misery cocktail
Feb. 27th, 2007 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Take one fever
aches and pains
congestion
nausea
and THE WORST SINUS HEADACHE OF MY LIFE (or maybe it's a full-on migraine. Or both.)
and you have my day: spent entirely in bed. OMG so miserable. I stayed home today (obviously) and may have to stay home tomorrow as well. Having trouble remembering the last time I felt this awful. My head hurts so much that my upper jaw hurts. No, really. Like, my teeth and gums are killing me. It's so bizarre.
Whimper. Just wanted to complain. I finally got up at 8 PM and I'm trying to stay up for a couple hours until I can take a Tylenol PM and go back to sleep. Again.
aches and pains
congestion
nausea
and THE WORST SINUS HEADACHE OF MY LIFE (or maybe it's a full-on migraine. Or both.)
and you have my day: spent entirely in bed. OMG so miserable. I stayed home today (obviously) and may have to stay home tomorrow as well. Having trouble remembering the last time I felt this awful. My head hurts so much that my upper jaw hurts. No, really. Like, my teeth and gums are killing me. It's so bizarre.
Whimper. Just wanted to complain. I finally got up at 8 PM and I'm trying to stay up for a couple hours until I can take a Tylenol PM and go back to sleep. Again.
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Date: 2007-02-28 01:40 am (UTC)Yeah the jaw/teeth pain? Is probably your sinuses. Mine do that too sometimes.
Drugs = Good.
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Date: 2007-02-28 01:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 01:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 02:23 am (UTC)Hope you feel MUCH better soon! :)
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Date: 2007-02-28 02:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 02:57 am (UTC)Do you want home remedies?
*hugs*
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Date: 2007-02-28 05:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 10:43 pm (UTC)Hot compresses are also good. Wet a washcloth and heat it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Then put it in a Zip-lock bag and put it on your sinuses.
Next, nasal inhalers like Sinux or Affrin are a lifesaver. Try not to use for more than three days to avoid rebounding.
Of course, Sudafed. The real stuff, not this Sudafed PE bullshit.
Vaporizers also help some people. You can buy menthol vapor to put in the vaporizer at the drug store.
Drink lots of water or shots of apple cider vinegar to thin your mucus. Or you can do it pharmeceutically with Mucinex.
You can buy Neti pots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jala_neti) now at the drug store; they carry commercial brands like SinuCleanse (http://www.americasnutrition.com/sinucleanse.html). If that is too hardcore for you, try Ocean Spray or other saline nasal sprays; these clean you out pretty well, and you can use them as much as you want. They offer pressurized brands now that really get up there. You can also try steaming them out with water over the stove, although I don't have much luck with that.
For general headaches that won't go away, I'd also suggest drinking real caffeinated Coke, taking a muscle relaxer (or Drammamine in a pinch), eat some dry popcorn, and Exerderin Migrane.
Feel better soon!
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Date: 2007-02-28 03:09 am (UTC)Pull the blankies over your head and get better soon.
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Date: 2007-02-28 03:13 am (UTC)Don't push yourself to go to work if you truly don't feel 100%. You've been working nonstop lately and it's all catching up.
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Date: 2007-02-28 03:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 04:51 am (UTC)*sends Brad and Ewan to gently rub your head*
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Date: 2007-02-28 04:51 am (UTC)(although the gums and teeth? Yeah, that's freakish).
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Date: 2007-02-28 07:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 09:52 am (UTC)Get lots of rest and hope you feel better soon.
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Date: 2007-02-28 10:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 02:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 02:32 pm (UTC)just keep sleeping until you can hold your head up. and fluids. lots of fluids, esp while the fever is still running.
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Date: 2007-02-28 06:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-28 06:29 pm (UTC)no subject
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