At least twice in my memory, I've taken DayQuil before I've gone to school. It relieved most of my symptoms for about 6 hours, though today, and at least once before, I suffered with a terrible runny nose in school. Now, DayQuil is a cocktail of drugs already: a pain and fever reliever (Acetaminophen), a nasal decongestant (Phenylephrine), and a cough suppressant (Dextromethorphan). However, another medicine that's worked well when I've had a runny nose, Triaminic® Cold & Allergy, also contains Phenylephrine but in addition, contains Cholorpheniramine Maleate, an antihistamine (but no cough surpressant, or pain reliever/fever reducer). Why does Vicks do this, make a drug cocktail that's supposed to stop our cold symptoms from bothering us when we're working or at school, but then leave out a medicine, leaving us without a fever, cough, or congestion, but a terrible runny nose all day?
And perhaps more important, can I take both, or should I just chose one in the morning if I'm sick?
2007-02-26
09:12:08
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