Tuesday SOL 1/17/17 - Thought to Ponder

Every time I come down with a cold, I wonder:

After all these years and research,

WHY CAN'T THEY CURE THE COMMON COLD?

I think I have finally come up with a good reason:

THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES WOULD GO BROKE!

I wandered the aisles in search of just the RIGHT medicine to help relieve ALL my symptoms, but I would have had to purchase at least five different medicines just to feel somewhat better.

There are medications for:

stuffy nose
runny nose
decongestants to help unstuff the previous medicine
aches
sinus
extra strength
night time
day time
cough syrups
fever reducers

All from different companies.  All with warnings.

I stood there looking, reading, my mind in a fuss, because I didn't know which symptom to treat without causing something else to flare up.  How to choose? What worked last time, will it work again?

Finally, I gave up.  Chose one that worked last time.  Did it help, you may ask? Well, one day it worked, the next not so good.  After seven day, one week, I finally felt like I had some relief.  From the medication - I doubt it.  I just let the cold take it's course and laid low.

Feeling so much better, but I still wonder:

WHY CAN'T THEY CURE THE COMMON COLD?







Comments

  1. elsieJanuary 17, 2017 at 9:22 AM

    Good question! I hate perusing the medication aisle to decide what I need. More times than not, I end up with nothing and just wait it out.

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  2. MichelleJanuary 17, 2017 at 12:17 PM

    I think you are right about why there is no cure for the common cold. Isn't it amazing how many different medicines there are?!? That's why I usually wait it out too. Happy to hear that you ARE feeling better.

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  3. Terje January 17, 2017 at 12:46 PM

    I am glad that you are feeling much better. Going slow and keeping low seem to help the best.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2017 at 1:53 PM

    Love this. I have often wondered the same thing and have come up with the same reason as you. Many shelves would be empty if it were not for cold remedies.

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