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citrinesunset

I hate being sick

May 04, 2012 02:29

I've been sick with this ridiculous cough/sore throat/laryngitis/congestion horror since Sunday, and it feels like it's taking forever to get over it. I'll feel like I might be getting better, but then it's a very two steps forward, one step back sort of getting better ( Read more... )

rant, school, personal

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verasteine May 4 2012, 08:28:05 UTC

In case you want to try more stuff... easiest way to clear up congestion: boil hot water and add a few drops of eucalyptus oil. Pour into a bowl and hover over it with a towel over your head for about 15-30 mins.

Also, what works for me is 1000 mgs paracetamol/acetominophen and 1000mgs vitamin C taken together before bed. Helps me sleep and makes me feel more capable to face the next day. I then also take 1000mgs vitamin C in the morning, but you should really only do that if you don't take any other meds.

Also, so sorry to hear this! Nothing is more annoying than flu/colds, I am a terrible patient of them, too.

citrinesunset May 4 2012, 09:06:19 UTC

Thanks the tips and well wishes! I'll keep that in mind, especially about the vitamin C. I have been making sure to take my regular multivitamin.

I've been using an ibuprofen/pseudophedrine combo because that's what helps really well with my allergies and I have it on hand, but I don't think the pseudophedrine is that effective when I have a cold. I just noticed I do actually have some cough syrup on hand. I probably should have given that a try a couple days ago. I don't know if it's as necessary now.

It seems like the older I get, the worse patient I am. :P Right now I'm just especially cranky since I can't talk much. I get easily annoyed by that, especially when other people try to talk to me and I can't converse properly.

verasteine May 4 2012, 09:14:27 UTC

I always recommend to customers high doses of vitamin C, multivitamins, OTC painkillers, eucalyptus oil and aloe nasal spray. But you know, my job is to sell stuff :).

Pseudoephedrine? That's a banned substance over here, but I'm pretty sure you need to double check the contents of your cough syrup before you take those two together. Professional habit, sorry. In any case, anything that helps lubricate the throat tends to be good, so honey drops or licorice often work. Anything stronger, you'd have to worry about your meds interfering.

I hear you. I'm a terrible, terrible patient; people hate to be around me. When I can't breathe well, it drives me bonkers and I'm allergic to xylometazoline, so I can't take conventional nasal sprays. I always suffer terribly. *hugs* Hang in there.

citrinesunset May 4 2012, 09:35:53 UTC

Pseudoephedrine is regulated here, which means I have to get it from the pharmacy counter and show them my ID and whatnot in order to get it. It's the only decongestant that seems to work for me, and it's good for my allergies, but I try not to use it much because it can be kind of strong and make me lightheaded if I take it on an empty stomach. And yeah, I don't want to mix it with cough syrup since that also has a decongestant in it. I don't like taking stuff together, anyway. But I wasn't congested until yesterday. Up until then, it'd just been a cough, so the cough syrup might have been a better bet. Maybe I'll try it tomorrow depending on how I'm feeling ( ... )

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