It was all in my head. The cold that is. (Sudafed Non-Drowsy Dual Relief Capsules)

Member Name: Ghumphrey

Product:	Sudafed Non-Drowsy Dual Relief Capsules
Date:	30/06/09 (128 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Helps reduce the symptons of cold

Disadvantages: Wont cure your cold but then no product will do that.

Bad luck

I couldn't believe my luck last week when I managed to pick up a cold on one of the hottest and nicest weeks of the year so far. Instead of T-shirts and shorts I found myself looking for winter woollies in a vain attempt to sweat the cold out of me. I have to admit I was initially worried that despite not being on holiday that I might have picked up swine flu from some random person. However after a spot of self diagnosis I am pretty certain it was a cold.

My symptoms

The symptoms of a cold can vary from person to person. I felt generally very weak, was unbelievably congested, had dulled hearing and a bit light headed at times. I still had to make the treck to work so I decided to visit the chemists on the way to work. One of the products recommended to me was the Sudafen dual relief. I decided to buy a box from boots at £3.99.

Instructions

The tablets come in a pack of 16 and claim to be non drowsy. The ingredients include Phenylephrine hydrochloride, Paracetamol and Caffeine. They are designed to help relieve the symptoms of cold, flu, headaches, fever and aches and pains. Instructions are on the side of the box and again on the printed label. It recommended one tablet to be taken every 4 hours.

My experience

I bought these tablets on day two of my cold. I knew from my limited research that the cold normally lasts from 7-10 days and whilst there is no cure as such taking these tablets could help to alleviate my symptoms. The tablets themselves are surprisingly quite small and I initially felt a bit cheated. I like a bit of associated choking with a table in order to feel I am getting value for money. These tablets were so small I could have easily taken them without water. Once taken there were no immediate effects and proceeded with my day as normal. Over the next hour or so I could feel the tablets begin to kick in and whilst still very congested I do feel that they gave some relief. Although claiming to be non drowsy I still felt very tired on them perhaps as a result of not sleeping well the night before. On one day on these tablets I was able to go home from work and nap for an hour despite having taken some of these earlier.

Overall though the tablets seemed effective and helped me manage to get through my day at work. I have no doubt that without them the day would have felt a lot longer. So from that perspective I would recommend them. I am happy to report that the cold has all but left me and for some reason it does not appear to have been very contagious and no one I am in close proximity to has seemed to have got it.

Summary: Helped get me through the day.