Have had positive results with this product. . .I always keep a little both at home and the office.

It's nice to have a product that delivers on its promises. . .

.As a medication it does its job beautifully. Major taste issue though. It tasted so bad I took half a spoon at a time using their dosager. Could not take more than that in one shot. It made me shake and cough and the taste burned my throat. Never taking it again.

I was sick, I mean really, really sick (coughing, sneezing, stuffy nose, congestion, body aches, shakes) I was told I had tracheal bronchitis (nasty stuff). I went to the doctor, took 3 steroid shots, 3 runs of steroids, 3 runs of 3 different types of antibiotics, cough pills, musinex, asthma puffers, tylenol, advil..... this list is endless. I went that way for 6 weeks, the doctor couldn't make me better, he gave up to send me to a specialist. It was then I went to my local pharmacy and bought Theraflu warming formula (I was ready to try anything). I took 1 (ONE) dose and with the hour I wasn't shaking, the second dose I wasn't coughing as much. Within 3 days I was better than I had been in 6 (SIX) weeks. Within 1 week I was 90% better (never went to that specialist). This stuff is AWESOME!!!!! I have stocked up on it and I am a firm believer in it, God bless you Theraflu!!!!!

I've only tried it once. It didn't work, and the taste is too hard to describe. But let's put it this way. It wasn't good.

Well, I'm a pretty good sized boy and I would not recommend stepping outside of what a physician recommends but... I double down on the packets. I have a pretty good understanding of my body. I never drink alchohol when I'm sick and taking any medication so don't think that I'm advocating that. I will say though if you weigh 210+ and don't have any known issues with OTC medicine try 1 1/2 then move up to two and I think you will find that this stuff will have you breathing and able to sleap at night.... The most important thing to me. I always use the lemon flavor because it's about the only one that does not taste like crap.

One of those rare times I wish negative stars existed --- down to one star for not working, and a negative star for having such an awful taste to suffer through, ugh.

It was a year ago this week that TheraFlu almost killed me. Gasping for breath, tongue the size of a golf ball, sinuses draining, corner of eyes closed, numb gums and general facial pain. This continued off and on for almost 8 months. Apparently, it opened up a new "tendency" to allow swelling. My tongue on the edges has never recovered! Called the emergency number, no reply, called the pharmacy chain, no reply. Took over an hour to contact the mfg...they had some "non-existant" employee physician want to come down to "confiscate the evidence". Same mfg and retail drug chain are in on their flu vaccine and immuno product this year. Beware...the phenylepherine is a no notice ingredient change to keep it over the counter (previous pseudopherine-speed ingredient) Where is a lawyer when you need one? Their MD's and PhD's should have counted on a pseudepherine allergic person having the same or similar symptoms when you put the practically kissing cousin ingredient in and NEGLECT to note it on the label so I would have seen my pharmacist. They should be fined. P.S. FDA simingly lacks employees to look into this type of "near fatal", according to my emergency room doc, incident. Multibillion dollar firm just flipping a coin when making an over the counter drug. Sad!!!!! 215-429-3715

I'm drinking it at the moment and the taste is pretty good- it tastes like a home remedy of hot lemon+water. As for its effectiveness, the strips don't really work for fast results but the mix-packets are pretty effective.

I simply don't find this as effective as other remedies. It might work for someone else, though.

The soluble Theraflu packets have done wonders for me while recovering from a flu during this last week: what's better than warm cider for a cold? I tried a few varieties, and can recommend them all with one BIG exception: the "Flu & Chest Congestion" variety with a so-called "citrus" taste. This is the most unbearably disgusting cough medicine that I have ever tried, which is saying a lot. The taste could be described as something like the white of an orange (between the peel and the fruit) which has begun to mold, and then been covered in wood ashes mixed with Splenda. It takes talent to concoct such an incredibly nauseating flavor. What were they thinking?

I cannot believe you guys are whining about the commercial. Get over it, it is an advertisement, don't you have anything better to do than whine over things that offend you?
p.s. i love theraflu

Thera Flu is my crack for the cold/flu. Ive been taking
it for years and NOTHING compares to it.

Thank you TheraFlu!!

Love, single mom who cant take off a day of work!

Well I'm Drinking Theraflu while I'm writing this and I have been having sever flu symptoms for the last few days as well as extreme sinus congestion. And nothing I took seemed to work.But I can feel the congestion and and headache easing already. I do agree they could make the product taste a little better.Other than that wonderful.

You morons... this is not about the commercial... it's about the product. Stick to the topic at hand. And to the person who wrote about how the woman on the bus acted like Jesus would... thanks for making me laugh. That was hilarious.

The old Theraflu formulations were great. As other's have mentioned the new reformulated ones are completely ineffective by comparison. Novartis really needs to reevaluate whether suckering people into buying this junk versus actually asking at the pharmacy counter for something that really would work makes any sense in the long run.

The reformulated TheraFlu does only an OK job at relieving cold symptoms. I've sworn by the old version for many years... it always worked very very well in relieving my symptoms and helping me get a good night's rest without that strange "drugged" feeling you sometimes get with drugs like Nyquil. The new version doesn't clear up the nasal congestion nearly as well. I've resorted to getting the old version's ingredients separately: 1000mg of Acetaminophen, 4mg of chorpheniramine, and 60mg of pseudoephedrine... not as convenient, but better than this new version of Theraflu.

Never felt worse in my life 36 hours ago. Thereaflu completely cured me in a day and a half. Bodyache, headache, eyeball ache, you name it I had it. Highly recommended!

Consumers should be aware that Theraflu has been reformulated. The effective decongestant pseudoephedrine has been replaced with the inferior and ineffective phenylephrine. This was probably done so the product could still be sold over the counter in states that place restrictions on the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine.

Consumers should be aware that Theraflu has been reformulated. The Pseudoephedrine decongestant has been replaced with the ineffective Phenylephrine substitute. This was probably done so Theraflu could still be sold over the counter in States where Pseudoephedrine is restricted. Unfortunately, Phenylephrine is a vastly inferior decongestant.

The commercials are so disturbing, I would never buy the product. Re-think the advertising campaign.

I love the TheraFlu Strips...The only problem I have is getting the little strip out...I have to use a pair of scissors to open it...you need to find a better way...My husband will just sit and cough until I finally get up and get the strip and open it for him...As for the commercial..I have not seen it..

This is just a general message for the company that makes the commercials for TheraFlu. The commercial with the person going on the bus and most of the people recoiling in fright is upsetting. The most beautiful part of that commercial is the woman who isn't scared but acts according to the way Jesus acts towards us. I love that part of the commercial because it shows Jesus Christ. We need more commercials like that.

Nothing is nicer when you are sick than a warm beverage that will open up your sinuses. I personally love theraflu for those aches and pains associated with the occasional winter sickness.

As with most over the counter medications, it doesn't work completely for flu symptoms, but it isn't really all that bad either. I think TheraFlu is one of the best because it isn't a pill. I think the hot liquid helps warm you up and it doesn't taste bad. If you have the flu in the middle of winter, there is nothing like TheraFlu. Very good.

I think the product is probably ok, I presonally LOVE Nyquil! If nothing else you will SLEEP! But I agree with Rebel1956 the commercial with the guy on the bus is horrible! The guy looks like a demon straight out of hell. He is grotesque and while I get what the ad guys were trying to convey the overall negativity of the ad is striking. Theraflu should pull that ad in favor of something less horrific.

Its not the product that offends me its the commercial. Your commercial for the new flu strips is insulting and demeaning. The guy who gets on the bus is deformed and people move away in disgust. This commercial implies that deformity or handicaped people should be shunned and that by taking your product you can become acceptable to society.

I have used the Theraflu hot liquid, and found it to taste really bad, but then Theraflu ) came out with the caplets.(Severe Cold-Non Drowsy) They work as quickly without having to taste the main ingredients and in the winter time I almost live on them. I am a school bus driver, so I have to be careful of what I take. I also have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, complicated by Fibromyalgia and Arthritis, and Theraflu sometimes helps relieves some of the symptoms, however, recently the Softgels came out on the market, and I can not find the caplets, and I do find them to be extremely difficult to open. This may cause me to quit using the product that works so well. If I can not open the package, what good does it do to buy this wondeful product? Although the caplets are difficult for me to open, I can still get the open without having to call a neighbor to come over and open several sleeves at a time.

it isnt the product as much as the discusting commercial you have for the flu strips...the one with the guy on the bus. i change the channel every time it comes on. and i see the product in the store and i think of that comercial and get disgusted. i refuse to buy your strips now

This is absolutely the best cold remedy on the market. It's like drinking a good hot cup of tea. Great tasting and really works. As soon as I feel a cold coming, I'll have a cup just before bedtime. They say the cure for the common cold has yet to be invented, but this is as close as it gets.

it doesnt taste the best but ive had worse too. the warmer it is the better. it not only makes you feel better because it helps yu relax

this is some good stuff. i was teary eyed with a cough n a horrible runny nose. i drank some thera flu n it was gone u could actually feel the thera flu hold back the cold/flu symptons. its not a cure but its a good way of getting through part of the day. i would highly recommend this product to any one with some kinda cold or flu.

My throat was virtually shut off, locked, and welded - until my mother suggested trying Theraflu. After the first three sips, I could swallow again without pain! By the time I was done with the cup, my throat felt back to normal, and I could talk! No pain, no strain, just 6 hours of bliss, being able to once again eat, drink, and talk. I can't live through a sick day without Theraflu.

This product is the best! I was feeling totally sick prior to taking Theraflu. I came into work, sat at my desk, and began sipping the medication. Within a half hour, I was feeling well enough to begin working again. I would recommend this product to all my friends and family.

Theraflu has worked on occasion, it usually relieves cold/flu symptoms.

TheraFlu is strong stuff! Where I live, Norway, it's classified as a narcotic. But it sure made my comming cold perish.

this is... AMAZING the taste isn't bad either, it's like hot lemonade. Just add a spoon or 2 of sugar, and you're set to go!

It works like a charm! There are tablets on the market, if you can't stomach the powder. I don't mix the powder with 8 oz. of water as recommended. I mix it with about 2 ounces, then slam it like a shot and drink a full glass of water behind it. Sleep about 10 hrs, and you wake up feeling great!

QUICK TIPS: 1. ADD SUGAR! It's just that simple! If ya drink it plain, its the equivalent of drinking KoolAid w/o any sweetener! I always add honey, sugar or a piece of peppermint! 2. When taking Alka Seltzer Plus, add it to KoolAid and it'll taste like a soda. Try orange, lemon or cherry.

thera flus lemonade drink was a TERRIBLE investment, You can barely get your kids to drink it with out puking!!!

this is by far the strongest stuff i have ever tasted. the first sip and i coughed it up. wow! talk about a bad taste. after a couple sips it gets better, but you better have a strong stomach. it works great if you can get the whole thing down, but good luck...lol ;)

As a singer, I think that Thera Flu is god in a cup. Absolutely amazing. I admit that the taste is horrible, but I drank while I was sick and I went into rehersal the next morning kicking total ass. It was awesome.

Thera-flu is the best thing ever invented for the cold and flu. The taste really is not that bad. Along with the medicine, I also add a little lemon juice and a cherry flavored cough drop. Talking about opening you up!! Try it.

Thera-flu works. If I feel a cold coming on, I'll take it right before going to sleep. The lemon flavor is ok - it is medicine after all. Works wonders for sinus pressure and congestion.

Amen, something that made my husband stop crying like a baby!

This stuff works, but my gosh, the way it tastes I sometimes wonder if I would rather be sick than drink it.

I absolutely love Thera-Flu. I had a bad cold last month and knew I'd be suffering all night. I warmed some water and broke out a pack of the lemon powder stuff, and enjoyed the tastiest hot lemon medicine I've ever tried. Within, oh 20 or 30 minutes, I was out thanks to the powerful sleeping meds and had a great night's sleep. Thera-flu Rocks!

This stuff helps you sleep like a baby. I take it when I can't shake the cold and it really helps w/ resting.

Great stuff - I take this the night before I feel a flu coming on and I wake up ready for the world.

taste is hard to handle but it works

Best for daytime remedies, however, be sure to only take one. Two will totally give you medicine head. Helps most on head colds, and some chest congestions.