Help??!? I'm Sick.. (suicide)

[Buttercup]

Tell the doctor about that....there is medication you can take 'if' you are pregnant or planning on getting pregnant hun.

[Bishka]

Ok. Shall do .

[FFH]

Ibuprofen with fever reducer (which they all have) works wonders for me. I wish someone had told me that years ago.

Drink 100 % lemon juice straight (if you can handle it) It knocks out colds and fevers fast, or mix it with a little water and drink it that way. Don't mix sugar or anything with it, just a little water. It works better if you can drink it straight, though. It is powerful stuff. Don't underestimate it. It will burn your throat, and stings a bit, but it really works fast, and it's worth the few minutes of discomfort. Try drinking a little bit with water, and then work up to drinking sall amounts straight. I drink about 8 oz. over a period of a day or two, It will knock your cold out of your system fast. Lemon Juice does for your body, as alcohol does for a wound, it kills all the bad bacteria and germs throughout your body. It makes you recover much faster.

Raw garlic minced and put into scrambled eggs is another thing that works for me. The more garlic the better and eggs have a lot of vitamin A which is good for your immune system. You can also cook the garlic in the microwave for about 10 seconds or more depending on how many cloves you put in, and then mince it. It's not as affective this way, when you cook it, but it still works if you eat a lot of it.

Try mixing the minced cooked garlic with butter, and put it on toast, or anything else you would put butter on. We do this all the time and it keeps us cold and flu free. It really clears your sinuses and allows you to breathe better too.

All three of these things work good for me; ibuprofen, 100 % lemon juice and garlic.

[dawny0826]

You could take Tylenol based drugs even if you ARE pregnant.

Tylenol cold would be okay.

Benadryl and I think even sudafed would be okay to take as well.

[michel]

The only suggestion that others haven't made so far;

If your throat hurts a lot, try melting a couple of teaspoons of honey in a small glass of water. a) It is soothing, b)Honey is a natural antibiotic.
If it is a sinus 'thing', you could try covering your head with a blanket and inhaling steam from a kettle (Obviously CAREFULLY so as not to burn yourself) an inhilation will bring anything there is lingering in the passages out.

To be frank though, the Doctor is the answer. Whatever it is, I hope you soon feel better.

[Pussyfoot Mouse]

As everyone has already told you....get to the doctor.
But in the meantime, you put your feet up and keep warm, and get lots of rest.

[Druidus]

I would heartily urge you to go to a doctor. If it's strept throat, you really want to get antibiotics as fast as possible.

When I have strept throat (all too often), its a soulcrushingly painful event. I can barely breathe, and just crawling around hoping to find the kitchen for water (it's all hazey and dream-like for me) is horrible.

The faster you get to a doctor, the faster you can be healed. In the mean time, as long as it doesn't offend you, I will ask Dannu to care for you.

As well, my offer for those sleeping techniques is still open. They've really helped me with my insomnia.

[ChrisP]

Originally Posted by michel

The only suggestion that others haven't made so far;

If your throat hurts a lot, try melting a couple of teaspoons of honey in a small glass of water. a) It is soothing, b)Honey is a natural antibiotic.
If it is a sinus 'thing', you could try covering your head with a blanket and inhaling steam from a kettle (Obviously CAREFULLY so as not to burn yourself) an inhilation will bring anything there is lingering in the passages out.

To be frank though, the Doctor is the answer. Whatever it is, I hope you soon feel better.

^^^ this is good advice though the only REALLY antibiotic honey is Active Manuka Honey. Expensive but damn good for all sorts of things. They're even making bandages with it in these days.

[Shadow Wolf]

I would go to a doctor today.
One symptom I usually suffer from with strep is severe indegestion. It was so bad last time I had strep, people thought my appendix had burst.

[Bangbang]

Just tell the Demon to get out of you and do this while drinking lots of fruit juices.