What exactly are your symptoms? I’ve got about 5 years of pharmacy tech work under my belt and was a certified tech at CVS, so I’ll tell ya the best cocktail to mix for what ails ya. :tup:
Well, I’m bored waiting for a tech to finish a machine for me to test, so here’s a little cheat sheet (symptom followed by the active ingredient to look for followed by a typical brand name):
Hacking cough - Dextromethorphan - Buckleys, Robitussin DM
Productive/phlegmy cough - Guaifenesin - Robitussin
Stuffy nose - pseudoephedrine* - Sudafed
Runny Nose - diphenhydramine HCl - Benadryl
Sneezing - See runny nose
Headache, body aches - Ibuprofen, tylenol, aspirin
Sinus Headache - Headache meds + pseudoephedrine
Plugged ears/ear ache - pseudoephedrine - Sudafed
*Alternative is loratidine aka Claritin
If I’m all sorts of messed up and feeling like crap I’ll usually take a nice happy mixture of Robitussin DM and Advil Cold and Sinus, plus Claritin if I’m runny/sneezy. Toss in some Advil to take the edge off and away I go.