I feel sick...is it good to sleep, ALOT?

Question

I started feeling sick 3 days ago on vacation...really sore throat. Over the next day it turned to sore throat and congested feeling in the head, headache. On the way home, I felt full-on sick...headache, REALLY runny nose, sinus congestion.

It is probably just a cold. I have 2 days off of work then a wedding...should I try to sleep as much as possible? Is that ok?

Answer 1

Yes sleep helps your body heal itself. If problems hangs on or gets worse you will need to see the doctor and possible antibiotics to get over problem. Also take Tylenol to help with pains.

Answer 2

Hi,

This might be really helpful. It comes from the guy they call the Internet Headache guru, so it's very sound.

Hope it helps you.

Slav

Curing Chronic Tension Headaches by Doing The Opposite
Why Taking It Easy Might Be Making Your Headaches Worse
By Jason Smith


If you’ve ever watched children at play you’ll see their creative imaginations in full swing. Nothing is impossible and there are no limits or fears. Children are driven to try more things, do more stuff and take more risks. The word NO just doesn’t seem to make sense. Whenever I try to tell my children “No” they invariably bark back “Yeah but…” They are opposed to rules and restrictions and boundaries.

Sadly as we grow older we discover that some things are dangerous, some things are risky, if you do this you might get hurt and if you do that you might hurt someone else and so on. It doesn’t take very long before we feel an imaginary barrier placed around us by our own life experiences.

In some ways it’s a good thing. Learning that jumping off a cliff might have fatal consequences is certainly something we need to understand, but being afraid to take risks and do the things that make life incredible is downright foolish.

So just as older people “slow down” because they think they should, people who suffer aches and pains tend to “take it easy” whenever they feel pain coming on. But this could be standing in the way of curing chronic tension headaches and migraines.

Doctors will tell patients to “rest” or “take it easy” or “slow down” in order to avoid making an ailment worse.

Someone who’s just had back surgery should rest indeed. Strenuous physical activity for a person who’s just undergone a knee replacement would be foolish. A patient with broken ribs shouldn’t go whitewater rafting.

These extreme examples are obvious and highlight the importance of avoiding physical activity when it’s essential to do so. Unfortunately both the medical community and we patients have taken this simple straight forward advice too far. We now believe that all strenuous activity should be avoided whenever we have any ailment, no matter how small.

Telling someone with a simple chest cold to “stay home in bed” is ridiculous. Likewise, “taking it easy” can be a blockage to curing chronic tension headaches and similar pains.

In fact, resting whenever we get the first signs of a headache or migraine can be making our pain worse. That’s because this regularly-repeated act creates what’s called a trigger point in your subconscious mind.

The act of resting is “remembered” and associated with severe head pain. Unwittingly, you’re creating the environment in which your subconscious mind expects a headache. It doesn’t know that you don’t want one, it just acts according to what it remembers.

Ask yourself how many times you’ve gone to bed with strong pain medication, only to wake up 4 hours later with a throbbing headache?

That’s because pain medication is no match for the powerful mechanism that exists within our own minds and bodies.

When the first signs of a headache or migraine appear on the scene, it’s often smart to act in a totally opposite way to what you think would be right. For curing chronic tension headaches, instead of going to bed, go for a walk. Instead of lying down, stand up. Instead of resting, get active.

This idea of “doing the opposite” completely and instantly changes your mental state and breaks the “trigger” that would otherwise create more pain. Because your subconscious mind doesn’t associate activity with pain, the pain never takes hold.
Obviously in cases of severe pain, rest is a good idea. For the same reason our skydiving friend should take it easy after knee surgery.

But for minor pain, the best idea can be to “take it up a notch” rather than “take it easy”.

Just do the opposite.

Here’s to curing chronic tension headaches, and enjoying a pain-free life!

Answer 3

Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or neck.
Headaches can be caused by minor problems
like eyestrain, lack of coffee or more serious reasons
like head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis and
meningitis. Taking painkillers continuously can
have harmful side effects, so it is better to
modify your lifestyle. More information available at

Answer 4

sleep is good when you're sick but you might want to go to the doc to get some antibiotics just to be safe or maybe it's allergies from the spring coming on..good luck with the cold!!

Answer 5

Yeah if I where you sleep as much as possible your body needs its rest and yes it's ok

Answer 6

Yes, it is good to sleep while you aren't feeling well. Also, be sure to during plenty of liquids. Get Well Soon

Answer 7

Of course it is ok. Rest is one of the best things for illness and drink plenty of fluids.

Answer 8

go to the doctor and get as much sleep possible