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What is medicine for colds?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

There are tons of different medicines for colds but I will tell you from experience none of them work I use these cups you fill with water then add this round thing and it makes vapor - I forget what it was called, but I would say tissues work miracles so get some.

The best advice on medicine for colds may be the old answer given by country doctors : "If you have a cold, take great care of yourself, and take the best medicine you can find. If you do, the cold will be all gone in seven days; if you don't it will last a whole week."

Seriously, colds are caused by a virus. There is no real treatment for a virus infection. Some 'cold medicines' will alleviate one or two of the symptoms, but the actual illness stays there for its usual week.

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