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Is Taking Vicks-Nyquil Safe For Cold?
A friend w/ a cold is taking Vicks Nyquil. My own doc says not to use these multi-symptom remedies. Rather I should take a remedy for what s wrong: Pain/fever med if I have a headache/muscle ache, cough med if I m coughing, decongestant for stuffy nose, antihistamine for drippy nose.But that drippy nose & cough help remove the virus in the lungs & nasal cavity. Does this make sense? Should I pass this on to my friend?
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
I won't recommend my patients to take medicine on their own because the nature of disease varies from time to time, person to person, and season to season.
One medicine given for some ailment should not be taken for other one. Local measures like steam inhalations, herbal juices and homemade remedies by the elder can be tried with caution.
The Vicks kind of medicines are banned in western countries due to carcinogenic nature. Your Dr's advice was correct.
And do not spread your way of taking medicines to others because to advice medicines, you should practice medicine.
Even if you give bad reviews on me, that will not be a isssue at all. The same answer I give to my patients when they have such query.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Tamilmani Appusamy Jayaraman
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
I won't recommend my patients to take medicine on their own because the nature of disease varies from time to time, person to person, and season to season.
One medicine given for some ailment should not be taken for other one. Local measures like steam inhalations, herbal juices and homemade remedies by the elder can be tried with caution.
The Vicks kind of medicines are banned in western countries due to carcinogenic nature. Your Dr's advice was correct.
And do not spread your way of taking medicines to others because to advice medicines, you should practice medicine.
Even if you give bad reviews on me, that will not be a isssue at all. The same answer I give to my patients when they have such query.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Tamilmani Appusamy Jayaraman
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