My symptoms:
-nasal congestion (sometimes runny nose)
-coughing
I tried Tyenol Cold already... for almost 3 weeks and I'm still sick. Recommendations for any alternative cold medicines that'll make me feel better?
I'd like to at least be able to breathe though my midterms next week.
I'm hoping that the medicine alone will help cause I'm unlikely to get much rest for the next week or so.... other than sleep.
2007-02-15 09:49:47 · 9 answers · asked by litto_one 3 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Ok... so maybe I overexaggerated when I said 3 weeks. (It sure felt like it was 3 weeks though)
It was more like 1 week or so.
2007-02-15 12:08:36 · update #1
I live in the dorms at my college so I can't cook (we are have no kitchen).
Anyway, thanks everyone for their advices and I will try to drink plenty fluids. :)
2007-02-16 04:01:36 · update #2
Get a jar of Vicks Vapo Rub. Yes it stinks but it works.
Rub your chest before you go to bed, take two pain relievers,
Drink a warm drink and go to bed in sweats or flannel PJ's. You will feel better in the morning. Drink hot drinks and hot chicken soup. The Hot drinks thin out the mucus. Take basic aspirin or Excedrin every 4 hours to relieve the body pain from the cold. Drink a lot of fluids, water and juices and warm drinks. No alcohol.
EAT NO DAIRY PRODUCT WHILE YOU HAVE A COLD. It thickens the mucus and makes it hard to get over the cold.
Three weeks is way to long for a cold. Diligently stay home in your PJ's and work on getting better for the next three days so you will feel well for school next week.
2007-02-15 11:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make yourself a nice veggie soup with tones of garlic, onions and thyme. Buy Echinacea tincture from health food store/pharmacy and take every 2 hours the dosage recommended for few days. That will boost your immune system nicely. Take mega doses of vitamin C. Up to 3000 Mg. for 3 days Do not eat any sugar because it makes your immune system weak. For the cough, make yourself thyme tea. just let one teaspoon thyme stand in one cup boiling water for 10 minutes and drink about 6 cups a day. Drink lots of water.
2007-02-15 22:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by Lonelyplanet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sambucol elderberry, go to a health food store and ask about it. You can take it 4 times and day and it will boost your immune system and shorten your illness, instead of masking it for a few hours like other cold meds.
2007-02-15 23:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by angelk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buckleys
2007-02-15 18:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by trinity082482 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold ease works wonders
2007-02-15 17:57:57 · answer #5 · answered by spongytoast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colds do not last 3 weeks......you should see your doctor. You probably have a secondary infection. Take care.
2007-02-15 17:58:34 · answer #6 · answered by Rea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theraflu! the stuff you put in hot water and drink. The one that's flavored like apple cinnamon and is for night time is SO GREAT!
2007-02-15 17:53:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airborne, esberitox (health food store), zinc nasal spray, humidifier tor cough
2007-02-15 17:54:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol Cold NEVER helped me! Alka-Seltzer Cold Plus. I know it tastes nasty, but whats taste when you NEED to get better! It works fast too!! Good luck!
2007-02-15 17:57:56 · answer #9 · answered by curiousgeorgette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋