Question:
I have to take 1 Atenolol tablet a day due to being diagnosed with HOCM about 3 years ago. Now that it's cold and flu season, I have a cold. I really need to take something that's going to stop the nose running. Last year the pharmacist assistant suggested Claratyne and Panadol as the best medication - but it just doesn't work. Anyone have any ideas on an alternative medication? I tried the "first sign of a cold" tablets and Strepsils, but they didn't work (or I got in too late). I can live with a blocked head, face pain, coughing - but I JUST CAN'T COPE with the continuously runny nose!! Before I was diagnosed I USED to take Demazin when I had a cold and they were WONDERFUL, but of course, can't take them - or many others - because of the pseuodephedrine. Can anyone help me, please??
Answers:
First, stay away from combination products that contain pseudoephedrine or say decongestant on the package. You can use antihistamines such as Benadryl or Claritin. Tylenol or Ibuprofen are also fine. For coughing use cough drops such as Halls.
Also take Vitamin C at the first sign of a cold, it will decrease the severity of symptoms and shorten the duration.
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