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15 October 2006

Ask Metachat.... I almost never take cold medicines, so I'm at a loss here. I'm extremely congested, and I'm giving a presentation in 2 hours. What's the absolute best thing to take? What time should I take it to have the least congestion between 4 and 5:30 pm?
post by: agropyron at: 16:00 | 10 comments
Espresso.

No, I'm not kidding.
posted by mudpuppie 15 October | 16:05
Drink some Airborne right now.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 October | 16:07
Espresso clears congestion? Huh...

Isn't Airborne meant to prevent colds? Not treat the symptoms?
posted by agropyron 15 October | 16:10
Espresso works just as well for me as the drugs with pseudoepinephrine (or whatever it is they're using now to trick the meth makers). They're both basically uppers.

If you have to take a decongestant, though, I'd suggest you only take half if you're not used to them.
posted by mudpuppie 15 October | 16:15
It might make you feel a little better. Plus, you can take it in addition to something else.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 15 October | 16:16
So be it. Espresso and Airborne. Thanks, and wish me luck!
posted by agropyron 15 October | 16:41
Luck!
posted by mudpuppie 15 October | 16:50
Seriously? Anything with ephedrine will help you, Agro.

Not so seriously? Cocaine, if you have it. Best short-term cold cure on the planet.
posted by Lipstick Thespian 15 October | 17:04
Afrin nasal spray. Back in high school, I used to be incredibly skilled at getting terrible colds whenever there was an important speech competition, and so I spent a lot of time figuring out which cold medications worked best for me. I found Afrin to be faster-working and more effective than pseudoephedrine.
posted by ubersturm 16 October | 10:51
Be warned that, while it works extremely well, Afrin is physically addictive. See rhinitis medicamentosa. Don't overuse it. I try to avoid ever using it, frankly.
posted by grouse 17 October | 07:36
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