delayed but not gone away (Echinacea)

Member Name: mrsbbq

Product:	Echinacea
Date:	01/11/00 (103 review reads)
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Advantages: almost instant relief of symptoms

Disadvantages: germs returned with a vengence

I was due to go for a job interview and two days before I just knew I was getting a cold. Not liking the usual lemsip type remedies, I browsed the shelves at Boots and came across these. The package contained enough pills for five days, and cost about the same as the other cold remedies, but my goodness did they work quickly. I started to feel better a few hours after I had taken the first dosage, and by the time of the interview I was on top form again. Unlike the usual cold remedies, Echinacea does not seem to have any side effects. I usually suffer from a dry throat and nose with lemsip, and my muscles still ache, but with Echinacea I felt well all over.

Unfortunately, the day after the packet had finished (five days supply), my cold returned with a vengence, and I spent two days in bed with a box of tissues and a hot water bottle. Next time I will take two ro three packets, up to the recommended fourteen days and see if that works.

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