Do you guys still ride when sick?

[jobob]

I picked up a bottle of Zicam Cold Remedy yesterday morning - the RapidMelts with Vitamin C and Echinacea. I took one every 3 hours or so per the directions.

Now, it may be just a coincidence and my cold is finally running its course, or it may be a placebo effect, but I felt noticeably better yesterday evening & this morning. I still have some congestion & I'm coughing a little, but nowhere near as bad as over the last week.

Fingers crossed.

[NbyNW]

Zicam is good stuff.

But for me, I think this season's cold does not have a silver bullet.

[OakLeaf]

+1 on the Zicam, but for me, it only works if I get on it as soon as I feel like I'm even trying to catch a cold. If I get on the Zicam early enough, I might be able to avoid the cold entirely. I always make sure to have a couple of swabs stashed in my purse, medicine cabinet and travel kit year round, so if I start to catch a cold I can get on the Zicam immediately.

They're not 100% sure how it works (like most pharmaceuticals including prescription ones fwiw), but one of the theories is that the zinc prevents the viruses from settling on the tissues. So I actually alternate the nasal swabs with the rapid-melt lozenges, to get it in my nose and throat both.