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I've got a cold, so what are the safest meds to relieve my symptoms?
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Yes: I may be going against my peers here but i'd submit that your "cold" is caused by a virus and nothing in the chemical structure of an antihistamine addresses the underlying symptoms of the rhinovirus that caused your symptoms.Try rest, fluids, and soup.If the congestion is too much use pseudophed for nasal decongestion.Anti-histamines address allergies well:not colds.
Answered 10/3/2016
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