# Man, NyQuil is damned good! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170 "2003-12-01T03:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/21 "2003-12-02T00:18:25Z")
To quote a famous comedian that I can’t name: Nyquil. The snuffling, sneezing, aching, how-the-hell-did-I-wake-up-on-my-kitchen-floor medicine. Well, it’s funnier when he says it. ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/22 "2003-12-02T00:22:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angel of the Lord \* > \*\*One time, my freshman year of college, I took twice the recommended dose of NyQuil. I took it once, then, about 15 minutes later, spaced out and forgot that I had already taken it, and took it again. > > I was practically narcoleptic for a couple of days. Not fun. \*\* Lightweights! :rolleyes: From MST3K: “Grandpa, I buy NyQil for colds, not for you to make NyQil-adas.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/23 "2003-12-02T00:40:10Z")
When I was a missile crew commander, we were put on what is called the Personnel Reliability Program. Part of that program was that you could only take certain OTC drugs. You couldfor example have guaiffenesin (?)–an expectorant, but not a cough suppressant. The only thing I could take for a stuffy nose was psuedoephedrine (the little red pills). This wasn’t just xhours before an alert, this was ever. Nyquil was strictly forbidden. Now that I’m not on PRP anymore, it is truly a joy to be able to suck down a little cup o the green (the new “cherry” tastes like crap) and go to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/24 "2003-12-02T01:43:06Z")
NyQuil- the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, what the hell am I doing on the kitchen floor medicine. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/25 "2003-12-02T03:14:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GMRyujin \* > \*\*You have to go with the Green Death. Why put a Cherry mask over the pure, nasty horribleness of NyQuil? I think it works cause it tastes so bad. \*\* Oh yeah, Green Death all the way. For some reason NyQ only looks good when I’ve got a nasty head cold. First I do a straight shot, then a Comtrex or Allerest with the second, chase it with a shot of Baileys (to smooth things over), hydrate with water, then it’s lights out for the next 6-10 hours. Keep an industrial size box of Puffs Plus close by for nasal discharges and phlegm gobbers. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/26 "2003-12-02T03:25:31Z")
Just don’t go for Faux-Quil…ever. Sometimes the generic medicines are the same. NOT so in this case. You gotta take about five times the normal amount and it still isn’t the same. Get the name brand if you want to get better. Get the cheap crap if you just want to hurl hot green syrup. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/27 "2003-12-02T03:44:08Z")
You know, I’ve never had Nyquil, but this thread is SERIOUSLY tempting me to get a bottle… ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/28 "2003-12-02T06:05:17Z")
For those of you who have no cold and are simply looking for the buzz, I’d recommend the variety that comes without the liver-endangering acetaminophen (and, ounce for ounce, it’s cheaper). It goes under the brand name of _Jägermeister_. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/29 "2003-12-02T06:11:22Z")
Nyquil can suck goat butt!! It’s just nasty tasting goo that affects me not. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/30 "2003-12-02T08:44:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by turner \* > \*\*When I was a missile crew commander, \*\* Yea, Missile Command is tough sober. Man, just imagine it on Nyquil. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![greyseal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@greyseal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greyseal)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/31 "2003-12-02T09:07:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airblairxxx \* > \*\*To quote a famous comedian that I can’t name: > > Nyquil. The snuffling, sneezing, aching, how-the-hell-did-I-wake-up-on-my-kitchen-floor medicine. > Well, it’s funnier when he says it. \*\* [John Pinette?](http://www.johnpinette.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/32 "2003-12-02T09:15:57Z")
John Pinette rules! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/33 "2003-12-02T09:26:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angel of the Lord \* > \*\*One time, my freshman year of college, I took twice the recommended dose of NyQuil. I took it once, then, about 15 minutes later, spaced out and forgot that I had already taken it, and took it again. > > I was practically narcoleptic for a couple of days. Not fun. \*\* I always take twice the normal dose for most OTC things, just to get the “normal” result. Otherwise they don’t work. I think I have a hyperactive liver or something. When they were trying to sedate me for my dentist stuff a year and a half ago, they gave me some oral thing to take. They had to give me three times the dose to get me under. So I know it’s not just in my head–you can’t fake consciousness! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/34 "2003-12-02T09:29:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by YellowTail \* > \*\*Lightweights! :rolleyes: > > From MST3K: “Grandpa, I buy NyQil for colds, not for you to make NyQil-adas.” 😃 \*\* (btw, I was going to come here and post that. But you beat me to it. Grrr) ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/35 "2003-12-02T13:14:52Z")
Nyquil, You don’t get any better, You JUST don’t Care! ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/36 "2003-12-02T14:17:37Z")
Has anybody tried those gel caps? Do they work as well as the liquid form of Ny-Quil? I am right in saying there are gel caps of Ny-Quil, right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/37 "2003-12-02T18:33:29Z")
Southern Comfort taste better, it’s cheaper, and it doesn’t get sold out during flu season. The gel caps are just like other cold/flu meds except for the addition of a sleep inducer. They used to make all cough syrups atleast 25% alcohol, even children’s formulas. It was no fun staying home from school, because you spent the whole time passed out. ---
**Author:** ![Kent4mmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@Kent4mmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent4mmy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/38 "2003-12-02T18:54:36Z")
NyQuil has four active ingredients. They are (per tablespoon): 1. Acetaminophen 500mg (pain reliever/fever reducer) 2. Dextromethorphan HBr 15mg (cough suppressant) 3. Doxylamine succinate 6.25mg (antihistamine) 4. Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30mg (nasal decongestant) Dextromethorphan, taken in large doses on its own, will put you in another world. This stuff makes LCD feel like baby aspirin. Taken in “normal” doses, it’s what gives NyQuil the ability to make you feel “disconnected” from your surroundings. On the NyQuil label, it states that “excitability” may occur if more than the recommended dosage is taken. It’s the Doxylamine succinate (aka DimeTapp) and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride (aka Sudafed) that makes that happen. I hate that. You’re ready to drop on the floor from the 10% of alcohol, but, at the same time, you just can’t stop fidgeting. Still, it’s the lesser of two evils. [http://www.vicks.com/products/nyquil\_liquid.shtml](http://www.vicks.com/products/nyquil_liquid.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Kent4mmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/34f0e0/32.png) [@Kent4mmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent4mmy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/39 "2003-12-02T19:01:26Z")
See, I told you LCD was heavier than that cream-style gravel I saw sinking into the Dr Pepper stains. Who took my bottle of Robitussin? Seriously, that should have read “LSD” (Lysergic acid diethylamide). ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170/40 "2003-12-02T19:35:59Z")
Eh. I’ve taken LSD and I’ve also drunk a bottle and a half of Robitussin at one sitting (hey, I was 18 and my stupid boyfriend was doing it, so I did it with him) and I gotta say it still ain’t no LSD. Dex made me feel disconnected and floaty, and it took me 30 minutes to complete a sentence. It also made me feel like I was going to barf but I couldn’t barf. LSD… well that does all sorts of things, most of which are a bit more… “impressive” or “druggy” or whatever you want to call it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-nyquil-is-damned-good/216170.md?page=3)