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Anomalocarididae ,
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Spicy food. It makes your nose run like crazy depending on spice level, but it’s not a thick, stuffy feeling. It gets the juices flowing! Hydrates your nostrils so you can blow your nose easier.

JTheDoc ,

“There’s been a rumor that – you know, a very nice rumor – that you go outside in the sun or you have heat and it does have an effect on other viruses,”

“I’m going to speak to the medical doctors to see if there’s any way that you can apply light and heat to cure, you know, if you could.”

MrBakedBeansOnToast ,

I like Lemsip. It’s basically paracetamol like you already use but contains pseudoephidrine as well as an “upper”.

Pratai ,

Lots of water and sinus rinses. Soup. Rest. Repeat.

Illegal_Prime ,

Spicy food.

This helps circulate the sinuses and keeps them ventilated. Doing so prevents infection and overall makes the experience more bearable.

intensely_human ,

Make sure you’re well-hydrated

BilboBargains ,

Opioids always make me feel better. Methadone is slow onset, long duration, ideal for getting over the worst. Tramadol is cheap and plentiful. They are addictive so don’t take them for more than a day or two.

Pratai ,

Opioids for cold/flu? Wtf man. This is the shiittiest advice for help with a cold I’ve ever seen.

BilboBargains ,

Give it a blast, what’s the worst that could happen?

Pratai ,

Sorry, I’m not a junkie.

BilboBargains ,

You’ve clearly got nothing to feel sorry for, don’t worry about it.

CodingAndCoffee ,
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If you’re congested, put 12 drops of the spiciest hot sauce you can get in a small cup of water and gargle it and swish it around like mouthwash.

You won’t enjoy it, but you will be able to breathe.

intensely_human ,

Capsaicin is a great way to feel better overall. It provides a generic pain that brings no injury but enables your body to produce endorphins.

Gleddified ,

Sudafed typically gets me the best results when I have the flu

ManosTheHandsOfFate ,
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In my US state you have to make sure you ask at the pharmacy counter for the good stuff. The OTC product from the regular shelf is junk.

dandroid ,

Sports drinks like Gatorade or Powerade help me a lot when I can’t stomach any food. It gets my blood sugar up makes me feel a lot less crappy.

IoSapsai ,

Last time I was down with the Plague™, I was in bed, chugging jugs of thyme tea (helps a lot with wet cough), and taking ibuprofen/pseudoephedrine for the fever and stuffy nose. Also I watched the entire history of the Earth documentary series while sorting out my mystery embroidery floss. That helped a lot to keep me busy. Sleeping is good but I feel like I lose track of time and that triggers my depression. But I usually recommend it a lot to my patients.

s20 ,

Mostly, I sleep. When I’m not sleeping, I play relaxing video games or watch older TV shows/movies. So it’s like Stardew Valley and Better Off Ted/Airplane all day.

And, of course, chicken soup or your regional equivalent sick people food.

mom ,
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I sit on the couch with a comfy blanket, a giant thing of water nearby, and play video games. Usually some Zelda game, but always something gentle where it doesn’t matter if I fall asleep while playing.

Also, I have some form of chicken soup (see my other reply for a delicious recipe)

unwellsnail ,

If you’ve been ill for just a few days and it’s available to you, get a COVID-19 test and seek Paxlovid. The new variants are about so many are sick with it and Paxlovid is effective at reducing illness severity. Same is true of Tamiflu for the flu but it’s likely to be COVID-19 at this time.

lustrum OP ,

Paxlovid

In the UK I bet it’s hard to get this unless you’re in a high risk group with severe symptoms. I am up to date on all my jabs though.

unwellsnail ,

Ah, yea the UK is very strict on Paxlovid eligibility. Glad you’re up to date on the vaccines, if it is COVID that should help with initial illness and resting as much as possible can help with reducing Long COVID development. I may have missed others make this suggestion but a good heat pad or similar for aches can be wonderful. Hope you feel better soon.

LaunchesKayaks ,
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If you’re on psych meds, you may not be able to get the antiviral. I couldn’t get it. I got Prednisone and it’s barely doing anything

russjr08 ,
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The prednisone makes sense, its generally not recommended to start it while sick at least (or any cortico-steroids). I’m not in the medical science field enough to be able to explain why, but I’ve had to be on prednisone quite often in the past and remember my doctors bringing this up.

Mobilityfuture ,

Not sure what’s going around - but also super sick during summer!!

I was recommended Oregano Concentrate (a natural anti-viral / bacterial) which really helped reduce the respiratory side of the sickness completely.

lustrum OP ,

I was recommended Oregano Concentrate (a natural anti-viral / bacterial) which really helped reduce the respiratory side of the sickness completely.

What’s that? I.e a juice based on the herb? Not heard of it before.

Bipta ,

Why does everybody act like COVID doesn't exist when they're sick?

COVID is like 40% of all respiratory illnesses these days and everybody acts like it's some mystery.

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