Bit of a cough
I've had a cough for a while, and as I am about to set off on a little jaunt that has been loooooong planned and this cough is keeping me awake at night I thought it best to try and shift it. As it's been around for so long I thought I'd take some professional advice. So off I went to a friendly pharmacy here in Hong Kong.
Mia: Hello (all bright and cheerful!) I'd like a good strong couch syrup that will help clear this up ~coughs~
Pharmacist: Ah, that sounds like a job for ..... ok so she didn't say that, she said. We have this (shows cough syrup in picture)
Mia: Yes, I've had that brand before however the cough is mainly at night and I see that this says 'Non-Drowsy' on the side, do you have one that WILL make me drowsy, that would be good for bedtime!!
Pharmacist: Oh don't worry about that, in fact it wont keep you awake, actually it sometimes will help you sleep.
Mia: But it says its 'Non drowsy'?
Pharmacist: Oh don't worry about that, often medicine says things like that just so people will buy it, but its not true.
Mia: Oh, right then!
So I bought it, I used it and it stopped the cough last night, maybe that in its self was enough to let me sleep I'm not sure! Either way, I slept realllllllly well last night!
Tag: Mia, sleep
Mia: Hello (all bright and cheerful!) I'd like a good strong couch syrup that will help clear this up ~coughs~Pharmacist: Ah, that sounds like a job for ..... ok so she didn't say that, she said. We have this (shows cough syrup in picture)
Mia: Yes, I've had that brand before however the cough is mainly at night and I see that this says 'Non-Drowsy' on the side, do you have one that WILL make me drowsy, that would be good for bedtime!!
Pharmacist: Oh don't worry about that, in fact it wont keep you awake, actually it sometimes will help you sleep.
Mia: But it says its 'Non drowsy'?
Pharmacist: Oh don't worry about that, often medicine says things like that just so people will buy it, but its not true.
Mia: Oh, right then!
So I bought it, I used it and it stopped the cough last night, maybe that in its self was enough to let me sleep I'm not sure! Either way, I slept realllllllly well last night!
Tag: Mia, sleep
It's the one in the red box, with the red mixture, that makes you sleep....really, really sleep...!!!!!
Posted by
Madame Chiang |
30/6/06 9:20 AM
Vics Nyquil will put you to sleep, like a dogs last visit to the vet!
ew, bad joke. . .
sorry.
Seriously, I prefer Nyquil than robitusin. Although drink enough of any cough medicine and you will be feeling quite right.
;)
Posted by
monkey_see |
30/6/06 11:12 AM
I wasnt looking for something to help me sleep, just to sort out my cough! But thanks for the advice guys.
Have to say that I have a bit of a 'hangover' this morning though! I am such a cheap date!!!
Posted by
Mia |
30/6/06 11:18 AM
Oooh Nyquil....now that's good stuff...I tell you the first time I used that I felt like I'd been hit by a bus!!! but it really works...! Green one tastes horrid though....definitely the red one!
Unfortunately unavailable in HKG.
Posted by
Madame Chiang |
30/6/06 4:00 PM
Um...If it says Drowsey then it will make you drowsey...I'd be changing Chemists!!! I just got over the flu...
Posted by
Scorpy |
30/6/06 6:52 PM