Tylenol Cold Severe Head Congestion Medicine

...A Five Day Study…

It was very shortly after I vehemently refused to sign up for the flu shots that my company offered—that I came down with a scratchy throat. I did what most people do when they detect a little irritation: attempt to ignore it. But when the scratchiness persisted, and was followed by the telltale signs of a cold, I knew what time it was. I attempted to stick to natural remedies like sleep, orange juice, and more sleep. This didn’t really help, so I resorted to meandering through my grocer’s medicine aisle.

The assortment of medications designed to combat a cold is extensive. I spent nearly an entire half hour attempting to distinguish which cold remedies did what. Once I accepted that I would soon be besieged with nasal stuffiness, I opted for a medicine with a nasal decongestant. After much deliberation, and plenty of throat-clearing, I decided upon Tylenol Cold Severe Head Congestion medicine (Daytime.) I was sold on this particular brand for a few reasons:

It contained acetaminophen for my irritated throat. 

It would clear my nasal decongestion

It actually loosens phlegm for more productive coughs, instead of simply covering up the cough.

DAY 1: Getting Out of Denial

By the time I’d actually settled on taking a cold medication, I was already well into my “weird nose feeling” stage. The sneezing had commenced, and by now I was sniffling. This is the stage where the cold is most “potent.” So, not only was I having nasal issues—I was also incredibly irritable and a tad weak. It was early evening when I scored the Tylenol Cold Severe Congestion. So I took the recommended dosage (2 caplets) at bedtime. With hope and a few prayers I took my sniffly self to sleep.

DAY 2: Let the Healing Begin