it. I have the Midwestern "walk it off" attitude as well, though.

[a2macgeek]

Allegra for ragweed allergies, with flonase on top of that when it gets really bad (i.e. congested).

DayQuill/Nyquill (or their generic equivalents) for colds.

Naproxen for cramps

Tylenol (or its generic equivalent) for headaches.

Tums or Zan-tac (or its generic equivalent) for acid reflux.

[neeuqdrazil]

Seconding the Naproxen mention - the magic blue pills live in my desk at work, and are my best friend every few weeks.

[kathryn_ironic]

* On decongestants: for 30% of people that new Phenylephrine / Neo-Synephrine does nothing at normal doses = Anyone relying on it to keep their eardrums intact during an airplane landing could be in for a painful surprise. I'm in this 30% (luckily finding this out during a cold at home), so I go with the "get treated like a criminal" purchases of real decongestant.

* In the springtime allergy season I swear by Cromolyn Sodium solution (many generics exist). It keeps the nose from releasing histamines, strongly reducing the need for antihistamines. (It is *not* a steroid: you can take it all the time for pollen, dust, or other nose-affecting allergies.)