Advantages: Helps/soothes the symptoms of flu and colds, aids restful sleep
Disadvantages: Side effects - see opinion
Whenever I start with anything remotely resembling the flu I head straight for a bottle of Nightnurse. Unfortunately in a fit of laziness it appeared that I hadn’t bought another bottle after the last one had run out so a quick journey to the chemist later I emerged with 10 Nightnurse Capsules for £3.15 (they didn’t have any bottles left).
The packaging is green and blue and is easily identified by the shiny green cross on the front. Nightnurse claim to have been specially formulated as a night time products to provide relief from Headaches, shivers, aches, pain, tickly and dry coughs and actual throat pain. It’s a common belief that Nightnurse contains something that makes you drowsy, this isn’t in fact the case. Nightnurse simply relieves symptoms and naturally make you feel more at ease, making your body far more relaxed and more susceptible to drowsiness, therefore it is not a good idea to take Nightnurse during the day, if you operate machinery or have to drive within 10 hours.
The actual capsules are white and green in colour and are roughly the same size as a cod liver oil capsule. They have a coating on them which makes swallowing them very easy indeed. In my case I didn’t need to take them with water.
It is recommended that adults and children aged over 12 take 2 of the capsules just before retiring to bed. This product should not to administered to any child under the age of 12 due to the high doses of Paracetamol (which is an analgesic and kills pain and also helps to reduce body temperate), Promethazine which is an antihistamine (which dries up runny noses) and finally Dextromethorphan (which is a cough suppressant).
I popped two of these capsules into my mouth and swallowed and then headed off to bed. Unlike the liquid version, the capsules do not take an immediate effect, and I was lay in bed, still suffering for well over an hour. It did become evident after an hour that the chesty cough was not as nagging, my nose had stop running and I wasn’t sweating (which had happened the night before). Don’t get me wrong, all my symptoms hadn’t disappeared, I did still occasionally cough, but it was nowhere near as bad as earlier in the night. The relief I was getting though was obvious and I did become more drowsy.
The morning after taking the capsules I did feel rather groggy, but I put that down to me not being a morning person. I hadn’t woken at all through the night and I felt 70% better than I did the night before. My symptoms were there, but the effects they had been having on me had greatly reduced, I felt as though I could face the world.
5 or 6 hours into the day, the effects of the tablets did wear off and my symptoms returned to the same level as before. A good nights sleep thanks to the capsules had done me the world of good and my concentration wasn’t as affected.
Would I recommend the Nightnurse Capsules? Yes, wholeheartedly. If you are suffering from any form of cold or flu, take these, they will make you feel better. They are widely available, quite cheap (in comparison to other similar products) and get the job done. My only gripe is that they take longer than the liquid form of Nightnurse to actually start working, therefore, if you have a fairly bad cough, the liquid is for you, it sooths as you take it, something the Capsules don’t do.
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Now on for the boring bits:
As with all medicines, Nightnurse should be kept well out the reach of children. In the event of a possible overdose, you should go directly to the nearest A & E department, even if you feel well.
Nightnurse should not be taken by people who suffer from asthma, breathing problems, prostate or heart problems.
Nightnurse Capsules can be taken by pregnant women, but you should consult your doctor first.
Nightnurse only relieves symptoms, it does not cure you. If the symptoms do persist, go and see your doctor. That’s what he/she is there for,
If you are going to take these capsules, don’t consume any alcohol.
Nightnurse Capsules is a trademark of the giant multi-national that is:
GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
Brentford
TW8 9GS
United Kingdom
Thanks for taking the time to read and rate.
Steve :)
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