Tips to beat the winter cold/flu season

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Who's got em? I don't, woke up this morning sick. Brutal cold right now. Every winter I get it a couple times. I should probably eat more fruit...

Who has tips to limit the duration, symptoms of a cold? Stuff that actually works
 

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Never had a flu shot. Rarely get sick. I try and distance myself from those who have a cold . Also bath in spray 9
 

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wash your hands and keep your hands off your nose and eyes...
 

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eat well the entire winter and take vitamins. other than that, keep good sleep patterns. I also make it a point to keep my neck and lower back covered...doesn't mean to much as staying fit, just a comfort thing. Aleve cold & sinus is magic for me too.
 

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Ya that's a problem I never wash my hands and I'm always eating with my hands, smoking with my hands, rubbing my eyes, etc...

Aleve sinus and cold? Sounds good I'll have to check that out too
 

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Make sure to change or clean any filters to your furnace/heat pump before you turn it on for winter. Indoor air pollution in the fall months is one of the primary reasons for colds and flu's.
 

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Every year same thing. 1st day it hits 40 degrees i got it head and chest and it will last the entire winter. Spent $160 at the doctor last week, got 2 shots in the ass and a script. Lasted about 36 hours and this morning im as sick as ever. Went to work lasted less than an hour. Mine comes from the grandkid, he gets a runny nose and i get the whole 90 yds every time.
My lungs are in horrible shape as it is and once im congested i cant do a f'n thing. Stuff is killing me...
 

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Make sure to change or clean any filters to your furnace/heat pump before you turn it on for winter. Indoor air pollution in the fall months is one of the primary reasons for colds and flu's.
I had no idea, thanks for the heads up though!
Every year same thing. 1st day it hits 40 degrees i got it head and chest and it will last the entire winter. Spent $160 at the doctor last week, got 2 shots in the ass and a script. Lasted about 36 hours and this morning im as sick as ever. Went to work lasted less than an hour. Mine comes from the grandkid, he gets a runny nose and i get the whole 90 yds every time.
My lungs are in horrible shape as it is and once im congested i cant do a f'n thing. Stuff is killing me...

Sucks to hear PPP. Mine last anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks. Depends how much I take care of it. If I feel it coming, I can try and nip it in the bud with some NyQuil, coldFX and a good couple of sleeps. If it's a busy time for me and I'm running around, not getting much sleep, etc then it lasts for a long time. Right now I'm busy as hell but last thing I want is this to last another month so I dropped everything took some run of the mill on the shelf medication and I'm calling it a day. Going to try and sleep this off if possible.
 

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At the very earliest signs that you are coming down with something, start pounding vitamin C and zinc until the symptoms go away. I haven't had a full blown cold or flu in years.
 

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Never had one. I know people that have and I have heard mixed reactions. Have you had one? Does it work? I guess they prevent you from getting colds?

Been sick once in about 3-4 years now. I get the common cold but that's no biggie but no flue.
 

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Haven't been flu sick in a few years. Had a fever a few times but it never lasted, i just hate sore throats. Not much that is more annoying than that. On the other hand, my brother has had a bad cough for the last 2 months. Its really annoying(for me to hear, don't really care about him being sick)
 

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Cut an onion in half and put them in two different bowls around the house do as many as you like. Onions absorb airborne bacteria.
 

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1 Centrum a day year round. One in the morning and one at night at the first sign of symptoms.
 

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Cut an onion in half and put them in two different bowls around the house do as many as you like. Onions absorb airborne bacteria.

I've heard that before actually, never tried it. If you leave one in a jar on your nightstand overnight it's supposed to suck away all the bacteria. Then when you wake up it's supposed to be black. May have to try it out...

Thanks for the replies everyone
 

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Started my 3rd different anti-biotic today. $46 more for this 1, took 2 this morning then 1 a day for 4 days...yep 6 pills $46 bucks. Im no worse but im not 1 bit better either..
 

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Started my 3rd different anti-biotic today. $46 more for this 1, took 2 this morning then 1 a day for 4 days...yep 6 pills $46 bucks. Im no worse but im not 1 bit better either..

Z Pack?

I don't take medicine very often, but when I did have to take Z Pack it helped tremendously.
 

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Z Pack?

I don't take medicine very often, but when I did have to take Z Pack it helped tremendously.

Wow...never heard of it but when i went to get the script filled today i noticed it appeared to say Z-pack #1 on it. I thought it was latin and i just didnt understand it...lol
What they gave me says on the box AZITHROMYCIN. 6 250mg tabs. i sure hope at that price i got the real deal and not some generic crap. I went to Walgreens cus Walmart just refuses to give you anything but a generic. I actually had a Walmart Pharmacist flat out lie to me last week about the grandkids medicine. We both had the same script, Amoxil, mine was 500mg tabs and his was 600mg liquid. Mine was $4.18 and his was $60 !! So i just asked why the huge differance when they both had the same thing. She turns red in the face like how dare i ask her a question. Then told me his was actually 2 medicines combined. I get home i look it up and yea it was....Amoxil and sterile water! So they charged me $56 to mix it with water. Then its like 1pm on Thursday, im the only 1 in the pharmacy section and the bitch made me sit there for 1hr and 15 mins waiting on her lazy ass to put the water in the bottle and shake it up. I hate Walmart with a passion i tell ya...
 

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