Prior to my VSG, when I got a cold, my doctor would always have me dose up on Vitamin C and Echinacia. Kind of afraid to do that without checking in here to see if anyone has gotten any guidance from their docs about what you can take for a cold. I can't afford to have it get any worse and normally if I don't head it off at the pass it turns into a full fledged "can't get out of bed" cold. It hits me every year in December - UGH! I have too much travel coming up and can't afford to be sick right now.

Any guidance?

I've taken just about every cold medication under the sun, and my best results have been with the Mucinex fast melt crystals for children. When I got hit with a major head cold, Nyquil liquid caps really worked great at night, and the Dayquil worked wonders during the day. I take a bunch of Vit C as it is in my multi, and an additional supplement. I haven't had any issues with any of the cold medications hitting me faster, harder or making me anymore drowsy now than they did pre-op.

I really do like the Mucinex because it's great for drying out the phlegm and sinus stuff during a head cold.

Thanks Tiff! I knew you would know the answer :-) Someone had said that you couldn't take any of that so I was trying to be cautious. I'm 11 weeks out now so I guess I should be fine. Thanks again for always having the answers!

Ya, my Dr said no way on nyquil or dayquil, but I didn't listen. I still took it and Im still living, hee hee. I seriously think my Dr is really really strict seeing he said I could only take tylenol cold and thats been pulled off the shelf.

Thanks Tiff! I knew you would know the answer :-) Someone had said that you couldn't take any of that so I was trying to be cautious. I'm 11 weeks out now so I guess I should be fine. Thanks again for always having the answers!

You betcha chickee. I don't have issues taking huge horse pills so if that's a problem you could always stick with liquid versions. Even Mucinex has a liquid version for the kids and it has an adult dosage on the label as well. I'm a kid deep down inside when it comes to medicine so I like the little meltaways and melty crystals that taste like candy LOL.

I have honestly not had any adverse effects from any of the cough medications, even the Advil sinus/allergy works really great. I take Zyrtec on a regular basis, and while I don't pump up on drugs, at the first sign of a head cold, I'm taking something to head it off at the pass. I am a big wuss when it comes to being "sickly", and I'm uber cranky so my husband appreciates it when I can take drugs.