School started here a few weeks ago. Predictably, the kids
picked up a bug and brought it home to share with us. It started with sneezing,
post-nasal drip and a sore throat. Then it morphed into a headache, a low-grade
fever and cough. For me, the worst symptom was nasal congestion. For two days I
couldn’t eat and breathe at the same time. When I swallowed, my ears popped. Showers
and the jacuzzi helped, but DayQuil and NyQuil made no difference at all. It turns
out that both of these, along with Advil Sinus Congestion & Pain, Tylenol
Cold + Head Congestion Severe, Mucinex Sinus-Max Severe Congestion & Pain
Relief, Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, Sudafed PE, Theraflu Severe Cold
Relief Daytime, and Vicks Sinex Severe rely on a decongestant – phenylephrine –
that doesn’t work when taken orally. So, how can all these medicines still claim
to be decongestants? How are they all still for sale?
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