Do you take Airborne - when you are around sick people?

moped wrote: I always buy it when in the US, I am not sure if it works but I take it faithfully when I am near sickies.....

kit_kats_mom replied: The makers of airborne were hit with a class action suit and basically, they are no better than a vitamin C tablet...according to the lawsuit.

moped replied:
Oh geez, isn't that great.....I wondered about that.......guess I will scratch that off my list of things to buy!

Insanemomof3 replied: You know, I was around a horrible flu and was told to take it. I got it faster and had it worse than anyone else. Almost ended up in the hospital, my roommates thought I was dead at one point. I will not touch it again. LOL

May have been a coincidence but I am not taking any chances again. That was horrible. I just got over that about 2 weeks ago.

luvmykids replied: I know a bunch of people who swear by it but I don't stray from my Emergen-C

mckayleesmom replied: My MIL swears by it......We bought it once and only once.....I think its all in peoples heads...


I should get my money back though....One time MIL sent me to the store for some....plus ours......Then she forgot to pay me back....

MoonMama replied:
Me too! I love that stuff.

Nina J replied: I have never heard of it before. Is it a thing to take to prevent you from getting ill? I have never even heard of such a thing you could get. I just hope that I don't get sick, I am not really immunocomprimised a lot so I generally don't catch a illness if I am well already. If I get sick, I get sick.

gr33n3y3z replied: No

mom21kid2dogs replied: I've used it as a preventative to getting sick all winter (in addition to my flu shot) which is what I always thought it was SUPPOSED to be for. The lawsuit, however, was for their altered claim that it cured a cold faster~which apparently it does not do. Flu season has mostly run it's course in our area and I've not had so much as a sniffle yet this winter despite the fact that I'm in the schools everyday and in very close contact with kids. Last year, I had 2 colds and wasn't working (other than volunteering) at all. Olivia's had a couple of colds as had Stephen. Even if it's a placebo effect~it worked for me! I'll continue to buy it!

mommy~to~a~bunch replied: Nope, it's basically pointless.

coasterqueen replied:
Same here.

A&A'smommy replied: nah I never take it I just go pop some vit. C

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
Ditto!!! I love my Emergen-C. It really really works!!! They have an Immune Defense that I take.

Calimama replied:
What does that stuff do? It's a drink right?

IDK things like that make me nervous.

lisar replied: My grandfather takes that stuff and Zicam like its candy. I dont use it though.

My2Beauties replied: You know I had a horrible cold about 4 months ago and I was sick for like a week and a half, nothing was working. I took some of that stuff and I felt 100% better the next day. Could have been a coincidence. Who knows, it's probably the same immune system support you'd get if you took a multi-vitamin everyday though.

luvmykids replied:
Yes, they're little packets you add to water and it makes a yummy fizzy drink. I love it, drink it every day, sometimes I drink it hot too when I don't feel good. I notice a drastic difference in my energy level.

Calimama replied:
Hmm interesting!

luvmykids replied:
It's 1000 mg vitamin C and some mega B vitamins, I think it has other minerals too. I think the fact that it's water soluble makes it absorb faster or something. When I'm dragging I perk up within minutes, literally.

Want me to send you a packet to try?

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Doesn't work for me. I take the Emergen-C drinks and it works so much better! I haven't been sick in a long time...knock on wood.

moped replied:
send me a packet - LOL and I will send that movie I promised you - oh I am awful! I totally forgot!

luvmykids replied:
LOL I forgot too But I'll send you more than one packet for the movie

PM me your address.

Cece00 replied: Nope, I dont take any of that stuff. Personally I dont believe it works any better than Vit C, and I get plenty of that in my diet. I'm not sick too often, so I'm fine with that.