Eli5 : how does cold medicine work? It alleviates symptoms so well and quickly, but doesn’t “cure” and I don’t understand how or why.
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No idea on the workings or whatever of cold medicine, but just wanted to say that this is an american thing 100%.
When we in the Netherlands get the cold, we just tough it out.
I’ve never heard anybody here take any kind of “cold medicine” ever.
the only thing that people take when they have a cold is maybe an asprine or paracetamol, that’s it.
I hear cold medicine being mentioned on American TV shows and movies and stuf and i sweat to god, i have no idea what they are talking about.
Afaik, we dont have a cure for the common cold. that’s kind of a well known thing right?
So i assume that cold medicine is just some form of drugs that make you feel better?
probably something that’ll end up being really adictive or bad for you in 5 years?
Gues I’ll hear all about it on John Olliver someday
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