Got Me Down

Ugh. I gotta code.

Like clockwork, I "usually" get them the third week of January.  But the 2014 clock must be running slow.

I thought I beat the odds. 710 got his cold (lasted two weeks) and I missed the January timeline, so I thought I was free and clear.

Silly, silly me.

I'm never sure what to do for these either - other than force fluids and rest.

But when medications come into play, is it sudafed, actifed, benadryl or any of the other 341 over the counter medications they sell?

I opted to ask my friendly pharmacist.

You see - people don't utilize their pharmacist as a resource for such matters. In reality, they have far more knowledge than any physician who may have taken one or two classes in pharmacology. PharmDs take five years of this shit and are on top of every medication, every interaction, every day.

If you remember, my dermatologist got a small fortune out of me for butchering my thumb. The pharmacist provided me a very low cost option that was actually effective. I'm all on board for asking them about treatments - and they're easier to access than a doctor (and free!).

So, I told her about my cough, drainage and congestion. Without hesitation she said: Alka Seltzer Plus for Colds. She thinks it is the most effective thing on the market.

Ok. I've never used it. Nor have I used NyQuil - or its daytime counterpart. I hear stories, of course, of how it knocks you out. I'm not sure it does a thing for the actual cold, except to make you unconscious.

For some, that is enough of a "cure", but I just fear I'll drown in my own snot.

Anyway, I bought it. The package has liquid capsules: orange for daytime, green for night time. Got it.

The daytime ones did kind of ok. Nothing off the charts good. But I had a few moments of using one nostril. And  let's face it, until I get that left septum fixed, one and one-quarter nostrils is as good as it will ever work.

But oy - the night time pill.

I don't remember closing my eyes let alone turning off my light. I didn't pull one pillow off the bed like I normally do, so I was propped funny all night long. I'm guessing I never moved a muscle the entire night. I normally toss and turn and sleep on multiple sides, multiple times.

I also woke up an hour later than normal.

Fuck, the house could have burned down and I would have slept through it. The dog could have been in distress and I'd have never known. Robbers could have broken in and wiped us clean - and I'd have been none the wiser.

...and to top it off.....I still awoke majorly congestion and coughing.

So much for AS+.

Maybe you need to keep taking it, and I will for the daytime, but fuck that night shit. It's too dangerous.

And I'm guessing Roofies are cheaper.


I won't say yoga is completely out of the question this weekend, but any inversion might make my head explode. Is it worth the risk?  I'm thinking not, but maybe I'll be all better by Saturday morning.



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