I think have the flu, what's the best way to get well again?

[Arkitech]

So I'm at work and out of the blue I felt very fatigued, to the point I did'nt think I could walk very well. At any rate I finally made it to my truck and drove home. By the time I got into the house I was freezing one second and buring hot the next, in addition to that I felt lightheaded as well. Today I stayed home from work and got a lot of sleep but I still feel crappy. Any tips on how to get a quick recovery?

So far I've taken the following; vitamin c, garlic tablets, wheat grass juice, echinchea(sp?), grape juice and cranberry juice.

 

[wizard5233]

bed rest, hot soups...flu medications if the symptoms are bugging you.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Ibuprofen, ALOT of fluids, and some nice hot soups. Of course, lots of bed rest.
<-- Down with the flu, it sucks.

 

[TraumaRN]

Flu shot FTW

Thats what I got

But bedrest and fluids like everyone else.....most of those herbal remedies dont do much, and some studies show echinachea might actually decrease immune response(meaning you stay sicker longer)

Ibuprofen is great, also consider decongestants over cough medicines.

 

[CrackRabbit]

OJ, Rest, and more OJ and More rest. Nothing else ya can do except wait it out.

 

[FoBoT]

that crap won't help


fluids and rest and nef in bed, that is all

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Flu shot FTW

Thats what I got

But bedrest and fluids like everyone else.....most of those herbal remedies dont do much, and some studies show echinachea might actually decrease immune response(meaning you stay sicker longer)

Ibuprofen is great, also consider decongestants over cough medicines.

Yep, only medicines asides from Ibuprofen you'll need are Sudafed and maybe Mucinex-DM if you've got a nasty cough like I do

 

[paulney]

Sudafed is the shiznitz.
I have a cold right now. Hate running nose.

 

[TraumaRN]

That Sudafed is gonna work better than Mucinex. Remember a cough is caused by something irritating your bronchi/pharnyx/nose, all mucinex does is loosen up secretions. You'd be better off drinking lots of water(thus causing a loosening of fluid by fluid excess) and then taking sudafed to dry up all those secretions thus probably eliminating the cough in a more effective manner.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: sheik124

Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Flu shot FTW

Thats what I got

But bedrest and fluids like everyone else.....most of those herbal remedies dont do much, and some studies show echinachea might actually decrease immune response(meaning you stay sicker longer)

Ibuprofen is great, also consider decongestants over cough medicines.

Yep, only medicines asides from Ibuprofen you'll need are Sudafed and maybe Mucinex-DM if you've got a nasty cough like I do

the flu shot only works on the strain it was made for. since you ahve the doc avatar you should know this.

I had the damn flu for christmas and it sucked, had a bad dry cough, fatigued, hot flashes, chills. 3 days at home with lots of rest is about the only thing that will help.

 

[TraumaRN]

Yup I sure know that, but hey it helps with the thought that maybe it'll help...BTW I love using the Citrix desktop at work

 

[Arkitech]

Oddly enough I don't have a runny nose or a sore throat, not sure why.

 

[ironcrotch]

Eat vitamin C tablets, drink lots of fluids, get lots of rest.

I think the old saying goes.. feed the cold, starve the flu.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Cold :beer:

I'm serious!

 

[tfinch2]

I have the flu as well. Off today from work, and probably tomorrow too.

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: ironcrotch
Eat vitamin C tablets, drink lots of fluids, get lots of rest.

I think the old saying goes.. feed the cold, starve the flu.

That should be easy, my appetite is non-existent. All I had today was juice and a bowl of cheerios.

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I have the flu as well. Off today from work, and probably tomorrow too.

Did you take all the pictures in your gallery? Those are really good bro

 

[DVK916]

Go to a doctor tell him/her you want tamiflu.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: tfinch2
I have the flu as well. Off today from work, and probably tomorrow too.

Did you take all the pictures in your gallery? Those are really good bro

Yes I did. Thanks!

 

[AnonymouseUser]

The flu had me down Saturday through Tuesday, and I still have mild symptoms. You have my sympathy.

 

[Squisher]

Tussenex will make you not care that you have the flu.

 

[George P Burdell]

Home-made chicken soup FTW