What is your Cold/Flu Routine?

ok i caught a bug on my plane on Sunday. it seemed like half the peeps were coughing. i felt myself going ill as soon as i step out of the airport and felt the chilly Seattle air. so i woke up sick the next morning - terrible cough and running a fever. i tried to go into the office and get some work done but left after 90minutes to go home and go to bed.

anyways what is your cold, flu, fever, sickness/illness routine? do u take meds? have a homemade remedy? when do u go to the doctor?

me - i like to stay in bed or the couch, watch The Price is Right, drink Nyquil by the gallon and hot fluids (soup and tea) and nap and nap. i will go to the doctor after a few days if there is no improvement.

Glad you're feeling better Axxy boy.

I'm a big fan of NyQuil and DayQuil. I tried Xyzal recently and that worked well too.

I always make a batch of homemade soup too. I'll eat nothing but soup for days til I feel better.
...and Gatorade lots of Gatorade.

And I'm s huge baby about it and barely leave the couch. This time of year I watch NFL Network and History Channel mostly.

First off, I get a flu shot yearly & can't remember when I've last had the flu. I hate being sick & I know that employers are usually not sympathetic when people
take off for sickness, but when they go to work anyway, they aren't as productive & usually just give it to everyone else.

The last time I had a nasty virus (a few years ago), it was when I went into a local business (tech support) & their rep. -who was quite sick but at work anyway :rolleyes:
got up from her desk as I walked up, and as she leaned she forward couldn't stop herself from coughing in my face. So I got it too. :( Planes are famous for
sharing germs...all that time crowded together, you were a sitting duck. Sometimes it's just unavoidable. (hope you feel better soon!)

Treatment depends on symptoms & mine are much like yours: rest, stay hydrated & eat healthy (& light, if needed...soup is often very comforting). A persistent
high fever would have me seeking a doctor, as would any unusual symptoms (severe headache, neck pain, etc.) as that can be something far more serious. I avoid
taking meds. but I will for cough, sore throat, fever, etc. as needed. The thing is, I only buy remedies that treat single symptoms, so I'm not ever taking more than
I actually need (like, for symptoms I don't have).

I actually don't get sick very often, & that includes colds. Part of that is being older...they say you gain immunity to cold viruses so the longer you've been around,
the more exposure you've had to fighting them off, & you mostly only get the "new stuff". The "best place" to catch germs is to hang around children in grammar
school...:O -bless their germy little hearts (& hands!)

I drink a bottle of single malt whisky - based on the idea they don't have my tolerance and, even if they do, I'm too happy to notice. :gj:

Sorry to hear you're sick, Ax. Sucks to be trapped in a plane with everyone coughing! Hope you're feeling back to 100% soon.

I lose my appetite when I'm sick so if I'm sick enough to stay home, I mostly just lie in bed, watch documentaries, movies, or TV shows, sleep, and try to drink a lot of hot water. The only thing I'll eat is soup, usually crappy Lipton noodle soup that comes in those dry packets and toss in some vegetables since I can't be bothered to make anything fancier and the MSG in it is the only thing that persuades me to eat at all lol. I used to get really bad sore throats every time I got sick so I'd get herbal lozenges and make ginger honey lemon tea but the past few times I've been sick it hasn't been so bad. I also take Benadryl to help me sleep if I have a sore throat or a cough.

I've definitely noticed the cold and flu season is hitting since I've noticed a lot more sick people on public transit and at the office. Think I might be coming down with something too since I've felt super tired and had a headache since the afternoon. I went straight home after work and slept for a few hours until now so not a good sign lol. Just in time for Thanksgiving weekend too here in Canada :(

In the past I mostly only went to the doctor while sick to get sick notes since certain courses in my university program took attendance which counted for marks. I've also gone for lingering coughs and once for a really bad cough that kept me up at night for a week even with cough medicine. Never been sick enough to go for any other reason, fortunately.

Sleep, sleep, and more sleep. I had a horrible cold a few weeks ago and got sent home from work - I immediately went back to bed and proceeded to sleep for 20ish hours (waking every few to drink water). I only go see a doctor if I have a fever over 102.5, and I only take cold/flu meds if I'm coughing so much that my asthma kicks in.

I'm the worst patient.

I know to stay home and call off work, sleep about 2-3x, wake up and take some Tylenol and then I'm working in the home. Dogs need to be walked (And I want to get some fresh air), cats need their litterboxes scooped, the bunny needs her fur brushed and hay restocked 2x a day. The lizards and snakes would not eat though because that can wait, unless for some extreme reason It can't. But I would check on them anyway, pick up poop, etc. It may sound a lot but it is not to me: I like to stay busy, so when all that is done, I still refuse to rest properly because I was sick of sleeping. I would eat a lot of soup or anything nice and hot, and cook some more. If I'm up for it, I will go run some grocery errands too. Maybe I clean as I cook. I do this until I pass out, usually on the couch in the middle of catching up on my reality tv shows. I even attended a birthday party by the pool the other day when I was sick. I can't miss my niece's birthday: I promised her months in advance that I would be there. It was not that bad... Until I returned home.

I still felt like crap the whole time but I could not stand wasting time by sleeping so much. My face looks pale and I'm grumpy as heck when I go out for errands. My husband would scold me and hide my keys so I can't go. He does help me a lot though.

2-3 days and I'm all better.

I try to take Cold FX (boosts your immune system) when I start to feel sick, they don't work as well when you are already fully sick. My routine when I am sick is usually take some dayquil/nyquil depending if I want to sleep. Then I lay on the couch and watch shows while I use up all the tissue boxes in the house. I also use lozenges when my throat gets sore.

Getting sick isn't fun, hope you feel better soon.

Nyquil, Dayquil, and that stuff that has a ton of Vitamin C in it you are supposed to take before you get on a plance.

Bro I suffer like a dog and pray for it to end. I got a nerve disease and a cancer survivor. Threw up, cold sweats. It’s ironic you posted cause I’m suffering like this right now. Norco, Xanax. And maybe some edibles, literally hate flu shots. Peace, hope you feeling better Ax. And this one I have no appetite, which stinks cause I’m already on the light side. To anyone who’s sick hope it’s fast. And yes if it goes on for a couple days I have to go to the doctor. More exposure, sweet.

I find that rotating through the various OTC decongestants each day helps as my body seems to adjust to them after a day or so and they lose effectiveness. Sudafed (the real stuff that you need to show ID to get) works the best.

At night anything with diphenhydramine (Benadryl) to knock me out works, but I only take a 1/4 to 1/2 a normal adult dose or I am woozy and useless the next day.

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Bro I suffer like a dog and pray for it to end. I got a nerve disease and a cancer survivor. Threw up, cold sweats. It’s ironic you posted cause I’m suffering like this right now. Norco, Xanax. And maybe some edibles, literally hate flu shots. Peace, hope you feeling better Ax. And this one I have no appetite, which stinks cause I’m already on the light side. To anyone who’s sick hope it’s fast. And yes if it goes on for a couple days I have to go to the doctor. More exposure, sweet.

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Hang in there, Sonny...it really sucks to be sick! And I know what you mean about going to the doctor & getting even more exposure! :rolleyes: This is one area it makes sense
to do these online/phone visits for some help, if your doctor offers it, though with your medical issues you're at greater risk & it probably is still best to be seen.

:sunny: Hope you feel better soon! (You too, Ax) :sunny:

Cold: Zicam! Early and often! And treat the symptoms as needed.

Flu: If you are early your doc can give you Tamiflu. Otherwise it is treat the symptoms, stay home and wait it out. Cod wil lat least give you Rx cough meds with codine in it. That stuff knocks me out. Rather be asleep than awake with the flu.

Also, you can rotate Tylenol and Ibuprofen every two hours. Like at 1200 take Tylenol. At 2 take Ibuprofen. At 4 take Tylenol again. At 6 take Ibuprofen again.

Prevention is best: If you eat a lot of onions, garlic &/or kimchi, few people will get close enough to cough their germs on you in the first place. ;)

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Prevention is best: If you eat a lot of onions, garlic &/or kimchi, few people will get close enough to cough their germs on you in the first place. ;)

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LOL best advice

ugh sorry you are sick!! :-(

I really really try to rest. I call off work to rest, and to avoid "spreading the love" to my co-workers during the worst part . It's just really rude to go to work sick if you are around other people.

A nice hot steamy shower, and using the cool mist humidifer.

I drink lots of Gatorade and sprite-- I know these are not essential, but somehow I have childhood connection to drinking these when I'm sick. Along with Vicks Vapo-rub.

As an asthmatic I use my rescue meds as needed.

Sudafed is great! At first it totally drains you so you are like a faucet, but then it also shrinks those swollen tissues in your nose to prevent more mucous production for the rest of the cold. Plus it helps stuffy ears. So if you can stand the initial clean-out, it's great stuff for a cold.

Benedryl is terrible. It initially stops the waterfall of snot, but it thickens the mucous, causes sinus and ear infections, and makes some people like me really loopy and zombie-like. This is one of the main ingredients in Nyquil by the way.

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ugh sorry you are sick!! :-(

I really really try to rest. I call off work to rest, and to avoid "spreading the love" to my co-workers during the worst part . It's just really rude to go to work sick if you are around other people.

A nice hot steamy shower, and using the cool mist humidifer.

I drink lots of Gatorade and sprite-- I know these are not essential, but somehow I have childhood connection to drinking these when I'm sick. Along with Vicks Vapo-rub.

As an asthmatic I use my rescue meds as needed.

Sudafed is great! At first it totally drains you so you are like a faucet, but then it also shrinks those swollen tissues in your nose to prevent more mucous production for the rest of the cold. Plus it helps stuffy ears. So if you can stand the initial clean-out, it's great stuff for a cold.

Benedryl is terrible. It initially stops the waterfall of snot, but it thickens the mucous, causes sinus and ear infections, and makes some people like me really loopy and zombie-like. This is one of the main ingredients in Nyquil by the way.

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I appreciate your explanation...if I catch a cold, I may go for the Sudafed. I vaguely remember using it some years ago. I really hate to use OTC's that dry you up so
much that your congestion stays in your sinuses & you can't breathe...and then the stuff to clear your sinuses makes things worse if used more than 3 days. :( Come
to think of it, I've also used Ayr, a saline nasal mist that has no such complications.

Funny you mention drinking Sprite...when I was a kid, my mom believed in 7-Up & soda crackers for flu/colds & this worked out for the best: I grew up disliking drinking
any & all sodas (Coke, Pepsi, etc) since I associate it with being sick, & the carbonation gives me hiccups anyway, so I've never gotten hooked on drinking that stuff like
so many have. Once in a blue moon, I'll have some root beer...I really live dangerously! :rofl:

my immune system is suppressed thanks to multiple autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. that being said, i don't seem to get sick more often than i used to but man does it last at least twice as normal.
when i get sick it is hot lemon and ginger tea with honey and totino's frozen pizza. i also make sure to get "real" sudafed from behind the pharmacy counter. and i might be 36 years old but i have a "blankie" - an old grey comforter i've had since college.

Well at 61 nearly 62 not on any medication, zero health issues and I’m basically indestructible :)

Still feel ( and behave) like a teenager and I’m aiming to reach a 100 !!

Part of it is due to genes ( long lived family ) but a lot is due to the intermittent fasting regime I follow ..



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