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What to do when ya get a cold?

Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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I have a nasty one, I woke up in pain last night with my throat burning, now the snot started and severe coughing and sneezing.

I'm pretty sick, I'm pissed off in general at everything. I can hear well out of my ears since my sinuses are so plugged up with stuff.


I'm trying the Zicam oral mist cold remedy and some tylonel cold caplets. I'm also probably going to drink a 1/3 bottle of robotussen cough syrup to keep my dextromethorpan dose around 100mg a day, 30mg 3 times a day.


I'm drinking 1 gallon of water per day starting this morning and drinking 1/2 of a v8 splash bottle (the big $3 one) each day. I'm eating soup and bread along with applesauce and oatmeal. no milk products.

Anything else I should do?

I'm also in bed at all times.
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Echinacea pills. 2 pills, 3 times a day untill you feel better. They boost your immune system. Normally I'd be the first to say herbals are BS, but THIS WORKS.
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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pearl jam is right, that stuff kicks ***
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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monster always works for me. full of vitamins like b6 and b12
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by sqela
monster always works for me. full of vitamins like b6 and b12
lol, there are about 18 monsters in the fridge ATM.
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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that sucks i thought people couldnt get sick

a box of wine and antidepressants it will make you not worry about the cold anymore

j/k dont do it. bad idea
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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dont forget
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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Go to a Doctor

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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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First...I stop going to the junkyard in the freezing cold.

Then (since I'm feeling slightly coldish..) I take some medicine and go to bed...

GOOD NIGHT all.
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by PEARL_JAM
Echinacea pills. 2 pills, 3 times a day untill you feel better. They boost your immune system. Normally I'd be the first to say herbals are BS, but THIS WORKS.
I second that 200% those things WHUP whatever you got.
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