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I have been sick since school started.
My daughter entered kindergarten this September, (my oldest is in fifth grade,) and I have been sick ever since!
The first cold knocked me over before the second week of school and just a few days after I stopped coughing from that cold, I came down with an even worse one.
The ONLY good news in this sick story is that, fortunately, I discovered Zarbee’s this summer. And I am not exaggerating when I say that in the last two months, Zarbee’s has gotten me through many nights of coughing, cross-country airplane flights, and even photo shoots when I am trying not to cough on my clients!
(I have even been carrying a bottle of Zarbee’s with me in my purse!)
Zarbee’s was developed by one of the country’s top pediatricians, Zak Zarbock, M.D. In 2008, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) found it unsafe for parents to give any of the current children’s cough syrups to kids under the age of four. This left parents struggling with what to give their coughing child.
As a pediatrician and father himself, Dr. Zarbock was frustrated that he was not able to offer any relief to his young patients with coughs and sore throats. He set out to create a safe and effective natural remedy that he could feel good about recommending to parents.
Zarbee’s Adult Line of Cough syrups
This fall, just in time for cough and cold season, Zarbee’s expanded its line of children’s cough products and launched its brand new line of cough products for adults and kids 12 and up.
This new product extension makes Zarbee’s the only all natural cough solution for the ENTIRE family and provides a safe and drug-free alternative to treating coughs — the ailment that sends 30 million Americans to the doctor’s office annually.
This summer, Susan and I got to meet Dr. Zarbock and even had some fun fighting over who got to keep the Zarbee’s gift bags. We are both thrilled that Zarbee’s provides safe cough medicine alternatives for families — and that they really work!
What we love about Zarbee’s
Here are just a few of the reasons why we love Zarbee’s:
- All natural cough remedy for everyone in the family
- Zarbee’s does not contain drugs – no Dextromethorphan or Pseudoephedrine
- Zarbee’s contains no dyes, no alcohol, no artificial preservatives, and is gluten-free and dye-free
- Each dose of Zarbee’s extra strength products includes 100% of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C
- The nighttime Zarbee’s formulas contain Melatonin so that you or your child will sleep more restfully
Susan and I are working with Zarbee’s to help other moms like us discover that we can FINALLY get the relief we need from these dreaded colds and coughs we get every year. All opinions listed are our own.
Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom.
Wanna chat? Find me at: @5minutesformom, @janicecroze and Facebook.com/5minutesformom.
Gianna says
A few months.
Amber Laughard says
18 miserable days [email protected]
shirley zolenski says
Almost a month with pneumonia
Laurie Emerson says
I had a cold a couple of months ago that lasted almost 3 weeks. For some reason I just could not shake it.
Sue Hull says
I’ve had a cold that went into a virus and I was sick for 3 wks. Last yr I had chemo for 5 1/2 months but that’s a different kind of feeling crappy. I’m fine now.I need some of this stuff. My immune system is low so I’m always washing my hands especially aftering shopping.Eww all those nasty germs! LOL!
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Saver Sara says
Probably 3-4 weeks with a cold that wouldn’t go away
Phxbne says
About a month….cold then sinus infection….
Sus says
I think around 2 weeks
Christian Alejandro N. says
Does a kidney stone count? I was nauseous and dying of the pain for about two weeks. It was horrific, so I’m glad that’s behind me.
Savannah Miller says
Over a month! I had a cold that turned into a sinus infection 🙁 it wasn’t fun!
Miranda Ward says
3 weeks with the flu
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Fiona N says
two weeks is the longest for me!
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jenny says
a couple of weeks for a cold
amy deeter says
around two weeks
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kimberly smith says
What a perfect present for me! I use this product all the time for my kids.
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kathy pease says
with a cold or flu probably a week at most
Lisa says
almost a month
Mandy says
A couple of weeks
Melissa Belle says
One time a few years back, My husband and I were sick for almost and entire month!! It was real bad.
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Brenda Penton says
2 weeks with a nasty cold with bronchitis afterwards.
Claire says
With congestion, about 3 weeks.
Teresa Thompson says
2 weeks is the longest.
Caitlin McClure says
probably about a week
Diana Hatch says
Two weeks is about the longest I have been sick
Erin Lawrence says
Probably 3 weeks but every time I get sick, I have a lingering cough that continues long after the other symptoms are gone.
cw says
3 weeks with the crud
Marcia Goss says
The longest I’ve ever been sick is probably a week.
Ciara B. says
a month! so awful
Melissa B says
longest probably like 3 weeks i coughed so hard my muscles hurt so bad.
Julie says
2 weeks or so
Jennifer Clay says
I have been sick for almost 3 weeks now. I am so over it!
Stephanie Larison says
2 weeks straight, it was horrible.
Amanda Rauch says
3 weeks-it just kept hanging on and on
cassandra says
one week and that was way too long praise God
Debra Hall says
last time 5 weeks
June says
Believe it or not I have had some of my colds last for 5 weeks.
Debby says
A few years ago, I was sick for weeks. Felt like I’d never get well again.
Paula Michele Hafner says
I once got poison ivy in my blood stream. I was so sick and waek for almost 6 weeks.
Casey Everidge says
i had the flu for an entire month once… it was horrible!
Karen says
About a week or so. Thanks for the giveaway.
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
2 weeks
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Charlotte Padgett says
Probably a couple of weeks. I used to have acute bronchitis.
carol gentry says
I spent 4 weeks in the hospital and then 10 weeks recoving at home. Don’t want to go there again!!
debbie says
Two years. Two years ago I caught the flu, and got a bit better. But, the cough lasted for two years. I would literally cough for 8 to 10 hours straight. Nothing helped, I saw multiple doctors. No one every figured it out. One day, I finally started feeling better and the cough went away. So, I had the flu for about a week and a half, but it took me two years to get over it.
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Karen Gonyea says
I think it was about 10 days 🙁
dani marie says
with a common cold? like 3 weeks 🙁
Linda Lansford says
I was sick for two weeks
casey mazzio says
two weeks it was terrible
Candace M says
The longest I been sick was 5 days
Lori D. says
My colds will last for 3 weeks, some times longer.
Missy says
Does morning sickness for 4 months count?
Chuck says
A cold can last me fo up to three weeks at a time.
Kelly Falcone says
2 weeks with the flu
Don says
Most of the time it’s 3 to 4 weeks for me.
Brittany says
About 2 weeks for me, thanks for the giveaway and feel better soon.
Natalia says
Two weeks or so…
John says
3 weeks is my record!
Cindy Aiton says
The longest was probably two weeks, but the worst was when I had food poisoning. That was the most miserable 48hrs of my life… even worse than when I cracked a rib.
barbara n says
I am just getting over a cold that seemed to last forever….but really only about 1 week or so
Amanda Titus says
Yes! Coughs and colds for 7-10 days.
clarissa says
a couple years ago we were all real sick. the little ones had croup. I think i was really sick for a solid week
Jen B says
I’d have to say sick for 1 week but another week until I felt up to par. Why is it that kids just bounce back after being sick?
Kim says
I was sick a month ago for 2 LONG weeks. Worse I’ve had it in years. And my kids are sick right now so…..LOL!
Van says
For me it’s almost 3 weeks every time.
nannypanpan says
i have had a cough for amonth now
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Meredith says
Ugh…lingering colds up to 3 weeks. Yuck.
christine jessamine says
2 weeks has been the longest for me
sindy murray says
I think the longest is been two weeks!!
Staci A says
Two weeks. Ugh!
Angela E. says
Atleast a couple of weeks every time I catch a cold.
Linda Kish says
A month last year. It was awful.
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Liz says
About 2 weeks when I was pregnant with my oldest. It was HORRIBLE.
Garrett says
I’ve had some colds last me for up to a month.
Daiva says
Probably three weeks
Anne Lehnick says
Probably 2 or 3 weeks. I used to get bronchitis every time I got a cold and it would linger and linger.
Ashley turicik says
I get bronchitis a lot and it usually lasts about 3 weeks each time
Idaho Jill says
A couple weeks – any bug I catch turns into an ear infection – my ears burst 3 times in 18 months. 🙁
gigi says
A little over 2 weeks. Losing 8 pounds was the only silver lining!!
Ashley S says
4 weeks! It was a nightmare!
Tami Vollenweider says
My last cold I had was for 3 weeks,too long!
K.Pugh says
Two weeks.
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Karen Medlin says
about a week
Crissy D. says
The longest was probably 2 weeks
Connie Faulkner says
would like to try Zarbee’s All Natural Cough product; actually just got over a bad cold and really couldn’t find anything to work.
Mary says
Thanks for the chance to win!
I was sick for 3 weeks with some stomach flu.
latanya says
about two weeks is the longest for me
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
Probably 3-4 weeks…I seem to get one bad sinus infection every year!
emily says
I had some undetermined illness a few years ago where I had a fever every day (among other symptoms) for nearly two months. It was horrible!
Tiffany M in MS says
Maybe a week but that was when i would get the flu from working at our public library~
benita says
I’d say 3 weeks to a month.
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Tabitha Pyle says
probably 2 weeks is the longest