So as you may have read in my Crowdtap post I got the awesome opportunity to participate in a sample and share and try Zicam Rapid Melts!
With Sample and share I recieved 6 samples of Zicam Cold Remedy Rapid Melts in Cherry Flavor. When most companies give out samples your lucky to get one "Sample sized box" with just enough of the product to get an idea of how it works. However Zicam went above and beyond and gave out 6 FULL SIZE products (exactly what you would find on the shelf at the store) to all the people who participated in the sample and share. That by itself is just amazing! They were thoughtful enough and believed in their product enough to give you a full size box (more then enough for more then one cold or more then one person! 25 tablets per bottle in box) to sample and 5 more to give to friends, family and coworkers. Those that I gave samples to still have left over tablets to save for their next colds!
The picture I posted on my instagram [mvalentine7 follow me :)] and facebook after recieving my samples (6th hid behind the insert)
I gave the samples out to friends, family, and co workers who were starting to get sick. I had very few complaints about the taste and it seemed to help everyone who tried it.
I gave some to my mom on Christmas because she was beginning to feel like she was coming down with something. She went on vacation right after Christmas so of course she didnt want to be sick for that! She took it as directed...
Dissolve one tablet in mouth. Do not chew. Do not swallow whole.
Take 1 tablet at the onset of symptoms.
Repeat every 3 hours until symptoms are gone.
To avoid minor stomach upset, do not take on an empy stomach.
Do not eat or drink 15 minutes after use. Do not eat or drink citrus fruits or juices for 30 minutes before or after use. Otherwise, drink plenty or fluids.
Children under 12 years of age: consult a doctor before use.
...And she didn't get sick and got to enjoy her vacation cold free! It definitly worked for her. She said that the taste wasnt bad at all and after she finished taking it she felt good as new!
I also tried it a few different times when I started to feel a sore throat, began to get a runny nose, or any cold like symptoms and after taking it for a day I felt great the next morning when I woke up! (To really insure that you dont get sick remember you should continue taking it for 48 hours after you stop having symptoms).
Some people may complain about having to dissolve it in your mouth. Its really not bad I actually really enjoy the flavor of these rapid melts (havent tried these two yet but it also comes in: Citrus and lemon-lime with echinacea). I used to always use airborne, which works most of the time and I love but it can be so frustrating having to worry about getting a glass of water to dissolve the tablet in and then drinking it isnt always fun (I do enjoy the lemon-lime airborne when I have a sore throat for some reason it just soothes my throat a little as I drink it)
They did finally come out with airborne chewables, a much easier way to take airborne on the go but to me they are just awful. The flavor is so strong and powerful I dread trying to chew those GIANT chalky tablets and swallow them. Plus your directed to take between 1 and 4! Thats a lot of tablets to get down especially if you dont like them. But if it works I would rather suffer through taking it then get sick! Although after trying the rapid melts Id deffinitly take these first.
With the rapid melts you only have to dissolve one (which dissolves very quickly) every 3 hours which really isnt bad. The bottle is also the perfect size to slip into your pocket or keep in your purse when your on the go.
I think people often forget that medicine is meant to help you, not meant to be something you enjoy. Companies try to make medicine taste as best as they can but sometimes you just have to suck it up and take it (unless you enjoy being sick and miserable!)
I gave one sample to a co-workers girlfriend, she was the only one who really complained about the flavor and didnt want to take it anymore, so of course right now shes really sick.
The rapidmelts helped other co-workers get over their colds faster!
The rapid melts are meant to help "reduce the duration of a cold" and should be taken "at the first sign of a cold and continue use for an additional 48 hours after symptoms subside".
Another great thing about the rapid melts are they are non-drowsy (Ive taken these at all different times of the day and its never made me sleepy or kept me up at night). They're also non-habit forming (so you dont have to worry about how often you use the product). And there are no known drug interactions (so it should be fine to take with your regular medications).
I noticed, and I saw others in the discussion of the sample and share comment on how they noticed that their symptoms (sore throat, stuffy nose, sneezing, coughing, congestion, etc.) seemed to go away or atleast be reduced after taking each tablet. At the end of the three hours many people noticed their symptoms beinning to come back indicating that it was definitly time for another dose. I think 3 hours of releif with each dose is pretty awesome with a medicine that helps shorten the length of a cold. For the single, small, quickly disolving pill that you have to take 3 hours is a long time to have relief!
Over all I am very impressed with this product and will deffintly be buying this in the future! Thank you Zicam for an amazing product and the opportunity to sample it!
