Now I’m into my 5th day of this virus and Brian got it last night and couldn’t go to work today. Mine is mostly in my throat now (my head feels better), when you get that terrible tickle and almost hack up a lung-for nothing! Sean said he’d go get me the daytime cough medicine as I just took the Dm kind, which is all we had. That helped a bit, but I think the Altoids is shocking it a bit. Anyone have any good home remedies for coughing? And I tried salt water gargle and it ended up all over the mirror in the bathroom. And I’ve taken a few doses of honey too, which is soothing. The Nighttime Tylenol must be drying me out too much as I feel the worst after I’ve been up 1/2 hour or so with the coughing, etc.
Sean is doomed, I feel bad. He is still ok, though. Crossing fingers.
Update~-
Thanks for all your comments. We really appreciate them. I had Sean get a few things at the store from DayQuil to popsicles. My throat was getting sore. Seems I had the bad cough after I ate, so I’m thinking it was a bit reflux. I only did that a few hours after I got up. It seems to be moving down into my chest more. I am feeling a little something rattling around.
Brian’s going to try and get to work tomorrow. He’s at the pounding head stage. He also can’t taste anything. I was so happy that the hair on top of my head and some of my capped teeth didn’t hurt today! No kidding!
Sean rented a few DVDs, one of which was ‘Sicko’ the Michael Moore documentary about the state of the USA’s health insurance. Seems that Canadians and Brits don’t have to pay for anything health related (I guess a lot through taxes)! When Brits need medicine, they only have to pay around $10 for any size prescriptions 10 pills to 300 pills. If you can’t afford to pay, it’s free. No wonder I cried when I found out I didn’t need to have further treatment in December as the bill for the procedure I had was over 6K! We haven’t heard about how much the insurance will pay for most of it. To use the surgical suite for one hour was 4k alone. To be in recovery for less than an hour was $700. The small plastic bandage-$3 and the 2 shots of painkillers-$57 each.
Outrageous.
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Lots of orange herbal tea always helps me. Tazo makes a nice one. Or Celestial Seasonings. And I’m sorry to say this, but codeine. Lots and lots of codeine. I know codeine isn’t a home remedy, but maybe if you just call your doc and ask for an RX?
Stay hydrated, run a vaporizer, use a saline nasal spray, and try Vicks VapoRub on your chest to keep those nasty secretions liquid-y.
Feel better soon! I know how miserable it can be!
I drink tea constantly…but the best I ever found is: RICOLA lemon mint herb cough drops…it’s like a miracle!
I’ll third the tea! Lots of it, with honey. Skip dairy products in any form – no milk, no cheese, no yogurt, etc.
Also, I recommend won-ton soup from your local chinese place. For some reason, this stuff is like magic whenever I am sick.
Feel better soon!
shower soothers by the makers of sudafed. they will help you head to clear and take mucinex, they now have cough medicine
Oh dear, not a very good way to start the new year, you poor thing!! Tea with honey in it is what I take when I have that kind of cough and it always seems to help. Take good care and hopefully it won’t last too long!! xox
When I had my last brutal cough, I picked up the 12 hour cough melts, zicam, makes them I think.
They are a bit pricey, not cheap likes candy cough drops. However, they got me through the night.
Then when I returned to work, they kept me from coughing constantly, so I could work and talk on the phone.
You let the drop melt on your tongue.
I think they work great, and I was so sick of the cough syrup, it was making me ill drinking it.
Feel better soon, Angela