do you take medicines when you catch a cold?

I normally do not take medicine.If it becomes severe then I consult a doctor and on his advice I take medicine. Vitamin c rich food will help to reduce the cold.

hello rose! just like you..i don't usually take medicines when i got colds...haha the usual that i do is just drink a lot of water and eat lots of fruits...hehe sometimes some hot calamansi or lemon juice...hehe as long as i can tolerate the colds, i will not take medicines...i don't know i just don't like. but when the colds get worst or stay with me over a week, that will be the time that i will take some medicines coz my husband actually gets angry on me because of my being stubborn...hehe

Once I find that I have caught a cold, I have to take some medicine, otherwise it would get worse, especially when I have a headache. I find that it is very effective for me to take the medicine in the first time without delaying.

I often try to go without medicine if I can. Tea with honey and lemon often work. But one time I was sooo sick, that didn't even touch it. So I went to the Dr. got some worthless medicine and that didn't even touch it. I made chili and I felt better, so every day, I used chili powder and that worked way better than the medicine. So often medicine isn't that useful.

I don't like catching colds, but when I do, I have to take medicines because with my medical history its not good for me to be sick, so I have to take whatever I can to try to get rid of it. I don't like taking medicines because I take so many already, but sometimes I can't help it.

when i get a cold i usually drink a lot water that can help speed up metabolism and soaking feet in warm water or some skin scrapping therapy ,i think that's all better than take medicines .i wish you getting better now!take care of yourself.

hi rose!^^ i usually do water therapy if i have a cold. i don't like taking medicines. and i have this allergy to some medicines like ibuprofen. even with a cough, i don't take medicines. i just drink lots of water, eat lots of fruits and take a lot of rest. and because i don't know anymore which medicines I can take that I am not allergic to.^^;; i hope you are feeling better now.^^

Hi rose, I'm a lot like you. I don't take any medications for anything unless I have to be on an antibiotic, and that won't happen with a cold. I basically let the cold run it's course. I get plenty of rest, I stay home, I take hot tea with honey and I use plenty of fluids. I don't talk to people especially if I have a sore throat. I've found, over the years that if I take a medication for a cold, it still willl have to run it's course through my system, so I choose not to polute my system with chemicals.

If I attacked by cold I usually protect myself taking home made medicines like basil leaf juice with honey or ginger juice with honey . If i have sore throat then I gargle with hot water before bed.If it become severe then only I visit doctor place other wise not.

Im one of thoses people that dont like taking meds either. I prefer seeking natural remedies.

You don't need to take synthetic medication when you catch cold actually. All you have to do is take plenty of warm water, plenty of citrus fruits and some good back massage.At the first sign of cold, take hot chicken soup and inhale Vicks vaporub. If anyone in the family knows reflexology they can do that to you. It will also help if you avoid drinking cold water and bathing in cold water too. Cold will soon pass without even giving you so much trouble for as long as you know how to treat yourself by natural method.

if i catch a cold, i wont take medicines. but luckily, i seldom catch a cold. my sister-in-law caught a cold some days ago, cause she's pregnant, so she couldnt take medicines. the doctor advised her to cook pear with water and then drank the water. and now, she's much better and better.

I don't thnk there are is medicine for a cold. You just have to drink lots of fluid, herbal teas and take bed rest. If you get high fever which lasts for more than 3 days, then you better see a doctor. I'd rather not take medicine for a common cold and certainly not any antibiotics which do not work for a cold

Hello fellow-lot, Not so sure whether you'll believe this or not. However, I do practice doing this whenever I got a cold, cough or even having sleepless night. The remedy to these uninvited guests is: Fresh lemon mix with honey and warm/hot water. Sip them hot as it will vaporize your inner lung and throat. I did it quite often and never have to take medicine before, but I think it would also depend on the individual. If you often get cold easily, then I suggests to see a doctor. If you only get cold once in a blue moon, then take up my best remedy. By the way, if you can't sleep because of your cold, drink a bit of ginger mix with honey and warm/hot water. This will also help as ginger heats your body and you drowse to sleep easily. It works for me so far, but again, it will all depend on each individual. Wish you luck on that!

i used to but nowadays i don't have to. there is no direct cure for a common cold. colds is the way our system combats the virus/bacteria in the body. most common preventive measures or relief are: drinking lots of water, herbal tea, vitamin c enriched fruits and supplements, hot soups. i used to have colds every week for as long as i can remember. i have asthma so even a little change in weather can give me an asthma attack and sneezing and colds and cough. the longest i had colds and cough after an asthma attack was 3 weeks. my chest and throat would be very sore because of the persistent coughing. however since i started taking herbal beverages four months ago, i never had colds since. i like my hot choco. it has agaricus blazei murill, a mushroom known for its immune system booster effects. good to know you got better already. take care.

I always take natural remedies if I catch a cold, but it something that rarely happens as I make sure I get plenty of Vitamin D every day. In the summer I get it from the sun, in the winter I take a supplement. If I do catch I cold, I will also chew a fresh clover of raw garlic straight away and then the cold is normally gone by the next day. - Derek

I'm like you in that I don't like taking any cold medicines and I don't believe that they work in making the cold better, they just relieve the symptoms for a while. So I don't usually take medicine for a cough or a cold, although I do occasionally take paracetamol if I get a fever with it or a bad head that's stopping me from sleeping. If I get no sleep then my illness gets worse, so I feel that taking the tablets is the best option in this case! I'm glad that you're feeling better. Actually I've got that cold and bad throat now, lol! I haven't taken anything, but I have started taking my multivitamins (I'm usually bad at remembering!) and I'm using saline drops in my nose and gargling salt water. I'm also drinking lots of hot things. I'm not sure if that's helping, but I'd rather use things like this than eat lots of chemicals!

If I catch some light cold, I try to get rid of it with natural means. I drink a lot of herb tea, or ordinary one with lemon. I try to avoid those chemical medicines as much as I can, because they can have negative side effects and it's way more healthier to cure yourself with natural medicine. Of course if there is risk of complications, I use some special medicines to stop the illness.

I believe in homoeopathy and I keep a stock of general medicines that include something for cold as well. Homoeopathy does not aggravate the cold and sometimes with just one dose the cold disappears. The same applies to fever and body ache. These minor ailments respond well to homoeopathy.

I don't take any medicine. If my throat is sore, I take cough drops or peppermint certs. I like orange flavored vitamin C drops. Ricola used to have some good orange flavord mint drops, but I haven't found any of those in years. I also drink Seven Up for my throat. But mainly, I take my vitamins and drink my Cranberry grape juice.