alrighty then. i was getting good and sick this weekend. i had an actual fever which rarely if ever happens, so even a small one feels like death by rotting. i was sniffly and sneezing in that annoyingly loud and explosive way i have of sneezing. i was sick. or getting there.
now i know zinc supplements have worked in the past, but they're sooo nasty and you have to suck them all the time. eww. so chris had bought this stuff as a kind of hedge against either of us missing work, this zicam stuff, these ... swabs. yes. in little tubes. you break the little tube open, you stick the swab up your ... are you ready for this? i hope so. your nose. not far! you swish it around a little, then you hold your nostril closed for about five seconds, then repeat on the other side. you don't have to snort it down or anything. in fact you're not supposed to. i did a little, just a little. snoooooort. just softly.
every four hours from when you first start feeling that rhinoviral ick. you know the ache, the taste in your mouth, the feeling like your brain is suspended in about a quarter inch of snot and keeps tilting inside your skull. that feeling.
and i'm better. well, i'm not bad. i'm ok. this is a good thing.
i've done zinc before and it's never failed to help, but the taste is just so awful -- and it lingers. and as with many unpleasant things, i would procrastinate. not go get it. deny i was really sick enough to need it. and then get really sick.
now i just stick swabs up my nose, which as we all know is actually kinda fun. it is! not as fun as sticking them in your ears, but, it'll do.
Having never experienced thusly such zinc application and it's results personally, my mind is now intrigued...
I am now obsessing about this. I will attempt to recreate and approximate the experience using household materials which are within easy reach. Hmmmmm. Mayo. Silicon sealant. Toothpaste.
um. i would seriously recommend purchasing zinc supplements meant for the purpose. unless you're going for a completely different effect, in which case, have fun with that.
Time to stock up on these if it's working for you!
Thanks!
zinc is amazing stuff, really. i was extremely skeptical at first, but every time i've done a zinc regimen, i've prevented most of a cold.
The zinc is not icky if you get the orange flavored vitamin C mix kind... then you don't have to stick things up your nose.
Zinc usually works for me also. Now that the winter is here I've stocked up on these.
Also picked up some of these
although whether my mind can be repaired is a different matter.