Heading out for WDW in 3 days and I'm sick. :(

[ebaymommy2two]

I know it's *just* a cold but I'm miserable. I'm doing everything I can think of to get over this, and fast. I'm chugging water like nobody's business (drank over a gallon yesterday), taking Vitamin C, taking Sudafed (the "real" stuff), Mucinex and using a Neti Pot to rinse out my sinuses.

My mom (she's a nurse) recommended Afrin nasal spray before our flight on Saturday if I'm still plugged up. She told me it would help clear me up so my ears wouldn't bother me on the flight.

Any other tips/tricks/strategies for kicking this cold to the curb?

 

[ms_missy66]

Zicam! It's a zinc supplement and *really* works! I like the chewable ones that are like Starburst. They taste kind of nasty, but seriously help in getting your cold cleared up faster with no side effects. I swear by them. I hope that helps!

 

[dfchelbay]

I know it's *just* a cold but I'm miserable. I'm doing everything I can think of to get over this, and fast. I'm chugging water like nobody's business (drank over a gallon yesterday), taking Vitamin C, taking Sudafed (the "real" stuff), Mucinex and using a Neti Pot to rinse out my sinuses.

My mom (she's a nurse) recommended Afrin nasal spray before our flight on Saturday if I'm still plugged up. She told me it would help clear me up so my ears wouldn't bother me on the flight.

Any other tips/tricks/strategies for kicking this cold to the curb?

Go to Costco and buy a box of Zipfizz. Its a powder you mix with a bottle of water and drink. DH swears by them. I have even felt something coming on when I wake up, I drink a zipfizz and its gone. Never do get sick. Its all vitamins, no chemicals.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

don't over do the vitamin c, it messes up your belly. Too much vitamin c and theme park food =

 

[ebaymommy2two]

Go to Costco and buy a box of Zipfizz. Its a powder you mix with a bottle of water and drink. DH swears by them. I have even felt something coming on when I wake up, I drink a zipfizz and its gone. Never do get sick. Its all vitamins, no chemicals.

Sounds interesting. Unfortunately I live in the middle of nowhere.....about 120 miles round trip from the nearest Costco.

 

[ebaymommy2two]

don't over do the vitamin c, it messes up your belly. Too much vitamin c and theme park food =

I'm just taking 1/2 tablet supplement daily, so I hope that's not over-doing it.

 

[mlynn]

Zicam! It's a zinc supplement and *really* works! I like the chewable ones that are like Starburst. They taste kind of nasty, but seriously help in getting your cold cleared up faster with no side effects. I swear by them. I hope that helps!

I 2nd this.I had a head cold last week and this cleared me up really fast.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

I was taking a ton of airborne, like 4 times a day trying to beat my cold. Way too much lol!

I hope you feel better!

 

[daisy2jae]

Hope you feel better! Keep the fluids up and rest as much as you can. I'm sure you're busy with getting ready to leave but rest as much as you can.

 

[brergnat]

Good luck! I was feeling like that three weeks ago and it ended up being way more than a cold. I ended up with a nasty sinus infection, despite all my Neti Pot rinses, garlic tablets, sudafed, nasal spray, and mucinex. I am on day five of a ten day antibiotic. My 5 year old got the same thing. He's been sick for four weeks now! We leave for WDW in two weeks, and now the little one is starting up with symptoms.

Get LOTS of rest! I think that's part of what has caused me to be sick for so long...I couldn't rest enough.

 

[Kae]

taking Sudafed (the "real" stuff),

I hear ya on that one! As the others have said get extra rest too.

Kae

 

[ebaymommy2two]

Rest, ha! DH is working tons of hours this week since he'll be gone all next week (and his store might fall apart without him ya know!) so it's me & the kids. And I'm trying to wrap up listing and shipping tons of clothes a client just sent me to sell. Oh yeah, and I'm on week 4 of training for my marathon.

But it's 9pm and I'm headed to bed now and I'm not getting up 'till at least 7am tomorrow. Hopefully I can sleep well tonight, last night was not good.

 

[brergnat]

I hear ya on the rest thing. DH is military and has been away in a field training exercise for 3 weeks. Of COURSE he left the day after I started feeling sick. Figures. So, yeah, I've been on "single mom" mode since then with me and DS sick. And, both my kids are special needs, so it's been lots of fun...