Signs And Symptoms Of Cold

Cold and allergy are two problem that may affect you anywhere. It is fact that everyone of us had ever suffer from cold and allergy in our life. Some people are troubled with recurring common cold symptoms or a large number of colds per year. Clod and allergy are two main diseases that may infected you with a cold virus any time of the year. It is believed that when the humidity is lower most of the viruses that cause cold symptoms survive better.

Signs and symptoms of cold and allergy may be similar and it would be difficult to distinguish them. But there are some symptoms that may help you out to distinguish between allergy and cold. When a person is suffering from cold the symptoms of cough, sneezing, sore throat, runny nose and stuffy nose usually occurs. Symptoms like itchy eyes and fever rarely occur in cold. Itchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose and stuffy nose are the main symptoms of allergy. There is one easy way that may distinguish cold from fever is that general aches and pain and fever never affect a person when h is suffering from allergy.

Since cold and flu sufferers usually experience several symptoms, products containing medication combinations provide convenience. Therefore, you may need to take only one product as compared with two to four products. You also may need to stock fewer items in the medicine cabinet. Nevertheless, it is preferable to take products that contain only those medications you need for relieving the symptoms that are present. This prevents the ingestion of unnecessary medications and reduces the chances of side effects.

For the treatment of allergy, cold and sinus there are various medicines available in the medical store. Actifed is one of the medicine that is approved by FDA for the treatment of allergy, cold and sinus. Actifed medicine that is used for the treatment of Cold and Allergy contains a combination of chlorpheniramine and phenylephrine. Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body and Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. It can be used for other medical conditions as prescribed by the doctor.

Precaution
1) Do not use Actifed medicine if you are allergic to this medicine or to its ingredient.
2) Actifed medicine should not be used during an asthma attack.
3) You should inform your doctor or health care professional if you are suffering from heat disease, liver disease, liver disease, glaucoma and diabetes before taking this medicine.
4) Pregnant and breastfeeding mother should not use this medicine without doctor recommendation as use of this medicine may harm the health of unborn baby or nursed child.

You should inform your doctor if you are taking any prescription, non prescription and herbal medicine to avoid any serious side effect. Do not increase or decrease the dose of the medicine on your own. Take this medicine with a full glass of water with or without food. Try to take this medicine at the same time for better result. Keep all medicines away from the reach of the children and pet.