Jim Morrision Would Have Loved This
Written: Jan 08 '01 (Updated Jun 25 '03)
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Pros: Does exactly what it claims, great value
Cons: Only two flavors, bottles too small
The Bottom Line: Just like the title suggests ... Morrison would have loved this stuff.
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| Freak369's Full Review: Tylenol Sore Throat |
To say that the past 48 hours of my life have been hell would be a gross understatement. Well, back that up a bit – make that 72 hours. It all started when I was cleaning the bathroom and slammed down a can of Comet cleanser and proceeded to sneeze at the same time. The result – I inhaled the dust from the cleanser and developed a bad cough. Seven hours later I ended up in the emergency room when I started to cough up blood. I hadn’t burned my throat or esophagus but I irritated it so much that I was given a prescription medicine to numb my throat to eliminate the coughing. Seems like a good plan – but there is a downside to all this. While the nurse is taking my vitals and recording my history a man is sitting a mere 10 feet away from me hacking up his left lung while trying to find his right one on the floor. He had the flu and he had it bad.
About twelve hours later I started feeling the familiar aches and pain of the flu. Now, my throat is already completely jacked up from the cleanser dust and all the coughing now I have to deal with the coughing from the flu. I thought the prescription medicine would take care of both issues but I was sorely mistaken.
Now, it’s at this point in time when my brother offers to help. He is going to take the kids away for a few days and let me get over the flu. I liked my idea better – I would check into a motel – but no – he insisted. But before he left he made a quick run to the store for me and one of the items he picked up was orange juice. I never understood the complete definition of living hell until I took a huge gulp of this stuff. It burned like gas on a fire – and it lasted for about two minutes. At this point in time I wanted nothing more to do with modern medicine – I just wanted my bed, the remote control and my teddy bear [don’t laugh – I will hunt you down and hurt you].
Three hours passed and I started feeling worse. My fever climbed to 102.9 and I started to panic. I couldn’t talk because my throat was extremely sore and pretty soon it evolved into a full-blown panic attack. What am I going to do if I get worse? My last ditch effort was to get online and see if any of my neighbors were online. Thankfully Jane [the reformed soccer mom] was online – in a flash she came over and I handed her a piece of paper with the details of my ordeal. She dashed off to Sav-On and entrusted my throat and flu to a trained pharmacist. I moved as fast as I could [at a snails pace in other words] to get to the door when she pulled in the drive way and ripped open the bag and saw this little skinny box. Yeah, like this is going to help me.
Little did I know – Jane went into great detail about my throat and the onset of the flu and the pharmacist said that this would be the only thing to not burn my throat. I had stopped taking the prescription medicine since it not only numbed my throat but my mouth as well. I looked like a drooling moron – if I had to call 9-1-1 I doubt they would understand a word I had to say.
So I waddled into the kitchen and tried to read the dosage panel but it looked like Sanskrit to me. I ripped open the box, tore off the safety label and chugged away. Now listen – don’t make the same mistake as me and put yourself into some 1960’s Woodstock Revival state of mind – enough of this stuff will mess with your body. I am surprised that it is even sold over the counter. It reminds me of Denis Leary’s famous line … When did over the counter medicines get stronger than prescription medicines?
In less than 60 seconds I felt about 50 % of the pain go away – the burning sensation was still there but the pharmacist was right – this didn’t burn going down. I have to estimate that I had about 6 tablespoons while standing in the kitchen, that’s four more tablespoons that I should have had. Within ten minutes the aches and “woozy” feelings were about half gone and I was starting to feel gooooooood. Normally I don’t stand in my kitchen and chug over the counter cough and cold syrups but this was an extreme case that called for extreme measures.
Jane offered to say with me for a few hours until I fell asleep. That was at 10:07 p.m. – the last time I remember seeing on my clock in the bedroom was 10:10 p.m. Three minutes – and I was o-u-t. I woke about 5 hours later to find the bed completely soaked from sweat so I had to seek refuge on the couch – I just didn’t have the energy to change the linens.
I finally started to feel somewhat better this evening but my ears are still a bit tinny. I killed two bottles of Tylenol Sore Throat in the process but am none worse for wear. This was my first introduction to Tylenol Sore Throat – until now I had used NyQuil for relief of the flu or aches. I have since put this on my list of things to buy on my next trip to the grocery store – my medicine cabinet will never be without it.
As far as taste goes – does anyone really like the taste of cough syrup? While it does have that strong scent about it, I found that it went down easy – although I was drinking it from the bottle. The cherry flavor was a bit strong but when I started taking it normal doses I didn’t really mind the taste. It killed off about 85 % of the coughing and worked for about three hours. Now, it was around this time that I noticed my ribs were killing me from almost 36 hours of coughing. I had to choose between being awake and miserable or being asleep and getting some much needed rest. I opted for the latter. I took four tablespoons and rolled over on the cough for six hours of sleep. Please, don’t exceed the dosage on the box, this stuff is strong and can do you harm. I only mention that I exceeded the recommended amount because of a few factors – I was in extreme discomfort and I am not a 5Ê 120 waif. I doubt I would have gotten over the flu so fast if I would have taken the dose listed on the box.
So what makes this any better than other products on the market? For one – it does work. It provided me with a few hours of relief and allowed me to lay down without hacking and choking. There’s nothing worse than being sick and wanting to sleep only to find that every time you lay down you are plagued my an incessant cough. I also tried a wide variety of cough drops but the mentholated ones were too harsh for my throat.
The Tylenol Sore Throat syrup is currently available in two flavors, cherry and honey lemon. Since the thought of honey and lemon combined aren’t that appealing to me I will have to stick with the cherry flavor. When I finally sobered up enough to read the label I came across some interesting things that I feel you should know before you purchase this product. If you drink alcohol you should avoid so with this product. Tylenol Sore Throat can make you drowsy and alcohol can intensify this to the point where you can not properly judge you actions. Needless to say, driving a car while you have the flu is had enough – if you are using this medication you are not only taking your life in your hands but others on the road as well.
Tylenol Sore Throat contains Saccharin – which some people claim causes cancer. This shouldn’t be used for kids under 12 – but I wouldn’t even use it on someone under the age of 16. I would rather underdose a child than overdose.
The packaging claims that it will help with muscle aches, common cold symptoms and sore throat. I can honestly say that it did help with all these as well as bring my fever down in about 6 hours. The highest my fever got was 102.9 and the package suggests that you contact a physician if your fever goes over 101.0. Thankfully Tylenol Sore Throat really did a number on my fever – the last thing I wanted to do was go back to the emergency room.
As with all cough syrups and medications, they should be stored outside a childs reach. I know how hard this hit me – albeit at an exaggerated dose – I can only imagine what damage this could do to a child kidneys if it were accidentally ingested.
So, if you have a cough that is keeping you from getting rest or you have a loved one who is enduring the flu – give this product a try. The Tylenol name is one you can count on for quick relief from cold and flu symptoms. Again, please read the recommended dosages and do not exceed them. Mine was an extreme case – please think before you drink.
Hoping you can avoid this flu bug - ^V^ Freak ^V^
Recommended:
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