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[learn-about-medicine]

Hey guys so since it’s cold/flu season and winter is a bad time for dust allergies I thought a Benadryl vs Mucinex would be good.

So Benadryl (and other antihistamines) are great for allergies but can also be used for a RUNNY nose as the medication dries out mucus (be careful tho to stay hydrated if it’s a cold as drying it out too much means a virus has more freedom to infect, so you’ll need lots of water too to stop that)

Mucinex on the other hand is a decongestant it is for a CLOGGED OR STUFFY nose. It’s good to loosen up mucus so you can blow your nose which helps get viruses out of the body and alleviates those sinus headaches.

A surprising amount of people do not know these differences. But I thought it’d be useful

Also drink plenty of water, tea (with honey, lemon or ginger), cough drops and regular exercise and good diet help with your health and to help ward off and get through the flu and cold.