I know that the best way to get rid of a cold is sleep and water. But is there anything I can do to help me stop coughing so much for a few hours?
2006-09-29 13:40:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
get lots of rest and take echinea (sp?) as well as meds to help the symptoms. and i wouldnt reccomend tking a bunch of halls if thats not whats wrong with you. only medicate based on the symptoms you have, and not ones you dont.
2006-09-29 13:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by unplannednudity39624 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you've had the cold for more than 3 days, you probably aren't contagious, anymore. Take a good decongestant that won't make you sleepy, about 1 hour before the dance. It should dry you up a lot. If you just got the cold, do everyone and yourself a big favor & stay home. There'll be other Homecomings - try to be brave about missing it. Life happens!
2006-09-29 13:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by Da Bomb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure that you don't have really dry air (like having the AC on does) when you sleep, and sleeping on your back or semi-side helps clear your sinus some *sooo much easier to breathe when you sleep if you get a stuffy nose*
as for the cold/cough go to bed early and drink some hot tea, i've heard that honey/lemon helps and/or mint tea. take some cough syrup if needed...
if you have a bad cough i recommend skipping it, better not to be miserable and spreading the cold as you cough on everyone, but if it's minor or if you feel better tommorw go ahead.
2006-09-29 13:50:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take Vitamin C supplements now and take some Robitussin to stop your cough for a few hours. Drinking tea, sweetenend with honey usually does the trick too! Hope you'll feel better!
2006-09-29 13:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by bornagain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like dayquil because it tends to calm the cough. The problem is that most of the OTC cough medications don't work well because the dosage is not high enough. The conference of chest physicians really hate expectorants. If you buy an OTC drug, make sure it does not have both a cough suppressant and expectorant in it because they cancel each other out.
2006-09-29 15:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take some cold medicine.. but make sure it isn't the kind that's gonna make you drowsy... drink plenty of hot tea with lemon and honey in it, and try and get as much sleep as you possibly can... You won't be cured, but you'll feel well enough to go.
2006-09-29 13:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by black_beauty18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to take some cold medicine before the dance. Then you would feel better for the time being.
2006-09-29 13:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by MissAteam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a bunch of cough drops handy, take some cold medicine beforehand but not one that will make you drowsy
2006-09-29 13:48:14 · answer #8 · answered by Holla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok well there is a really bad cold going around right now and i dont know if you have it but my whole house does and my dad went to work fine today and told a customer how he feels and they said the only way to treat the cold going around is going to a doctor and getting antibiotics
2006-09-29 13:50:47 · answer #9 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take as much rest as possible stay away from places other than your bed. Just take some medicine no tv no phones just lay in bed and relax and dont listen to rap or rock music
2006-09-29 13:51:47 · answer #10 · answered by Footballplaya21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋