I'm sick....this stinks!

I have a horrible cold/sinus thing going one and the sudafed just isn't cutting it.  It started with a bad toothace the other nite and none of the gels or ambasols were working so I should have known it was the sinus'.....just had to vent to people who will listen!!

I know it's allergy meds, but Claritin D worked really well for me when I had a cold while I was pregnant. If you try it, just make sure to get the 12 hour one (24 stuff doesn't work great on RNYers).

Tina

P.S. Hope you feel better!

UGH!!! Can you use a humidifier with liquid Vicks in it? Not sure if I was allowed to but hubby got sick and did it. I did take a washcloth and got it as hot as I could stand it and breathed thru that until it cooled off. It helps breaks stuff up. Did that before I got pregnant. Hot showers are great too. I was told by the PCP to take eucalyptus oil and put a few drops in the shower. Never did that since I am not a eucalyptus fan.

I was in sinus/ allergy/ cold hell for about 3 weeks last month. Here's what I did....

1. Sudafed sucks, but is about the best thing you can take.

2. Sleep sitting up as much as you can. It's hard, but it helps.

3. Sleeping with cough drops in your mouth helps. The mentholated ones keep you from coughing too bad.

4. vicks vapor rub crap is SOOOOOOOOOOOO nasty ... but it helps as does the vaporizer.

Blow your nose, and cough it  up as much as you can. You'll look like an old lady spitting into tissues but it helps it go away since the nasty gunk isn't staying in there. Good luck.... took me 3 weeks to get over it since we can't take any good meds.

Thanks for all the advice! I am NEVER up at this time and I cannot lay down without coughing and I am trying to cough it up. I did buy one of those vicks things that you plug into the wall, but I cannot smell a thing, so it is useless. I will buy some rub tomorrow. Sudafed never worked for me in the past, so I knew this would stink!