Oh yeah, I read you're not suppose to put it in your nose, but sometimes I do, not all the way up there but just inside my nostril opening, when the congestion is really bad. I keep my jar in my night stand next to my bed, actually. Sometimes my husband will watch me before I get in bed, putting on the lip balm on, my hand lotion and then my vick's and I know he's thinking, when did it come to this, ha!

It really does take you back to childhood doesn't it? I remember my mom rubbing it on my back and chest when I was little, and my PJs would just stick to my body Sounds so gross but the idea of it is very comforting now, looking back.

To further contribute to my high-jacking of this topic (and I'll stop after this ,OP) ----- my brother and I had to swallow a spoon full of Vicks covered in sugar for some unknown reason!!!!!! Not many times but.........

We lived. Gawd knows how!

I love Vicks. Not enough to eat it coated in sugar, but I love how it smells.

Another cold rememdy, or cough/congestion, is warming up some honey with lemon juice. You can mix it with tea, or you can also take it like a cough syrup. It's the ONLY thing my son will take when he's sick. He hates taking any kind of medicine, tylenol/advil, whatever...

Im all about Vicks, especially right now! And have been drinking warm water with lemon juice like its going out of style. Was in bed all day yesterday aside from the feeble attempts to make it down stairs to boil more water. Being in bed for almost 24hrs straight you can imagine the ankle and leg stretches I've been doing! Haha. I'm sure i am over thinking it now but being more active today (had to get my inr checked) my calf/shins and part of my thighs are so tight and sore with twinges of sharp pricks today and the only thing that keeps coming into my head is "good grief I have a DVT in both legs from being in bed all day!".

I've never heard of the zinc lozenges or maybe just know of them by brand names?

When I had some sinus congestion and a lot of stuffiness in my head with that creepy thick drainage you get down the back of your throat, I followed Dr. Oz's advice and made myself a smoohie using fresh pineapple, apples and honey. Really helped! To the degree that I keep the ingredients on hand all the time A glass of REAL pineapple juice in the morning is helpful (and delicious, too) and seems to aid in my not developing thick mucous and getting a lot of sinus drainage later in the day.