I am going on holiday in 3 days and of course my body decided a couple days ago to catch a cold…right before my long awaited holiday!!

Any tips on how to get rid of it asap? Speed up the recovery somehow?

I have flu/cold medicine with paracetamol, caffeine and phenylephrine hydrochloride, however I have stopped taking it after 2 doses (of two capsules each) so I can allow my body to do what it needs with no obstruction before I go away…

I am resting (sleeping until I feel rested. I have free days before the holiday so can sleep as much as I need), eating light meals, plenty of drinks and soothers for the dry/sore throat

Does taking medicine to relieve symptoms prolong the actual healing process? Or am I suffering for no reason right now?

Please, any help is appreciated, I’m desperate here 🙏🙏

  • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I have good and bad news for you. And they’re the same piece of news - no matter what you do, the healing process will take the same time. You can’t really speed it up, but treating the symptoms as they appear won’t make it go slower either.

    So while the cold is going on, focus mostly on your comfort and well-being. Based on what you said in the OP and across the thread (“I noticed my symptoms gradually start about 3 days ago”, “I am going on holiday in 3 days”), you’ll probably be fine for the holidays.

    [Off-topic: you probably selected “bot account” in the settings, didn’t you? You’re being marked as a bot by Lemmy.]