Colds

Do you find that colds hit harder when you have lyme?

Last Fall I was sick for almost 3 weeks with a virus I couldn't shake. Now I've managed to catch something from one of the kids, although mine seems much worse. Also, it hit fast and hard. Awful congestion, fatigue/heaviness and achy neck/shoulders, which sounds like a herx but I was actually feeling a little better after a bad weekend and then this hit.

My daughter I think I caught it from was so sweet last night - making me tea and bringing me a blanket. She even straightened my bed for me.

I very seldom get sick, but the day after I started my Doxy, I caught whatever my husband had. (thought it was a sinus infection, didn't think they were contagious) I had the cough the full month I was on the abx. Off abx now, no cough... maybe coincidence. Could it be the abx messing up your immune system?

The cough is kicking in now so hopefully it won't stick around as long as the last one. I hope not the whole time I'm on doxy!

I've relaxed my diet a bit the last couple of days. Still trying to be gluten free, dairy free but have let in some grains because of this horrible cold! How can you get over a cold without chicken soup?

It is important to be grateful for the small things, and my tween surprised me and I love the person she is becoming.

I got quite a cold, but I think it's allergies. The pollen count was very very high this past week, and I could feel the post-nasal drip giving me a horrible sore throat for about 2 days. Then it started coming out my nose, sore throat gone. Then I started coughing it up. Been about a week coughing up phlegm and going through boxes and boxes of tissues.

BUT. Everything is crystal clear. No green, yellow, or even opaque white mucous. Totally clear. That would mean allergies, not infection, right?

Also, cold medicine, ACV, garlic didn't nothing to help my symptoms. Those always help me when I'm sick.

Kat, read about NAC and see if it might be a good one for you to try.

I had a cough and thought maybe it was mycoplasma so I did the NAC. Cough went away. Now it is allergy time and pollen is everywhere. I notice in the morning I have a cough.

I'm doing the NAC again. It can't hurt me, so why not try it. I don't like OTC allergy stuff, I get so hyped up on it.

Kat1000 said...
PeteZa - I will take a look. The TriGuard is structured silver water so not your typical OTC. I put drops into water and drink 2x a day.

I will have to check yours out. My Mom suffers from lung disease so I am always on the lookout for anything that may help her too.

Thanks

Glad I was able to help you for a change PeteZa!

Honestly I have been able to smell for so many days but I can try tonight and let you know. It does have a slight metallic taste.

I haven't tried it for anything other than cold/sinus issues so let me know if you like it!

Feel better soon!! Count me as one who couldn't get sick... it was years in between. I was excited to finally catch it this year, but the illness paralleled the scene in Terminator 2 where the morphing terminator fell in the fire and all the different faces showed up that he had been thru the movie... I morphed thru every illness I watched co-workers go thru for the last couple years, lol... it did last nearly 3 weeks, but each event was a couple of days... I hope I'm done at least for a while...

Alinia ,lomatium and bee venom shortened my cold to about a week