it says in the commercial if you start taking it when you feel the cold coming on it will shorten the length of your cold and make it less sever?
2006-11-16 03:58:51 · 16 answers · asked by p_a_m_i_e 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Zicam....I'm on it right now for my cold.
2006-11-16 04:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by scotty_b_1976 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zicam and Cold-Eeze are the two major brands. Zicam offers several formulas (spray, lozenge, etc.) while Cold-Eeze is only available as a lozenge. They are available at Wal-Mart and Walgreens. They all work on the principal that cold viruses live in your nasal passages and throat, and that a zinc-based coating will inhibit their growth. Research supports this. In contrast, Airborne does not claim to shorten the length of colds and there is very little research on its effectiveness.
2006-11-16 04:25:48 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel M99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any zinc product will work. There are zinc lozenges, Zicam nasal spray and now something called Cold MD etc. These are all zinc products. If you have trouble finding them ask the pharmacist and he will show you where they are. In the meantime you should be sure to take a good mulitvitamin and a good anitoxidant supplement to help boost your immune system so you DON'T keep getting colds. Much better to have a healthy immune system and not get colds then to suffer through one.
2006-11-16 04:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold MD
Zinc lozenges
Zicam
2006-11-17 06:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure about that commercial but I suggest airborne, works perfectly, does not taste great but if you use it, chances are you will never get a cold. My daughter always got colds and since she started using it a few years ago, she has never gotten a cold. there is a cheaper brand walborne at walgreens, works just as well
2006-11-16 04:04:53 · answer #5 · answered by Patricia S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The commercial you are thinking of is for Zicam. I've never used it, but the commercial makes it sound like a good thing to try.
2006-11-16 04:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by Jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what med this is, but when I get sick I always use Theraflu brand medicated tea. The daytime severe cold is the best, it's for cough, congestion, sore throat, and stuff like that
2006-11-16 04:01:47 · answer #7 · answered by frankie3919 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual medicine is called Zicam. But Emergen-C is awesome! Our family swears by it and we use it everytime we feel something coming on.
2006-11-16 04:07:14 · answer #8 · answered by That 70's girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably ZIcam, or Oscillococcinum ---both are homeopathic remedies that decrease the lenght & severity of a cold. you get them at any GNC or health food store ZIcam is sold at most grocery stores too.
2006-11-16 05:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zyrtec
2006-11-16 04:07:50 · answer #10 · answered by BIGolBOY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold MD and the stuff is a miracle!
2006-11-16 06:19:01 · answer #11 · answered by redrose2427 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋