Congested? Get rid of it! (Beechams Night / Day Nurse)

Advantages: Decongestant, contains paracetamol, gets rid of cold symptoms

Disadvantages: night nurse can make you drowsy, can't take with other paracetamol containing rememdies

So I'm feeling rough again- it's the wrong time of the year for cold. If it weren't for this cold/flu remedy though I'd be feeling much. much worse! Its decongestants clear your nose and stop your chest from getting too clogged, preventing one of those awful hacking coughs that all too often accompany a cold. Gets rid of the all over body headachey feeling quickly, and night nurse will also get you off to sleep in less than 10 minutes, no matter how restless you're feeling. Highly recommend these!

It comes in capsule or liquid form,so that if your throat ain't up to swallowing down the capsules, assistance is still on hand. If you're already taking paracetemol though, its best not take the day nurse, although if you save one of your four-a-day doses you can still take the nightnurse before you go to sleep. Great if the difficulty you're having breating is preventing you from sleeping through the night. I usually have difficulty with the side effects associated with other decongestants, such as a wildly speeded up heart rate that prevents me from sleeping, but these I'm able to take during the night too.

So instead of spending the day forcing down hot lemon or blackcurrant remedies, start taking these capsules. As they are a short, sharp dose you don't have any disturbing aftertaste to put up with and they keep you going for just as long. I find that after a couple of doses my nose feels much clearer, an effect which lasts for as long as I'm taking them.

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