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Permalink Reply by Bryan Ritchie on March 13, 2010 at 2:10pm

I just went through this myself and found an Advil Cold and Sinus product that fit the bill. It was behind the counter at my pharmacy so don't give up if you don't see it right away. All my favorite cold meds were on the Dexcom No-No List. Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Permalink Reply by Bruce on March 13, 2010 at 2:16pm

Bryan, Thanks so much. My wife is on the way to Target as we speak. This is such a learning process.

Permalink Reply by Jaybear on March 14, 2010 at 10:58pm

Old school Nyquil liquid capsules were awesome, but they don't make them anymore, anyway, given all of this nonsense about pseudoephedrine. I had a horrible cold, and I bought the individual tablets to make the following, which is the old-school NyQuil formulation, but substituting ibuprofen for acetaminophen:

Ibuprofen 400 mg (pain reliver/fever reducer)
Dextromethorphan 30 mg (cough suppressant)
Doxylamine succinate 12.5 mg (antihistamine/hypnotic)
Pseudoephedrine 60 mg (nasal decongestant)

Worked beautifully. Of course, all of the usual caveats that I am not a doctor, have no medical degree, etc.

Permalink Reply by Anonymous D :) on March 16, 2010 at 6:36pm

Ha, I accidentally took Nyquil and watched the display go above 400 with horror until I realized what I've done :)

So I took Alkaselzer. I believe it's aspirin and I also get that the bubbles are just for the effect but it's yummy nonetheless...

I have a slight high blood pressure too so I ought to be avoiding Pseudoephedrine for nasal drippags. My dp told me to do Zyrtec instead.

Permalink Reply by Jake on April 4, 2010 at 5:19pm

Cant you just do a shutdown on the Dexcom for 6-12 hours depending on the acetamiophen product?
At least this will not futz with the reports if you do a shutdown?

Permalink Reply by J A Jones on June 17, 2010 at 10:01pm

Best advise is to ask your pharmacist. They know you and your drugs and can make best recommendations.