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1/13/2007 2:29:18 PM EDT
I'm stuck here at home with the worse cold I've had in a long time.

I almost never get sick and it has been years since I had a cold, but my girlfriend brought a real nasty one back from her work last week and now its has its grips on me.  

I have a killer headache and sore throat.

Any home remedies to help me kick this thing fast?  

1/13/2007 2:31:08 PM EDT
[#1]
It kind of late once you've had it for awhile, but start taking some zinc.
1/13/2007 2:31:43 PM EDT
[#2]
Feed a cold, starve a fever...whatever

I say you can drowned both.  Drink copious amounts of alcohol.
1/13/2007 2:34:07 PM EDT
[#3]
had a friend that swears by this remedy.
Eat an entire can of frozen orange juice concentrate like its ice cream
1/13/2007 2:39:00 PM EDT
[#4]
Sudafed, the real stuff, not that new pretend crap.  Make the girlfriend go get it.

Lots of water
sleep on a couple pillows so it drains correctly and doesn't drown you.
whine so you GF takes good care of you.

that's what i do.
1/13/2007 2:43:08 PM EDT
[#5]
collidal silver
1/13/2007 2:47:45 PM EDT
[#6]
Pour 2 fingers of whiskey into a glass or coffee cup, add a teaspoon of lemon juice, a teaspoon of honey and top off with boiling water.
This is my remedy for when I feel a cold coming on.
1/13/2007 2:47:59 PM EDT
[#7]

Quoted:
It kind of late once you've had it for awhile, but start taking some zinc.


+1 on the zinc

Nyquil works for me at night - let's me breathe and puts me to sleep
1/13/2007 2:54:37 PM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:
It kind of late once you've had it for awhile, but start taking some zinc.


I started taking zinc a few years ago. I havn't been sick since except once. I didnt take it after I knew I had been exposed.
1/13/2007 3:41:30 PM EDT
[#9]
I usually do the cocktail approach when I catch a major cold.

I get three or four different types of cold medicine, and every 3 or 4 hours I alternate which ones I take. No immunity from attack can build, and I beat its ass in a day or two. It has worked well for me for a few years now.