Sun goes down and snot comes out my holes (OTC Medicines in general)

Member Name: yhwman

Product:	OTC Medicines in general
Date:	11/08/01 (50 review reads)
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Advantages: Does the job great for me

Disadvantages: No guarantee it'll work on you

I promise, only one Q&A style opinion after this.

Q: So what exactly are these things called?
A: New Era for Catarrh & Sinus Disorders or Combination Q Tissue Salts.

Q: And what actually are they, steroids again?
A: They’re homeopathic decongestants basically.

Q: I ain’t taking no hippie medicine!
A: Fine, you just wonder off and suffer then – I don’t mind.

Q: OK, OK, I presume they’re quite good then.
A: Yeah, they certainly do the job for me, although they seem to have a lower success rate than other medicines based on what I’ve seen them do with my friends.

Q: And they do… What?
A: Well, you lob four of the little blighters onto your tongue and let them dissolve there. When dissolved you swallow and a few minutes later your sinus’s should discharge into the nearest, uh, discharge container. If you’re really suffering you can take the tablets up to every half hour!

Q: How do they compare to other decongestants?
A: Well, the only other decongestant I’ve spent serious time with is Sudafed and this is much more effective. Plus it’s a lot easier to take if you wake up in the middle of the night with throbbing sinus as you can just grab the box and lob a few in. It also tastes a lot nicer, having a very mildly sweet taste to it.

Q: Medicine that tastes nice? Nah!
A: Well at least it doesn’t taste bad, although it’s not a strong taste at all.

Q: So are you a bit of a, you know, tree hugging tofu eating save the earth kinda guy who’s always using natural everything?
A: Nope, I’ve tried other homeopathic stuff before and the only effect it’s had on me was to make me laugh at it’s ineffectiveness.

Q: So how did you come to try this?
A: Well, believe it or not but a guy who was cutting my hair recommended it as he was a fellow suffer of dodgy sinus’s. <
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Q: So it’s just for folks with sinus problems then.
A: Nope, while these little beauties have allowed me to stop taking Beconase during the winter months to allow me to breathe decently, they’re also handy to hayfever sufferers as they clear out any sinus build up caused by allergies pretty well. The only thing they do struggle with is flu type congestion where they merely help, rather than clear.

Q: So where do I get these things from?
A: The only place I’ve found them is Holland and Barrett where you can get a tub of 450 tablets for under £4 which should last you at least two months.

Q: Side effects?
A: None here!

Q: So I should probably try them out?
A: Yeah, although as I said – they don’t seem to work so well on some people as they do on me though.

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