I love the Alka Selzer Cold stuff too. It works fast. Mucinex is good too, the DM one with the cough stuff in it.
I'm setting up to kill (kidding) my husband today because he brought home this crap BEFORE CHRISTMAS and I caught it (despite my Haz-Mat measures of spraying with Lysol, disinfecting everything he touches, even the faucet...etc.. I STILL CAUGHT IT), and now I STILL HAVE IT.... I cough up stuff, but feel ok. Until last night, now I have a sore throat again. I'm just sick & tired of being sick & tired.
One month. Thats how long I stay sick if I catch something. One month of my life...... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... where's my husband killin' stick???