i won't know for several days whether i've gottom pregnant or not this cycle.
can i take a decongestant, in pill form or nasal spray? what about antihistamine? NyQuil?
if i can't take any of these, does anyone have any suggestions??
2007-02-12 04:49:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Just let the cold run it's course. Fluids will help the congestion.
Why take chances. Sometimes antihistamines make congestion worse. Your cold will be over soon enough. Just have some chicken noodle soup and a little chamomile tea and in a few days you will be fine.
"you don't need a doctor to tell you to have a cup of chicken noodle soup"
ALSO:
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) recommend oral decongestants be avoided during the first trimester "...unless the expected benefit is large and unique"
http://www.obfocus.com/reference/Formulary/Drugs%20in%20Pregnancy/Pseudoephedrine.htm
Don't take NyQuil
2007-02-12 05:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by crowfeathers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take vitimin c. The FDA says that the RDA for vit c is 64 mg a day. Linus Pauling who got a Nobel Prize for his work on vit c and a second Nobel Prize for organic chemestry says 1000 mg a day normally and 2000 mg a day if you are sick. Try it. A few years ago there was a research papaer out that said Interferon was the best cancer and infection fighter available, but it was $15,000 a gram. What the paper also said was that Interferon was the product of the natural breakdown of vit c in your system. Shortly after that paper came out the FDA tried to put vit c on perscription only. Guess why?? I had "something" that had me sick 2 weeks twice a year with at least one week in the middle flat on my back. After 25 years of doctors not knowing what it might be I started vitimin C therapy when I got sick. I took enough to keep me asymptomatic and just below too much to give me diarrea. It followed a bell curve over 2 weeks and at the peak I was taking 40,000 mg a day with 300,000 mg over 2 weeks. I did that when I got sick for 2 years and have never gotten sick in the last 10 years. Look into it.
2007-02-12 13:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by David M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take something it's ok to take when you're pregnant like Tylenol Cold. For cough, Robatussin DM (the one with no alcohol). Try to stay away from antihistamines. You don't want anything that depresses your system, slows your breathing or has alcohol in it.
You can use saline spray for your nose, too.
2007-02-12 12:54:06 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get those Vic*s Sinex ultra fine mist nasal spray, I am suffering the same condition, and it is really a big help.
2007-02-12 12:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by Rhon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vitamin C. It relieves, plus protects. And chamomile tea. The best herbal medication that exists!
2007-02-12 12:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by So_Seductive 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you go to a doctor? You may get into trouble if you are going to listen to answers from laymen and if you are really pregnant.
2007-02-12 12:59:10 · answer #6 · answered by Unknown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shower soothers
2007-02-12 12:51:41 · answer #7 · answered by cherry 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋