Nyquil, Other Drugs, and The Effects
When a person gets sick, the usual thing to do is take drugs. If you are doing a show, on top of the drugs, you may go so far as trying a bunch of natural/holistic things like swallowing zinc pills, gargling salt water and drinking tea. You may use the drugs for only a day or up to a week. If things continue to worsen, you go to the doctor and pray there is a miracle drug you can take (like antibiotics) to make it go away faster. As you begin to feel better, there may be some healing in your body that takes longer to completely go back to normal, so you choose to do some over - the - counter drugs to help you suffer less during the healing process.
In my case, after antibiotics, as the doctor predicted, it was taking my voice the longest to heal. With all the coughing and nasal drip, my throat was habitually STILL irritating me when it came to bedtime.
So, I did the only thing I knew - I took Nyquil. I’ve been doing it the past four days. It worked, but then it dried me out. My voice teacher wasn’t happy about my dryness. … but it did stop the nasal drip. There are always effects from a drug, so in the end, it really depends on what you prefer. I truly can’t stand nasal drip. As a vocalist, I have only known it to be my worst enemy. I know I have some residual stuff from my allergies, so in time, I will know more of what to do when this happens again. In the meantime, it’s a guessing game.
